Sightseeing Spots

Inuyama Artcraft Museum / Karakuri Exhibition Room

Materials regarding the history and cultural heritage of a castle town, Inuyama, are exhibited. The floats of the Inuyama Festival, marionettes, and artifacts kept in Inuyama are also exhibited. Historical documents for the compilation of a history of Inuyama are preserved. The studio of a puppet master, the 9th Tamaya Shobe, is installed and marionette manufacturing is demonstrated every Friday and Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A painting by Tsuda Teizo (the 13th Tsuda Sukezaemon) focusing on a marionette named "bishu kikogenso" is exhibited. See More

Japanese Garden Urakuen

The Tea House Joan is a tea room constructed by Oda Urakusai, a prominent tea master born in the historical province of Owari during the early days of the tea ceremony. Designated as a national treasure in 1936, the structure is important to the history of tea ceremony culture. The study relocated at the same time as Joan is designated as an important cultural property. In addition, there are a tea ceremony room called Genan which Oda Urakusai built in Osaka’s Tenma neighborhood and was restored based on old drawings, a newly built tea ceremony room called Koan, and a four-season garden. See More

Kiyosu Castle

In the 12th year of the Ōei era (1405) during the Muromachi period, Spwa Yoshi Shige, who held the position of shugo (military governor) of Owari Province, is said to have built the origins of Kiyosu Castle as a separate enclosure to the shugo's residence located in Shimotsu Castle (Inazawa City). In the first year of the Kōji era (1555), Oda Nobunaga entered Kiyosu Castle from Nakanogano Castle and achieved victory in the Battle of Okehazama in the third year of the Eiroku era (1560). This marked the castle as the starting point for his quest to unify the country. During the early Edo period, the castle town's population reached 60,000 to 70,000 people, earning it the title of "a major castle town in the Kantō region." Kiyosu Castle was also praised as one of the "great castles of the nation." The present-day Kiyosu Castle Tenshukaku (main keep) was built in the first year of the Heise… See More

Seto Gura Museum

A museum where you can experience the history of pottery. A pottery workshop, coal kiln, chimney, and other buildings have been recreated with the theme of the 20th century in Seto. The museum introduces the more than 1,000-year history of Seto ware, and the relationship between ceramics-making and the Setoden railway. A real Setoden train car is also on display. See More

INAX MUSEUMS

See, touch, feel, learn, and create at INAX Museums　 Explore the many-faceted world of clay and ceramics while walking around the six museums—the Tile Museum, Kiln Plaza, Architectural Terracotta Museum, Clay Works, Tiling Workshop, and Ceramics Lab. Learn about the history and culture, beauty, and fun of making clay into ceramics. There are also workshops and temporary exhibits that introduce you to the charms of clay and ceramics. See More

Toyota Kuragaike Memorial Museum

The Toyota Anjo Memorial Hall displays the history since the establishment of Toyota Motor Corporation and exhibits classic cars, allowing visitors to understand Toyota's history See More

Toyota Automobile Museum

The Automobile Gallery has around 140 vehicles on display that tell the history of automobiles from their creation at the end of the 19th century to the present day. In the Cultural Gallery, you will find over 4,000 posters, car parts, car mascots, and other cultural materials related to automobiles on display in the Automobile Culture Showroom. Besides being full of materials on automobiles, the library also has a vehicle picture book room for children. See More