[About 1 hour from Nagoya Station] Korankei Autumn Leaves & Obara Shikizakura Day Trip Bus Tour & Japanese Paper Making Experience Course

A one-day bus tour letting you encounter two aspects of Toyota's incredible beauty: The reds and yellows of Korankei Gorge's gorgeous maples and the rare spectacle of cherry blossoms blooming in autumn! With no need to worry about secondary transportation and an English-speaking tour guide, this is a course that allows foreign visitors to Japan to enjoy the most recommended autumn tourist spots in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, in a stress-free and comfortable environment.

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Tourism Toyota is an organization that making the most of Toyota City's manufacturing industry and diverse resources such as the natural environment, contributes to the development of local tourism industry, and disseminates tourism information through the official tourist information website. Starting with the nationally famous Korankei spot for autumn foliage, the Toyota Oiden Summer Fireworks Festival attracting many tourists, and the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art exhibiting Japanese leading contemporary art works, etc. Toyota City is known as the City of Automobiles, but it is actually a city full of charm. It has a variety of tourism resources and amazing sightseeing spots. Tourists are welcome to visit many times throughout the year. In order for Toyota City to continue to be chosen as a tourist destination in the future, we are working hard to show the charm of Toyota City, discover and enhance tourism resources, and contribute to the development of tourism in the region.

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Required time

One-day bus tour [Meeting time] 9:30 AM [Ending time] 18:45 PM (estimated) [Meeting and ending place] Shin-Toyota Station West Exit Rotary

Transportation

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Location

Toyota Korankei Autumn Leaves Illumination & Obara Shikizakura Day Trip Bus Tour [Obara Japanese Papermaking Experience Course]

Tourist attractions

You can take a bus to the Obara Shikizakura's best spot, "Kawami Shikizakura no Sato," and enjoy a leisurely tour of the area!

At Korankei, you can enjoy yourself at your own pace from the light hours before dusk until the illumination time!

You can enjoy a paper-making experience using Obara Japanese paper, which is popular as an artistic work! (Making two postcards is included.)

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Tour Itinerary

9:30 Meet at the rotary at the west exit of Shin-Toyota Station on the Aichi Loop Line

Shin-Toyota Station West Exit Rotary

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The tour conductor will check you in at the rotary at the west exit of Shin-Toyota Station. The bus tour departs at 9:45.
For information on how to access Shin-Toyota Station from Nagoya Station and Chubu Centrair International Airport, please see the spot page above.

10:45‐12 :00 Free time to explore Senmi Shikizakura no Sato

Kawami Shikizakura-no-Sato

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At the scenic spot "Senmi Shikizakura no Sato," you can see the contrast between the red of the autumn leaves and the pale pink of the Shikizakura. You can also enjoy the contrast of the Shikizakura and autumn leaves on the adjacent Kakigairi Promenade.

12:10‐13:30 Obara Fureai Park: Lunch and stroll (1,000 yen gift certificate included)

Obara Fureai Park

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Enjoy lunch and a leisurely stroll using gift certificates that can be used at the food stalls set up in Obara Fureai Park.

13:40‐15:10 Obara Washi no Furusato (Obara Japanese Papermaking Experience)

Washi Paper Craft Experience Center

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You can enjoy the "papermaking experience" of Obara Washi (Japanese paper), which is popular as an artistic work. Staff will teach you carefully, so both adults and children can enjoy it together.

16:00‐18:00 Free time to explore Korankei

Korankei

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Enjoy a leisurely stroll from the light hours before sunset until the lights come on. The Momiji Festival is being held, so there are lots of food stalls and it's very lively.

18:45 Arrive at Shin-Toyota Station End of tour

Toyota City Tourism & Accommodation

There are many restaurantsand shopping malls next to Toyota-shi Station. You can also walk from thestation to the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota City Museum, Toyota Stadium, etc. If you choose to stay in a hotel in the city, it is most convenient to get to the meeting point of this bus tour! And do remember to get a 1,000 JPY coupon If you stay at a designated hotel in Toyota City before or after the bus tour!

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Reserve the Obara Washi Papermaking Experience Course Bus Tour (multilingual available)

Reserve the Persimmon Tasting Bus Tour (multilingual available)

Access to Toyota City

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