Travel around to historical buildings and places such as traditional miso warehouses, Okazaki Castle, folk culture museum Sanshu Asuke Yashiki, and the former post town of Asuke.
COURSE CONTENTS
Day 1.
Day 2.
Day 1.
JR Mikawa-Anjo Station
- Train
- 15 min.
JR and Meitetsu Naka-Okazaki Station
- Walk
- 10 min.
Okazaki Castle
- Known as the castle where founder of the Tokugawa shogunate Tokugawa Ieyasu was born, the site of Okazaki Castle has become Okazaki Park, where the white walls of the former castle tower rise into the air. Within an extensive plot of approximately 10 hectares are bronze statues of Tokugawa Ieyasu and other historical figures, while the Mikawa Bushi and Ieyasu Museum displays the way of life for Tokugawa Ieyasu and his warriors. Full of history and romance, the area has become a symbol of Okazaki City.
- Walk
- 15 min.
Kakukyu Hatcho Miso
- Since the Edo period, well-established miso maker Kakukyu's head office and archival museum are registered as Tangible Cultural Properties. Once used as a miso warehouse, the museum introduces the traditional methods of making miso. You can also sample and compare miso soup made with Hatcho Miso and Akadashi Miso.
- Walk
- 3 min.
Maruya Hatcho Miso
- At certain times throughout the day you can take factory tours, where a friendly guide will show you around inside the factory. Without question, the highlight is the sight of the rows of timeworn miso barrels. At the end of the tour, you can sample konnyaku dengaku with Hatcho Miso sauce.
- Walk
- 16 min.
Meitetsu Bus Tonobashi Bridge
- Bus
- 62 min.
Meitetsu Bus Korankei
- Walk
- 3 min.
Korankei
- Korankei is filled with color in each season. In autumn, around 4,000 trees turn red or yellow, and the fallen leaves add beautiful spots of color to the surface of the Tomoe River.
Also known as a place for wild grasses and flowers, clusters of katakuri flowers bloom over an area of 5,000 square meters from late March to early April, spread out like a beautiful, pale purple carpet. These cute flowers are also called "spring ephemerals," and every year large numbers of people visit Korankei to see them.
- Walk
- 5 min.
Stay
Day 2.
Early Morning at Korankei
- Walk
- 5 min.
Katakago Café and Sanshu Asuke Yashiki
- At this living history museum, you can watch demonstrations of handicrafts such as weaving, indigo dyeing, straw crafts, or blacksmithing, and try out these experiences for yourself.
- Walk
- 5 min.
Old Streets of Asuke
- Vestiges of when Asuke was a prospering post town remain to this day along the Old Streets of Asuke. Here you'll find a beautiful alley known as Manrin Alley that extends between representative old warehouses and shops brimming with character, such as café and gallery Manrin Kura-no-Naka Gallery in a 100-year-old remodeled warehouse or Asuke-no-Kajiya, an established blacksmithy dating back to the end of the Edo period that shares space with a live performance café.
- Walk
- 5 min.
Meitetsu Bus Korankei
- Bus
- 45 min.
Meitetsu Bus Toyotashi Station
- Taxi
- 15 min.
Toyota Municipal Museum of Art
- Said to be a masterpiece by architect Taniguchi Yoshio, the museum building itself is like a work of art.
Centered around 20th century art and design works, the museum's collection draws broadly from Japan and other countries.
- Walk
- 15 min.
Meitetsu Bus Toyotashi Station
- Train
- 50 min.
