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Cities / Other destinations / Culture and History / Talk / Travel to Aichi, visa requirements / Flights to Aichi, airtickets / By train / Get around / Aichi attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Aichi nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Get outDestinations in Aichi
Aichi (愛知)[1] is a prefecture in the Chubu region of Japan and was the host of Expo 2005.
Cities
- Inuyama - a large castle and two kinky fertility shrines
- Nagoya - Japan's fourth-largest city. The capital and economic hub of Aichi Prefecture.
- Toyohashi - car manufacturing hub
- Seto
- Okazaki - A suburban town with a small castle.
- Toyota - yes, that Toyota
- Nagakute
- Ichinomiya - a textile manufacturing town to the North of Nagoya. Hosts one of Japan's 3 major Tanabata festivals.
- Gamagori- its really famous about Orange
Other destinations
- Expo 2005 - World's Fair site for 2005
Culture and History
- Aichi Prefectural Tourist Association Aichi-ken Chusho Kigyo Center 1st fl, 4-4-39 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya 450-0002. 052 581-5788 [2]
Talk
Travel to Aichi - Visa Requirements
Flights and airtickets to Aichi
The new Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO), just south of Nagoya, is the main international gateway.
By train
The Tokaido Shinkansen passes through Toyohashi and Nagoya on its way from Tokyo to Kyoto and Osaka.
Tours and Getting around Aichi
Aichi tourist attractions and sightseeing
There is the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium in Nagoya. This big aquarium consists of two buildings, the North and the South. The dolphin show is very exciting. We can also see a killer whale. If you want to travel on shoe-string budget, you should go there after five p.m. in summer because you can get the ticket at a 20% discount.
Aichi city tours
Aichi Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive
Aichi is famous for its "miso(味噌) culture". Miso is one of Japan's traditional seasonings. (Usually Japanese eat miso as "miso soup". Of course people in Aichi eat miso soup, too.) People spread sweetened miso paste on fried pork, fried shrimp (it’s not tempura), tofu and so on.
Other Aichi specialities worth a try are: Tebasaki - grilled chicken wings with a sweet, mildly spicy glaze and white sesame seeds. Eaten with the fingers, they are a popular and delicious izakaya delicacy.
Tenmusu - a local variety of onigiri, filled with prawn tenpura and a fruity brown sauce.
Kishimen - flat, ribbonlike wheat noodles, usually served cold with a dipping sauce, but sometimes hot in broth.
Aichi nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs
Get out
- Ise - one of Japan's holiest shrines, just a short trip south from Aichi
Destinations in Aichi:
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