Tahara - city in Aichi prefecture, Japan
Tahara () is a city in Aichi, Chubu.
Understand
Aichi's southernmost town, Tahara has absorbed the towns of Akabane and Atsumi to become a single city of about 66,000. The city now claims all of the Atsumi Peninsula, separating Mikawa Bay from the Pacific Ocean. It is also home to a Toyota factory reputed to be among the most sophisticated plants in the world. There is a Lexus plant here.
Get in
By ferry
Irago Crystal Port is on Cape Irago at the tip of the peninsula. It is closed until mid-2023 for renovation.
- The Ise Bay Ferry runs from Toba, Mie. The ride takes 55 minutes and costs ¥1500 per person. Vehicles can also be transported for ¥4500 and up, depending on the length of your vehicle.
- The Meitetsu Ferry provides a connection from Koba Port, near Nagoya's Centrair Airport for ¥2240.
By train
Tahara can be reached from Toyohashi via the Atsumi line of the Toyohashi Railway (豊橋鉄道渥美線, Toyohashi Tetsudou Atsumi-sen) . It costs ¥510.
- Mikawa Tahara railway station (三河田原駅, Mikawa-Tahara-eki), 34.666869°, 137.268669°. 2019-08-10
Get around
See
- Hii Stone Gates (日出の石門, Hiinosekimon), 34.5785128°, 137.0377071°. Beautiful stone arches carved by the sea.
- Irago Misaki Lighthouse (伊良湖岬灯台, Irago-Misaki Toudai), 34.5793902°, 137.0161068°.
- Mount Zao Observatory (蔵王産展望台, Zaou-san Tenboudai), 34.684867°, 137.262004°, +81 53-122-0426. 09:00-22:00. With an elevation of 250 m, this observatory offers a nice 360-degree panorama of the city and Mikawa Bay. Especially nice at night.
- Tahara Castle Ruins (田原城跡), Tahara-cho Hakou 11-1, 34.6736677°, 137.2690185°, +81 53-122-1720. 09:00-17:00. The castle was built around 1480; the grounds now house a small municipal museum.
Do
- Koijigahama Beach (恋路ヶ浜, Koijigahama), 34.5813952°, 137.0212628°. This sandy, arc-shaped beach near the lighthouse at the end of the peninsula is about 1 km long. Its name dubs it the "beach of romance".
- Pacific Long Beach (表浜, Omotehama). Popular beach for fishing and surfing.
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Aichi Prefecture
Primary administrative division