At WOODEALER Toyota, Japanese cypress, Japanese cedar, and spicebush foliage from woods in Toyota City are distilled and essential oils are extracted. A balanced fragrance is achieved by mixing the three oils and adding dehydrated alcohol. With the help of a Japanese cypress mini diffuser set included as a workshop souvenir, your own room will soon be filled with a refreshing scent.

Yamanaka Kannondo Hall at Sanage Shrine serves as a quiet reminder of how Shinto and Buddhism, now thought of as separate, were closely linked in Japan for more than a thousand years. The hall was built in the sixteenth century to house a statue of Senju Kannon, the thousand-armed bodhisattva of compassion, thought to have been carved in the late tenth century. The hall was part of the Sanage shrine complex, which encompassed a va...

Sanage Onsen is surrounded by flowers all year round. In spring, the area turns into a cherry blossom garden, and in the rainy season, it becomes a pallet covered with colorful paints of hydrangeas. The hot summers after the rains bring vibrant green trees and big, bold flowers, while fall brings fiery autumn leaves. In winter, it rarely snows, so a variety of citrus fruits grow bright orange on the trees, and with the start of...

A one-minute walk from Meitetsu Toyotashi Station. A perfect base for sightseeing in the surrounding area.

A five-minute walk from Meitetsu Toyotashi Station. A design hotel with free Wi-Fi in each room.

Oiden Yana Fishing Weir is a giant fish trap on the river where you can catch fish with your bare hands and have fun in the outdoors. Built over the fresh, clear water of the upstream Yahagi River, this is an ideal spot for catching sweetfish and playing in the river. Access to the weir is free, and it’s usually bustling with families with small children. There are tents nearby where you can eat your fill of sweetfish—grilled, co...

Nagura River runs through the center of the hot spring town. The river scenery is beautiful throughout the year. In summer, you can play in the river. In autumn, see the autumn leaves. The local cuisine uses a lot of seasonal alpine vegetables. Nearby is Oidaira Park famous for fall foliage, Zuiryuji temple famous for weeping cherry blossoms, and Mt. Jogayama noted for skunk cabbage. Enjoy abundant nature everywhere.

Kuroda Dam is a concrete gravitational power generation dam along the City of Toyota's Kuroda River—a tributary to the Yahagi River system. It serves as the upper reservoir and contributing station in a rare two-part pumped storage power system as well as a hotspot for dam enthusiasts. Situated in an area known as the “Aichi Highlands Quasi-National Park”, the dam is home to a variety of plant life and the area around the dam lake...

Donguri Workshop is a facility set within a natural area in the mountains with a rich history of agriculture and forestry. Here visitors can take cooking and handicraft classes developed through long-held traditions. The Donguri Workshop building was reconstructed from a private house located in Inabu's Onose-cho area, originally built in 1879.

The virgin forest of Mennoki, filled with beech trees over 300 years old, is designated as a Special Protection Area of Tenryu-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park. When weather conditions such as subfreezing temperatures align, soft rime covers the trees as they sparkle beautifully in the early morning sun. The observation deck offers views of Mt. Fuji on some days.

Located near the interesting Kuroda Dam in the eastern region of Toyota City, this spot is great to enjoy the autumn foliage that paints the whole premises in red and gold. And at this one-day event, activities for the visitors help them in spending a rewarding day into the nature! A Kei-Tora Mini-Pickup Trucks Market will be offering locally produced vegetables and other goods, together with an assortment of mountain food.

Blueberry-no-Komichi has been in operation in the Inabu region since July 2008. Spend a leisurely time visiting this vast four-hectare farm with about 4,200 blueberry bushes, and eat your fill of fifty different varieties of blueberries. With no time limit and the option to pick some to take home, this is a place where you can enjoy blueberry picking to your heart’s content. Right next door is the cake shop Mako, which sells original...