[Tokai area] 25 Outing Spots for Family Fun

Posting date: 2021.08.06
[Tokai area] 25 Outing Spots for Family Fun

Summer is finally in full swing! We bet your children are in the middle of their summer vacation.

However, many of you may be thinking, "I can't go on a trip this year" or "I couldn't make my plans in time". For those people, we would like to recommend 25 spots in the Tokai area that are perfect for a family outing.

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

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Family-friendly adventure park "PANZA Gifu Seiryu Satoyama Park"|Minokamo City, Gifu

PANZA

PANZA Gifu Seiryu Satoyama Park, an adventure park, was established in April 2019 in Gifu Seiryu Satoyama Park (formerly Japan Showa Village). Mega Zip ®︎", one of the largest ziplines in the Chukyo area with a total length of 333 meters, "Aerial", a 3-layer adventure with a maximum height of 9 meters, and "Sky Jam ®︎", where even small children can play.

This is an adventure park where families of all ages can enjoy to the fullest in the nature-rich mountains.

[PANZA Gifu Seiryu Satoyama Park]
Address: 2292-1 Yamanoue-cho, Minokamo City, Gifu Prefecture
Business hours 9:00-17:00 (Last reception 16:30)
Closed Tuesdays and Thursdays (open if it falls on a holiday)
*Open during summer vacation from 8/1 to 8/23
https://panza.co.jp/gifuseiryu/

"Forest Adventure Yunoyama", an outdoor park in the forest that adults can enjoy | Komono Town, Mie

Forest Adventure Yunoyama” opened in Komono Town, Mie Prefecture on March 16, 2019.

Forest Adventure is a “nature symbiotic outdoor park” originating in France. Forest Adventure, developed by French company Altus, was established in 1997 as a facility for corporate training.

The "Zip Slide" is over 100m long and the "Tarzan Swing" where you jump from a height of about 10m awaits you. An outdoor park where you can enjoy thrills, exhilaration, and a sense of accomplishment in the extraordinary space of a forest.

[Forest Adventure Yunoyama]
Address :4958 Komono, Komono-cho, Mie-gun, Mie-ken
Telephone number :059-340-7739
Parking :Available

https://fa-yunoyama.foret-aventure.jp/

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

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

Aichi Museum of Flight

Opened on November 30, 2017 (Thursday) on the premises of "Prefectural Nagoya Airport" Aichi Museum of Flight”. The theme is to evoke the "admiration for the sky" and to learn and experience "what it means to fly".
It's a museum.

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.

[Aichi Museum of Flight]
Address: Toyoba, Toyoyama-cho, Nishikasugai-gun, Aichi Prefecture (inside prefectural Nagoya Airport)
*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

Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology

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.

[Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology]
Address: 4-1-35 Noritake Shinmachi, Nishi Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Phone number: 052-551-6115
Parking lot: 220 cars (free)

http://www.tcmit.org/

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

Mentai Park

Mentai Park” is a mentaiko (spicy fish eggs) theme park operated by Kanefuku, a long-established mentaiko store. 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!

[Mentai Park Tokoname]
Address : 1-25-4 Rinku-cho, Tokoname-shi, Aichi
Telephone number :0569-35-9900
Parking: 200 standard cars

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

Stay cool in the summer! "Aquarium"

About 500 species and 50,000 animals. "Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium" where you can meet sea friends from all over the world|Nagoya City / Minato-ku

Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium" is located at the Port of Nagoya Garden Wharf.

The aquarium offers the dolphin performances in one of the largest pools in Japan. Also, there are public training of killer whales, which are currently kept in only two locations in Japan. Visitors can encounter as many as 50,000 marine creatures of about 500 species. A school of about 35,000 Japanese pilchards can be seen swimming in the Kuroshio large tank!

Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium is divided into a South Building and a North Building, and boasts the largest total floor area in Japan.

[Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium]
Address: 1-3 Minatomachi, Minato Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Phone number: 052-654-7080

https://nagoyaaqua.jp/

The largest number of breeding species in Japan! "Toba Aquarium" | Toba City, Mie

Toba Aquarium

"Toba Aquarium" in Toba City, Mie Prefecture. It is a very popular aquarium with over 60 million visitors, celebrating its 65th anniversary in May 2020.

With the catchphrase "the largest number of species kept in Japan," the aquarium exhibits about 1,200 species of creatures, ranging from the only dugong in aquarium in Japan to a variety of unusual creatures. It is the aquarium that keeps the largest number of species of living creatures in Japan!

The museum is a free-form passageway with no order in which to view the exhibits, so visitors can enjoy the exhibits as much as they like! This is a great place for families with small children to take a break and enjoy the exhibits at their leisure.
This is also a great place for families with small children to take a break and enjoy the exhibits.

[Toba Aquarium]
Address: 3-3-6 Toba, Toba City, Mie Prefecture
Phone number: 0599-25-2555
Parking lot: 500 cars

https://www.aquarium.co.jp/

"Takeshima Aquarium", the 4th smallest aquarium in Japan | Gamagori City, Aichi

Takeshima Aquarium

Takeshima Aquarium is the fourth smallest aquarium in Japan, built in 1962 in Gamagori City, Aichi Prefecture. There are no large fish tanks or dolphin shows. However, the number of visitors has increased year by year, reaching a record high of 450,000 in 2018! "The unique exhibits are hilarious!'' "It's so interesting that I want an annual passport!'' It's becoming a hot topic of conversation.

The unique handwritten pop-ups that make you laugh, exhibition methods that make the most of the creatures' habits, and the "Sawarin Pool" where you can touch precious deep-sea creatures are just a few of the highlights.

[Takeshima Aquarium]
Address :1-6 Takeshima-cho, Gamagori-shi, Aichi, Japan
Phone Number :0533-68-2059
Parking :Free 250 cars

http://www.city.gamagori.lg.jp/site/takesui/

Aquatotto Gifu, an aquarium where you can meet freshwater fish from all over the world | Kakamigahara City, Gifu

Aquatotto Gifu

"Aquatoto Gifu" in Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture.

The facility is one of the world's largest freshwater fish aquariums, reproducing the natural environment under the themes of "From the headwaters of the Kiso and Nagara Rivers to their mouths" and "Freshwater Fish of the World. Visitors can see as many as 25,000 living creatures of about 250 species, including fish, amphibians, and aquatic plants.

In addition, at Aquatoto, you can experience the charm of animals not only by watching, but also by experiencing feeding cute capybaras and fish and sea lion shows.

[World Freshwater Fish Park Aquatotto Gifu]
Address : 1453 Kawashima Kasadacho, Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture
Telephone number : 0586-89-8200
https://aquatotto.com/

Play and learn! Sea Life Nagoya, an aquarium surrounded by LEGO blocks|Nagoya City, Minato-ku

The aquarium "SEA LIFE Nagoya" joined Legoland Resort Japan as a new facility in April 2018.

SEA LIFE opened in Scotland in 1979. It is the world's largest aquarium brand in more than 50 countries around the world. "SEA LIFE Nagoya" was created under the theme that children are naturally interested in the sea, and visitors can enjoy the collaboration of sea creatures and Lego. It's an aquarium where you can “see, touch, and learn” mainly targeting for children aged 5 to 12.

The location is right in front of Legoland Japan! It takes about an hour, so you can enjoy it on the same day as Legoland.

[SEA LIFE Nagoya]
Address: 2-2-1 Kinjo Futo, Minato Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Parking lot: None (Please use "Kinjofuto parking lot")

https://www.legoland.jp/resort-guide/sealife-nagoya/

Life Designs is a lifestyle media that disseminates information on the theme of "making life in the Tokai area (Aichi, Gifu, Mie) more enjoyable".

We would like it to be a media that is close to the readers' daily lives, such as outings and lunch references. It is run by editorial staff who devote themselves to food, outings, and hobbies every day. While living in the Tokai area, we will deliver through the media the things and places we encountered and things that touched our heartstrings.

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