[Aichi, Gifu, Mie] 30 Family-Friendly Spots to Go in Winter!

Christmas is over and the New Year holidays are approaching. Winter vacation has started for the children.

However, there are probably many people who say, "Where should I go in the cold season?" Here are 30 spots in the Tokai area that are perfect for family outings.

Even if you don't have to travel or go far, the Tokai area is full of places you can enjoy with your family!

Learn and enjoy. Recommended for independent research!
"Industrial Museums"

“FLIGHT OF DREAMS” where you can learn about aviation while having fun | Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture

"FLIGHT OF DREAMS" in Centrair.

The first Boeing 787 is installed in the hall, and you can enjoy hands-on content. In addition, under the wing of the first Boeing 787, the fashionable streets of Seattle, the city where Boeing was founded, spread out and you can taste Seattle gourmet. It is a spot where you can learn about aviation while having fun throughout the entire facility.

[Chubu Centrair International Airport "FLIGHT OF DREAMS"]
1-1-1 Centrair, Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture

・FLIGHT PARK
Opening hours: 10:00-17:00 (Last entry 16:30)
*Saturdays 10:00-19:00 (Last entry 18:30)
Entrance fee: Adult (junior high school students and above) 1,200 yen
Child (3 years old to 6th grade) 800 yen
Under 3 years old Free

・SEATTLE TERRACE
Hours: Restaurants 10:00-22:00, Merchandise stores 10:00-18:00
*Some stores have different closing times.

https://flightofdreams.jp/
https://www.instagram.com/flightofdreams_official/

You can see 7 actual airplanes up close! "Aichi Museum of Flight" | Nishikasugai-gun, Aichi

​Aichi Museum of Flight  opened on Thursday, November 30, 2017, on the grounds of the "Prefectural Nagoya Airport." The theme of the museum is to awaken a longing for the skies and to let visitors learn and experience what it means to fly. 
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The facility is a fun place for families as well as aircraft fans, with a zone for displaying actual aircraft such as the YS-11, a domestically produced passenger aircraft, and the MU-2, manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and a hands-on corner for children and adults to enjoy.

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2019.08.06

See, Touch and Learn! Aichi Museum of Flight

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/aichi_mof

「県営名古屋空港」敷地内に2017年11月30日（木）にオープンした「あいち航空ミュージアム」。「空への憧れ」を呼び覚まし、「飛ぶとは？」を学び、体感させるをテーマにしたミュージアムです。国産旅客機「YS-11」や三菱重工業が製造した「MU-2」が見られる実機の展示ゾーンや、お子さまから大人まで楽しめる体験コーナーなど、航空機ファンはもちろん、ファミリーも楽しめる施設となっています。今回は、そんなあいち航空ミュージアムの展示内容やみどころを徹底的にご紹介していきます。あいち航空ミュージアムとは？飛行場にあるだ...

[Aichi Museum of Flight]
Address: Toyoba, Toyoyama-cho, Nishikasugai-gun, Aichi Prefecture (inside prefectural Nagoya Airport)
Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 (Last entry 18:30)
Closed: Tuesdays (next day if Tuesday is a holiday)
*No holidays in August
*The museum may be temporarily closed due to bad weather.
Admission fee: Adults 1,000 yen / High school and college students 800 yen / Elementary and junior high school students 500 yen
*Prices differ for group tours and school events.

https://aichi-mof.com/

"Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology" where you can learn the history and technology of the Toyota Group｜Nagoya City, Nishi-ku

As one of the largest automobile manufacturers in Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation leads the world in manufacturing. The Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, is a museum where you can learn about the history and technology of the Toyota Group, including Toyota Motor Corporation.

Although a memorial museum may sound a bit stuffy, this facility is very popular as a museum that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike! The popularity of the museum is so great that it has been ranked No. 1 for four consecutive years in TripAdvisor's "Travelers' Choice: Factory Tours & Social Studies Tours Ranking"! In recent years, many people from overseas have visited the museum.

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2019.07.31

トリップアドバイザーの「工場見学＆社会科見学」ランキング1位！トヨタグループの...

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/toyota_sangyo_2

日本が誇る一大自動車生産メーカーとして、世界のモノづくりを牽引するトヨタ自動車。そのトヨタ自動車を含むトヨタグループの歴史や技術が学べる記念館が、愛知県名古屋市の「トヨタ産業技術記念館」です。記念館というと少し固いイメージがありますが、同施設は子どもから大人まで幅広く楽しめる博物館として大好評なんです！その人気ぶりは、トリップアドバイザーが選ぶ「旅好きが選ぶ！工場見学＆社会科見学ランキング」で、4年連続1位を獲得するほど。近年は海外からも多くの人々が訪れています。世界中の人を惹きつける、トヨタ...

[Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology]
Address: 4-1-35 Noritake Shinmachi, Nishi Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Phone number: 052-551-6115
Business hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (admission until 4:30 p.m.)
Closed: Mondays (the next day if Monday is a public holiday) and year-end and New Year holidays
Parking lot: 220 cars (free)

http://www.tcmit.org/

In Handa, the city of vinegar, you can learn about vinegar while having fun. MIM Mizkan Museum

​Mizkan Museum MIM, located in Handa City, Aichi Prefecture, was completely renovated in November 2015.

This is a hands-on museum where you can enjoy learning about the history of vinegar-making by Mizkan, a company famous for vinegar, and the appeal of food culture. Handa is the birthplace of a groundbreaking innovation that produces vinegar from sake lees. It also triggered the Edomae-zushi boom.

The Mizkan Museum offers guided tours accompanied by staff (advance reservations required) every 30 minutes from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. There is a 90-minute tour of the entire museum and a 30-minute tour of the Daichi no Kura. Popular hours and weekends tend to fill up, so be sure to make your reservations early!

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https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/mizkan_mim

[MIM Mizkan Museum] *Tours must be reserved in advance.
Address: 2-6 Nakamuracho Handa City Aichi Prefecture
Phone number: 0569-24-5111
Business hours: 9:30-17:00
Closed: Thursdays (open if Thursday is a holiday, closed the following Friday), year-end and New Year holidays
Parking lot: 1st approx. 40 spaces, 2nd approx. 100 spaces (8 buses available)

http://www.mizkan.co.jp/mim/

Real tableware created by 100 years of history. “Noritake Garden ”｜Nagoya City, Nishi Ward

About 15 minutes on foot from Nagoya Station. As part of the 100th anniversary project of Noritake, a manufacturer of western tableware that is loved around the world, Noritake Garden  was opened on the site of the former headquarters factory in Nagoya City. .

With the theme of "encountering culture and resting in the forest," this complex offers a museum, craft center, store, café, and various other facilities that can be enjoyed throughout the day. All facilities except for the craft center and museum are free of charge.

Life Designs

2018.02.13

Authentic Tableware Created by 100 years of History. "Noritake Garden"

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/noritake-no-mori

名古屋駅から徒歩で約15分。世界中で愛される洋食器メーカー「ノリタケ」の創立100周年記念事業の一環として、名古屋市の本社工場跡地にオープンした「ノリタケの森」。”文化と出会い、森に憩う”をテーマに、ミュージアム、クラフトセンター、ショップ、カフェなどさまざまな施設がそろった一日中楽しめる複合施設です。インテリアを考える上でも、テーブルウエアは欠かせないポイント。こだわりの住まいなら、そこで使うアイテムにもこだわりたいですよね。そこで今回は、食器を「見て」「知って」「買える」ノリタケの森の魅力をたっ...

[Noritake Garden]
Address: 3-1-36 Noritake Shinmachi, Nishi Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Access: 15 minutes walk from Nagoya station.
Closed: Every Monday (if Monday is a public holiday, then the following weekday), year-end and New Year holidays
Phone number: 052-561-7290
Admission: Free *Craft Center & Museum only
http://www.noritake.co.jp/mori/
(Please see the official website for the opening hours of each facility, admission fees, etc.)

Mentaiko specialty theme park "Mentai Park" | Tokoname City, Aichi

​Mentai Park is a theme park specializing in mentaiko (seasoned cod roe) operated by Kanefuku, a long-established mentaiko producer. There are five locations nationwide, and in the Tokai area, it is located in Tokoname City, on the Chita Peninsula in Aichi Prefecture. This is the only park in the Chubu region.

It is a spot where both adults and children can play and learn, such as a mentaiko factory that can be visited for free, a direct sales store of freshly made mentaiko, a food court, and a mentaiko museum! Fresh must-eat mentaiko made at the factory must sell out, so come early!

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2019.02.28

Let's go with family! “Mentai Park Tokoname”, a theme park specializing in mentaiko where you can play and learn

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/mentai-park_tokoname

明太子の老舗かねふくが運営する明太子専門テーマパーク「めんたいパーク」。全国に5カ所あり、東海エリアでは愛知県の知多半島にある、常滑市にあります。中部地方では唯一のパークです。無料で見学できる明太子工場・できたて明太子の直売店・フードコート・めんたいミュージアムなど、大人から子どもまで遊んで学べるスポットなんです！「かねふく」のマスコットキャラクター「タラピヨ」が目印！外壁には、常滑名物の常滑焼が使われています。マスコットキャラクターのタラピヨ（左）とタラコン博士（左）と一緒にはい、チーズ！場...

[Mentai Park Tokoname]
Address: 1-25-4 Rinkucho, Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture
Phone number: 0569-35-9900
Business hours: Weekdays 9:30-17:30 | Weekends and holidays 9:00-18:00
Regular holiday: Open all year round
Parking lot: 200 standard-sized cars

https://mentai-park.com/park/tokoname/