Located inside the grounds of the Toyota Sangyo Bunka Center, Kirakutei is a modern Japanese-style building built between the late Taisho and early Showa periods. Formerly a restaurant and hotel, many famous guests stayed at Kirakutei, among them politician Korekiyo Takahashi, Prince Takamatsu, and actress Yaeko Mizutani. In 1967, Kirakutei was no longer used as a business, and underwent renovations in 1982. Since being relocated to...

This Thai restaurant serves authentic Thai cuisine prepared by a Thai chef with over 10 years of experience in Thailand. The restaurant serves more than 70 Thai dishes, ranging from well-known classics to rare finds. The drink menu includes Thai alcoholic beverages and juice as well as Japanese sake and shochu. Party courses start from 2,500 yen. There are three party courses to choose from. One of them is a premium course that...

More than 50 years since its establishment in the city of Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, Sakura-Tei Horyukaku Seasonal Cuisine continues to hold a place in the hearts of local patrons. Located relatively close to Mikawa-Toyota Station by car, it is easy to reach. Enjoy the relaxing interior with private rooms as well as table seating as you take in the surrounding beauty of Suigen Park's scenery changing with each of the four seasons i...

The Toyota Kaikan Museum at the head office of Toyota Motor Corporation is one of the company’s oldest museums. It opened in 1977 to mark the company’s 40th anniversary. Exhibits at the Kaikan Museum highlight the company’s technological and organizational innovations and are more forward-looking than those at the Toyota Kuragaike Commemorative Hall, which focus on Toyota’s early history.

ORBIT is a surf school and surfing goods retailer that rent out surfboards and wet suits. ORBIT also teaches SUP (stand up paddle boarding) at Suigen Park in Toyota City on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays in the morning and on Saturday and Sunday throughout the day. Why not try walking on the water of the Yahagi River with SUP? Those who have attended lessons at the school and safety training can also rent SUP equipment.

At Toyota Nature Sanctuary you can get close to nature, learn about the natural world, and find out about nature preservation. There are also various nature experiences and events, such as gatherings to observe forest animals or craft workshops using materials from nature.

Aizuma Exchange Center moved to a new building in March 2010 designed by architect Kazuyo Sejima, whose prior work includes the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa. The curved surfaces of this unique building are made entirely of glass. Not only the exterior, but also the meeting rooms and multipurpose hall are circular in shape. The rooms are divided by glass walls, and the entire structure allows ongoing activities t...

Only a one-minute walk from Meitetsu Toyotashi Station, the Matsuzakaya Toyota department store is located in an outstanding location. Clothes, cosmetics, local food products, souvenirs, and an assortment of other goods are all available here!

Daihiden Toshoji is a Soto Zen temple located approximately 300 meters northeast of the main grounds of Sanage Shrine at the base of Mt. Sanage. It was founded in 1932 by a priest with a strong faith in Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion. He was inspired to establish a new temple next to Yamanaka Kannondo, a historic hall that houses a famous tenth-century statue of Senju Kannon, the thousand-armed incarnation of the bodhisattva. ...

Toyota Oiden Festival is Toyota City's largest event and, to conclude it with a big splash, the last day features the Toyota Oiden Festival Fireworks. Featuring Melody Fireworks, a huge waterfall fireworks, "starmines", which are complex combinations of simultaneous launches, tezutsu handheld fireworks cannons and much more, all in a thrilling display of beauty. Every year some 350,000 spectators gather around Toyota Stadium to watch...

Multipurpose outdoor attraction with off-road runs for four-wheel drive vehicles, barbecue area, day camping area, and athletics field for the family. Toyota SUVs and RVs are also displayed and available for test rides. Staff explain about four-wheel drive vehicles and how to handle them.

Strawberry Park MIFUNE offers simple strawberry picking from elevated beds on concrete flooring, letting you harvest your share of sweet strawberries without the dirt of a typical agricultural establishment. It also offers enjoyment to anyone with accessible spacing for guests in wheelchairs or those coming with strollers. A trendy rest area also lets you relax and taste your handpicked strawberries with a small market area to buy o...

Koikeya Create is the publisher of Ko Life, a free community magazine that won first prize in the readers’ choice category of the Japan Community Journalism and Free Newspaper Award. The magazine proposes a mindful way of living. Koikeya Create began raising Western honeybees in 2016. Year after year, our bees produce ripe honey with a sugar content of over 80 percent. Taste pure, natural honey made in Toyota.