Tahara

Tahara (田原) is a city in Aichi, Chubu.

Understand
Aichi's southernmost town, Tahara has absorbed the towns of Akabane and Atsumi to become a single city of about 66,000. The city now claims all of the Atsumi Peninsula, separating Mikawa Bay from the Pacific Ocean. It is also home to a Toyota factory reputed to be among the most sophisticated plants in the world. There is a Lexus plant here.

Tourist information site
The local tourist association has a multilingual guide site.

By ferry
Irago Crystal Port (伊良湖クリスタルポルト) is on Cape Irago at the tip of the peninsula.
 * The Ise Bay Ferry runs from Toba, Mie. The ride takes 55 minutes and costs ¥1500 per person. Vehicles can also be transported for ¥4500 and up, depending on the length of your vehicle.
 * The Meitetsu Ferry provides a connection from Koba Port, near Nagoya's Centrair Airport for ¥2240.

By train
Tahara can be reached from Toyohashi via the Atsumi line of the Toyohashi Railway (豊橋鉄道渥美線, Toyohashi Tetsudou Atsumi-sen). It costs ¥510.



Go next

 * Toyohashi
 * Toyokawa
 * Toba - by boat
 * Gamagori
 * Okazaki
 * Shinshiro
 * Kosai
 * Arai
 * Hamamatsu