'''Aichi''' (___m)[http://www.pref.aichi.jp/index-e.html] 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
  • Understand

  • '''Aichi Prefectural Tourist Association''' Aichi-ken Chusho Kigyo Center 1st fl, 4-4-39 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya 450-0002. ''052'' 581-5788 [http://www.aichi-kanko.jp/english/index.html]
  • Talk

    Get in

    By plane

    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.

    Get around

    See

    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.

    Do

    Eat

    Aichi is famous for its "miso(___X) 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_fs 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.

    Drink

    Get out

  • Ise - one of Japan's holiest shrines, just a short trip south from Aichi