Local Guide
The region is host to a number of exciting tourist locations centering around the Mikawa-Bay Quasi-National Park. We encourage you to enjoy the ocean, mountains and distinct local cuisine and tourist attractions.
Find using Zenrin MapsAttractions around the Gamagori Prince Hotel
Seasonal flowers (all year round)
Gamagori Orange Park fruit picking (10 minutes) Denpark (60 minutes)
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Rape Blossoms (mid January - mid March)
Atsumi Peninsula rape blossom fields (120 minutes)
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cherry blossoms (end of March - start of April)
Okazaki Park (50 minutes) Toyohashi Park (50 minutes) Toyohashi City Iwaya Ryokuchi nature zone (70 minutes)
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Azaleas (end of March)
Gamagori Prince Hotel The hotel garden is home to some 3,000 blossoming azaleas.
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Japanese irises (end of May - mid June)
KAMO SHOBU EN ('Kamo Iris Garden') - behold sprawling fields of 37,000 irises including 300 varieties (80 minutes; free entry)
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Japanese hydrangeas (June)
Katahara Hot Springs - The 'Ajisai Matsuri ('Azalea Festival') is held each year from June 1st to 30th(15 minutes). Experience a floral extravaganza with some 50,000 azaleas on display. In the evening the flowers are illuminated, making them ideal for night viewing (open until 9:30pm; ￥300 admission)
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Autumn leaves (November)
Korantei - 4,000 maple trees comprise one of Japan's best autumn landscapes. The area is illuminated in November, creating a dreamlike autumn panorama (110 minutes). Horaiji Mountain (110 minutes)
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Kongoji Temple (10 minutes)
The 18.78 meter statue of Japanese monk, Koyasu Kōbō-Daishi, is the tallest statue of its kind in Asia and a renowned deity amongst Japanese for granting safe childbirth, guardianship of children and fulfillment of aspirations. Website:
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Ganfuji Temple (also known as Muryoji; 20 minutes) -
A famous temple erected during the Heian Period (780-1180), Ganfuji Temple derives it name from its reputed unique ability to heal cancer 'gan'. The priest fun 'gan' prolly is available in Japanese. Attracting worshippers from all over Japan, the temple also allows visitors to tour the Thousand Buddhas Grottoes located within the temple grounds and modeled after China's cave temples.
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Okazaki Castle (40 minutes)
The birthplace of arguably Japanese greatest shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, the castle also features the Ieyasu Museum which provides an insight into the way of life of the Mikawa Bushi (Mikawa samurai).
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Toyokawa Inari Temple (45 minutes) -
One of Japan's three major Japanese Inari Gods and renowned throughout Japan as a deity of business prosperity.
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Nagoya Castle (80 minutes)
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Takeshima Aquarium (3 minutes)
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Inochi-no-umi Kagakukan ('Life from the Sea Natural History Museum'; 5 minutes) -
One of the few museums which allows visitors to touch actual meteorites and valuable fossils. Marvel at giant fossils dating back 220 million years as well as computer animated video of ancient life forms.
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Umibe no Bungaku Kinenkan ('Seaside Literary Memorial'; 3 minutes) -
This memorial building recaptures the essence of the 'Tokiwakan' hotel, the original predecessor of the Gamagori Prince Hotel. In fact, the Gamagori Prince Hotel 's Japanese sushi restaurant 'Takeshima' was once the Tokiwakan annex.
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Shihou Doll Museum (90 minutes) -
Japan's only doll theme park featuring 30,000 exhibits.
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Lagunasia (15 minutes) -
Visitors can enjoy a variety of attractions, pools and exciting shows at this aquatic theme park packed with romance and dreams under the theme of 'the Silk Road of the Sea'.
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Laguna Gamagori (Festival Market) -
With numerous outlets, a fish market and import shops, visitors can enjoy shopping in a wonderful seaside setting.
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Ceramall Tokoname Ware Wholesale Center (100 minutes) -
This unusual ceramic goods shopping mall contains 18 stores each selling a unique range of goods. Located 15 minutes by car from Central Japan International Airport (Centrair).
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Gamagori Tezutsu Hanabi Festival -
Held each year in mid May (Sunday) *Scheduled to be held on 2 November (Sunday) 2008 at the Dento Hanabi Summit ('Traditional Fireworks Summit'). An entertaining display of traditional fireworks unique to the Mikawa region. Enjoy the fantastic spectacle as men shoot roaring fireworks from pipes into the night sky.
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Miya Matsuri
Held annually on the fourth Saturday and Sunday in October, this festival is also referred to as 'Tenka no Kisai' (natural wonder festival). On the second day of the festival, spectators are privy to an amazing sight as a portable shrine float is carried 300 meters through the ocean in what is known as 'Kaichu Togyo'.
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