Aichi Hidden Gems
Centre de la région de Chubu, avec Nagoya pour pivot. Le château de Nagoya et ses dauphins dorés, le sanctuaire Atsuta et son épée sacrée, et une gastronomie locale — hitsumabushi (anguille), miso katsu, tebasaki — font d'Aichi une halte obligatoire pour les gourmands.
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Le moteur industriel du Japon et berceau des trois seigneurs de guerre qui ont unifié le pays, avec une culture gastronomique unique en son genre.
Climat et meilleure saison
Étés chauds et humides, hivers doux dans la plaine de Nobi. Le printemps et l'automne sont les plus confortables.
Spécialités culinaires
- Miso katsu et miso nikomi udon
- Hitsumabushi
- Ailes tebasaki
- Toast ogura
Lieux emblématiques
- Château de Nagoya
- Sanctuaire d'Atsuta
- Château d'Inuyama
- Musée en plein air Meiji-mura
Hitsumabushi Eel Rice
Hitsumabushi (ひつまぶし) chops grilled eel into thumbnail-sized pieces and serves them over rice in a wooden ohitsu tub, eat…
Atsuta Shrine
Atsuta Shrine (熱田神宮, Atsuta Jingu) ranks among Japan's most important Shinto shrines, housing the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (草…
Unagi (Eel) Three Ways
Beyond hitsumabushi (Nagoya's famous eel dish), Aichi Prefecture offers three distinct unagi (freshwater eel) styles ref…
Osu Shopping District
Osu Shopping District (大須商店街) is Nagoya's most eclectic neighborhood, blending centuries-old temples, retro arcades, mai…
Tebasaki Wings
Tebasaki (手羽先, chicken wings) is Nagoya's definitive drinking snack — deep-fried wings coated in sweet-spicy sauce and s…
Sakae District
Sakae (栄, 'prosperity') is Nagoya's downtown entertainment and shopping district, centered on the iconic Nagoya TV Tower…
Nagoya Morning Coffee Culture
Nagoya's morning set culture (モーニングサービス) is a unique hospitality tradition where customers ordering coffee before 11:00a…
Nagoya Castle
Nagoya Castle (名古屋城) stands as one of Japan's most magnificent fortresses, crowned by iconic golden shachihoko (mythical…
Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry
The Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology (トヨタ産業技術記念館) chronicles Toyota's transformation from textile…
Nagoya City Science Museum
Nagoya City Science Museum (名古屋市科学館) houses the world's largest planetarium dome — a 35-meter diameter sphere that domin…
Noritake Garden
Noritake Garden (ノリタケの森, Noritake-no-Mori, 'Noritake Forest') occupies the original factory site where Noritake china an…
Nagoya Castle Night Illumination
Nagoya Castle hosts seasonal nighttime illuminations during spring cherry blossoms (late March–early April) and autumn f…
Nagoya Port Aquarium
Nagoya Port Aquarium (名古屋港水族館) is one of Japan's premier aquariums, famous for its beluga whale exhibit — a rarity in Ja…
Tokugawa Art Museum
The Tokugawa Art Museum (徳川美術館) houses the private collection of the Owari Tokugawa family — one of the three main branc…
Miso Katsu
Miso katsu (味噌カツ) is Nagoya's most polarizing dish — a thick pork cutlet (tonkatsu) smothered in rich, slightly sweet re…
Kishimen Noodles
Kishimen (きしめん) are Nagoya's signature flat udon noodles — wide, thin ribbons of wheat noodle (2–3mm thick, 1cm wide) se…
Ogura Toast
Ogura toast (小倉トースト) is Nagoya's distinctive breakfast specialty — thick-cut white toast slathered with margarine (or bu…
Nagoya Tenmusu
Tenmusu (天むす) are Nagoya's iconic rice balls — plump shrimp tempura wrapped in lightly salted rice and nori seaweed, cre…
Atsuta Jingu Forest
The sacred forest (鎮守の森, chinju-no-mori) surrounding Atsuta Shrine comprises 190,000 square meters of old-growth camphor…
Ankake Spaghetti
Ankake spaghetti (あんかけスパゲッティ) is Nagoya's polarizing pasta dish — thick spaghetti noodles covered in a viscous, peppery…