Toyohashi Curry Udon Noodles

All udon noodle restaurants in Toyohashi make their own original noodles. These great tasting udon noodles were created based on the enthusiasm of wanting to provide more and more people with this delicious taste. People tend to leave some leftover curry roux when eating the udon noodles. There is a feature at the bottom of a bowl for udon noodledesigned to enjoy the remaining curry roux. Try out the great tasting Toyohashi curry udon noodles which are crafted with love down to the noodles, curry and methods of eating.

Toyohashi Zoo & Botanical Park Nonhoi Park

The zoo features lively animals such as the African open exhibition and the polar bear jumping into the water right in front of your eyes. The botanical garden features the Monet Corner with plants such as water lilies from the Monet Garden in France. In addition, there are attractions such as a natural history museum with a dinosaur fossil exhibit and an amusement park with rides such as a Ferris wheel. This wonderful facility combines 4 different zones.

Toyokawa Inari First Visit of the Year

The Toyokawa Inari was known as Toyokawa Dakinishinten enshrined on the Myogonji Temple grounds when it was established in 1441. This temple was worshiped by warriors and scholars such as Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Watanabe Kazan spreading faith all over Japan while enshrining gods of business prosperity and peace and prosperity in the household. This is one of the Three Major Inari Temples in Japan with millions of visitors coming here every year.

Toyokawa Inarizushi

Toyokawa flourished due to Toyokawa Inari which is one of Japan’s Three Major Inari. It is also said that Toyokawa is the birthplace of inarizushi. Inarizushi has been available here for a long time and is enjoyed by shrine visitors. There are currently about 100 places where visitors can enjoy around 300 varieties of great tasting Toyokawa inarizushi.

Tsugu Flower Festival

The Tsugu Flower Festival is held every year from the afternoon of January 2nd in the Maido Garden of Tsugu’s Shiratori Shrine. The festival starts with the hachinomai performance and continues with the shikisanban, hinenogi, jigatamenomai and mikagura performances. At around 9:00PM, there is a yamami oni performance. Afterwards, performers carry yutabusa straw brushes and dance the yubayashi to a nimble tempo for a shizume calming ceremony which is carried out until the following morning.

Tsutanofuchi Falls

Tsutanofuchi Falls are large falls with a width of around 70m and height of 10m on the Ochisegawa River which flows through the center of Toei-cho. These large falls are called the Niagara Falls of Oku Mikawa and offer different scenery throughout the year for visitors to enjoy.

Winter Night Sky

There are a countless number of stars shining in the night sky in Toei-cho making this spot perfect for star gazing! Star Forest Misono is great for star gazing. In addition to enjoying the starlit sky through the 60cm reflective telescope, visitors can enjoy recreations of the different night skies throughout the year in the planetarium. In addition, this facility offers overnight accommodations and BBQ space allowing visitors to enjoy the forests both day and night.

Yotsuya Senmaida Terraced Rice Fields

Terraced paddies spread out to the southwest of Mt. Kurakake on a slope. The elevation difference is around 210m. The countryside scenery created by the mountain spring water is amazing.

Yuya Hot Springs

This hot spring area is home to hot springs lined up on both sides of the Uregawa River which flows through the Horai Ravine. The hot spring area which was established by Rishu Sennin has 1,300 years of history and was selected as one of Japan’s top 100 hot springs.

Zao Observatory