Tahara
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Understand
[edit]Aichi's southernmost town, Tahara has absorbed the towns of Akabane and Atsumi to become a single city of about 66,000. The city now claims all of the Atsumi Peninsula, separating Mikawa Bay from the Pacific Ocean. It is also home to a Toyota factory reputed to be among the most sophisticated plants in the world. There is a Lexus plant here.
Tourist information site
[edit]The local tourist association has a multilingual guide site.
Get in
[edit]By ferry
[edit]Irago Crystal Port (伊良湖クリスタルポルト) is on Cape Irago at the tip of the peninsula.
- The Ise Bay Ferry runs from Toba, Mie. The ride takes 55 minutes and costs ¥1500 per person. Vehicles can also be transported for ¥4500 and up, depending on the length of your vehicle.
- The Meitetsu Ferry provides a connection from Koba Port, near Nagoya's Centrair Airport for ¥2240.
By train
[edit]Tahara can be reached from Toyohashi via the Atsumi line of the Toyohashi Railway (豊橋鉄道渥美線, Toyohashi Tetsudou Atsumi-sen) . It costs ¥510.
- 1 Mikawa Tahara Station (三河田原駅, Mikawa-Tahara-eki).
Get around
[edit]See
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- 1 Hii Stone Gates (日出の石門, Hiinosekimon). Beautiful stone arches carved by the sea.
- 2 Irago Misaki Lighthouse (伊良湖岬灯台, Irago-Misaki Toudai).
- 3 Mount Zao Observatory (蔵王山展望台, Zaou-san Tenboudai) (take a bus for ¥100 from Mikatawahara station), ☏ +81 53-122-0426. 09:00-22:00. With an elevation of 250 m, this observatory offers a nice 360-degree panorama of the city and Mikawa Bay. Especially nice at night.
- 4 Tahara Castle Ruins (田原城跡), Tahara-cho Hakou 11-1, ☏ +81 53-122-1720. 09:00-17:00. The castle was built around 1480; the grounds now house a small municipal museum.
Do
[edit]- 1 Koijigahama Beach (恋路ヶ浜, Koijigahama). This sandy, arc-shaped beach near the lighthouse at the end of the peninsula is about 1 km long. Its name dubs it the "beach of romance".
- Pacific Long Beach (表浜, Omotehama). Popular beach for fishing and surfing.
- 2 Irago Nanohana Garden (伊良湖菜の花ガーデン). A garden of yellow rape blossom flowers. The garden is only open during the blooming season, which typically runs from January to March.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- Curry Ganesha (ガネーシャ). An Indian curry restaurant in the Akaishi K Mall.
- Lapin (ラ・パン). A restaurant with its own original hamburg steaks with different sauces to choose from to top them off. They also have daily pasta sets.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
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- 1 Tamagawa (玉川). A hotel with onsen baths and both Japanese and Western-style rooms. It was rennovated in 2024 to incorporate more elements from Tahara and other parts of Aichi Prefecture into the architecture and design of the rooms.
- 2 Tsukino Nagisa Ryokan (伊良湖岬の旅館 月の渚). An oceanside ryokan with an open-air onsen.