Rugby World UK – August 2019

It’s home to the well-renowned car
manufacturers, but there’s much more
to Toyota than that, as we reveal...

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The Culture Vulture
Toyota Kaikan Museum appeals
to both children and adults, with
the exhibition hall introducing Toyota’s
concept of car manufacture and the latest
models. You can also go on a tour of the
plant itself to see the car-building process
up close – but you need to make a
reservation at least three days before.
For a contrast to the modern cars,
head to Asuke, which features rows of
traditional merchant family homes. The
district is preserved because of its
historical buildings and as well as taking
in the variety in architecture, you can
explore numerous alleys.

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The Foodie
Urano Brewery’s signature
Kikuishi Sake has won
numerous awards for its taste

• try some at its store, which
  is an eight-minute walk
  from Shigo station
  on the Aichi
  Loop line.
  Toyota City
  is also known

for producing the Atago pear – an

extremely large variety. Gohei-mochi is

another local speciality; it’s a grilled rice

cake coated in a sweet sauce, topped

with spices and served on a stick.

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The Adventurer

The Japanese Paper Art and

Craft Centre allows you to make

crafts like uchiwa (fans) and a book for

collecting red ink stamps from different

shrines and temples. The Craft Centre is

a seven-minute walk from the Washi no

Furusato bus stop – take the Oiden bus

bound for Kaminigi from Toyota City station.

If you want to enjoy nature’s autumn

colours in November, head to Korankei

in the Asuke district. It’s a great spot

for walking and seeing the trees

reflected in the river is spectacular.

In the evening, you can also see

some of the trees illuminated.

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The Party Animal

In Booby’s British Pub – two

minutes’ walk from Toyotashi

station on the Meitetsu Mikawa line – you

can enjoy the beers of the world. It also

serves British food and is open late.

For more travel information...

tourismtoyota.jp/en

Toyota

Make the most of tradition and culture in this industrial city

Trip down memory lane

The old town of Asuke

Drink up

Kikuishi Sake

Get there

Take the bullet train

from Tokyo to Nagoya in

100 minutes and then it’s

55 minutes by train from Nagoya

to Toyota. The stadium hosting

RWC 2019 matches is walking

distance (15min) from

the train station