The glass at Cocoro is made entirely from recycled glass bottles. See the fiery colors and varying shapes of the glass as you create your own glass art! Kids elementary school age and older can join the workshops, where the owners will safely guide you step-by-step through the process. Make an original glass treasure and wonderful memories while sweating from the heat of the furnace.

Yoshiwara-cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture has been a tea-producing region since the Edo period. At the Kokaen tea plantation, tea plants are left to the wisdom of nature. They are not pruned by human hands. The master of Kokaen is a winner of the National Tea Appraisal Skill Competition held in Kyoto—the only winner so far to come from Aichi Prefecture. In order to produce flavorful tea, he selects organic fertilizer, nourishes th...

We serve reasonably priced lunches and authentic full-course kaiseki meals. Private rooms are available for families, groups of friends, and business lunches or dinners.

An intangible folk cultural property designated by the prefecture, the bonote is a martial art that is consecrated at a shrine festival. Here you will find a range of exhibits and materials describing it in detail. The Toyota region is home to many different variants of bonote. The exhibits go into detail about its origin, schools, and the implements used.

Since closing its Nagasaki Goto Rokujo restaurant, beloved by patrons for 11 years, the Roku Group turns over a new leaf with the opening of its new Nomikuidokoro Roku eatery! Now offering individual rooms seating parties of four to eight and an even more relaxing atmosphere, this is the perfect spot for your next dining experience. Its cuisine boasts incredible, fresh seafood from all over Japan as well as skewers with grilled vege...

A great fair featuring Industrial Booths Street with exhibitions and sales of companies from Toyota City and other cities along both Tokai Kanjo Expressway and Route 153 such as Kanazawa of Ishikawa Prefecture, local products from a variety of regions, agriculture and forestry market selling specialty products of the city, and Gourmet Market offering tasty local dishes.

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.

Hiratobashi Park, located in the northern part of Toyota City along the Yahagi River, is a spacious and refreshing park surrounded by abundant natural beauty. In spring, cherry blossoms bloom in full splendor, attracting many visitors as a popular spot for hanami (flower viewing). The park also offers unique charm during the seasons of fresh greenery and autumn foliage, revealing a different atmosphere with each visit. The expansive...

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