Top sightseeing spots in Aichi according to TripAdvisor

Aichi prefecture is known for its main city, Nagoya. Other than the sightseeing spots in Nagoya city, here are the top sightseeing spots according to TripAdvisor.

Toyokawa Inari Shrine is famous for the hundreds of stone fox statues standing throughout the shrine grounds. It’s quite amazing to see so many of these statues all in one place.

And the Museum of Meiji-mura which is an outdoor museum, boasts 65 Meiji Era buildings on its spacious grounds. If you like old traditional architecture, you’ll enjoy this theme park.

Okazaki castle and park are also places you can visit outside the city.
And if you want to go sightseeing in Nagoya, click here for the top sightseeing spots there.

Toyokawa Inari

Toyokawa Inari is officially known as Toyokawa-kaku Myogon-ji, a Soto Sect temple. Reiko-zuka is famous as a power spot to increase one’s luck with money. It is also known for having over a thousand stone fox statues.

The Museum Meiji-mura

An outdoor museum where buildings of the Meiji Era have been left in their original state. Within Meiji-mura’s enormous grounds of over 1 million square meters, there are 67 valuable buildings including 11 which have been nationally designated as Important Cultural Properties.

Okazaki Park

A park for the Okazaki citizens built on the castle grounds. Within the park, there are many historic sites such as the Okazaki Castle, the Ninomaru Noh Theater, and the Tatsuki Shrine. At the Mikawa Bushi Museum, associated with Ieyasu Tokugawa, you can try on warrior armor and helmets. In April when the cherry trees bloom, a beautiful scene is created with the castle in the background.

Okazaki Castle

Okazaki Castle was the birthplace of the first shogun of the Edo Era, Ieyasu Tokugawa. He is known as one of the three greatest people of the Warring States period. The five story castle, restored in 1959, was selected as one of Japan’s Top 100 Castles. The castle interior has been made into a museum, and all of Okazaki City can be viewed from the observation deck at the top.

Hatcho Miso-no-Sato

This is a facility where you can learn about the history and manufacturing process of Hatcho miso, crucial for making the local dishes of Aichi Prefecture. Tour the “Kakukyu” factory, the leading company selling “Hatcho miso”, and enjoy shopping. With its long history, it has been designated a Registered Tangible Cultural Property. At Hatcho Miso-no-Sato’s restaurant, Kyuuemon, you can try a variety of dishes using “Hatcho miso”.

Toyokawa-no-Monzenmachi

An area that has retained the image of an old fashioned town. It is a community which flourished outside the gate of Toyokawa Inari. Along Toyokawa Inari Omotesando Shopping Street, running through the middle of town, there are 100 stores where you can sample traditional dishes such as the famous “inari zushi” and “soba”.

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