| Kariya Station Tourist Information Center is located within a 3-minute walk from the Kariya Station-North exit and on the first floor of the Kariya City Industry Promotion Center. This information center offers several convenient services. Some free services are available including mobile charging, Wi-Fi, and use of electric assisted bicycles. To use the electric assisted bicycles does not require reservations but they can be used on a first-come first-served basis. You can enjoy visiting all parts of the city using these bicycles. Another service available is souvenir shipping. If you come from a far place, please use this service. Souvenirs are sold at the shop in this center. Famous products of Kariya City, books and DVDs are sold here. Kariya Station Tourist Information Center hopes to assist you in making your Kariya sightseeing as enjoyable as possible, so please stop by! ＜Address＞ 1-1-6, Aioi-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi 448-0027, Japan（Industry Promotion Center 1F） ＜Phone＞ 0566-45-5833 ＜Website＞ https://www.kariya-infobox.jp/ |
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| Hands-On Science Museum is a place where you can develop your interests and creativity in science through exciting experiences! On the 1st floor, there is a science stage in which adults and children can enjoy a variety of activities, a simple craft corner in which you can easily participate, and a book corner. On the second floor, there is a corner where you can read about the prominent figures of Kariya city and a gallery where you can experience and learn science. On the 3rd floor, there is a planetarium that reproduces a beautiful starry sky. You can enter this place for free except the planetarium. ＜Address＞ 1-39-3, kanda-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi 448-0851, Japan ＜Phone＞ 0566-24-0311 ＜Website＞ https://www.city.kariya.lg.jp/yumemana/ |
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| Kariya Highway Oasis is a resort complex with several recreational facilities such as Iwagaike Park, a natural hot spring, and many restaurants. A giant ferris wheel is the focal point of this resort complex. In Iwagaike Park, you can get close nature. There is playground equipment for kids, and a lot of exciting amusement park rides, including go-carts, merry-go-rounds, and others. It’s crowded with families on weekends. In the natural hot spring, Kakitsubata, both a spa and footbath can be enjoyed. Moreover, there is an amazing market where you can get fresh vegetables, fruit, fish, and specialties of this area. The giant ferris wheel is about 60 meters high with spectacular 360-degree views from its gondolas. You can experience a feeling of floating in the sky. Why don’t you enjoy this wonderful resort complex fully? ＜Address＞ 55, Yoshino, Higahisakai-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi 448-0007, Japan ＜Phone＞ 0566-35-0211 ＜Website＞ http://www.kariya-oasis.com/ |
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| The Japanese iris is the official flower of both Aichi Prefecture and Kariya City. Kozutsuminishi Pond is one of three major fields of Japanese Irises, along with areas in Kyoto and Iwami town, Tottori Prefecture. This field of Japanese Irises in Kozutsuminishi Pond was designated as a national natural monument in 1938. The iris flowers are at their best during mid and late May. Visitors enjoy the vibrant Iris blooms in the pond. Because of its designation as national natural monument, visitors are requested to cooperate in protecting the environment by using the designated parking areas in the park and by not touching or taking any plants or animals. |  |
| Floral Garden Yosami is a park with beautiful flowers and greenery. People can relax while visiting there! Many residents use it for gatherings related to gardening, environmental movements, nature learning, and green urban development. Inside the park is an English Garden, a fountain, playground equipment and a mini locomotive, which kids are sure to enjoy! On the first Sunday of each month, the ‘Yosami Garden Marche’ is held. Local vegetables, bread, baked confectioneries, and stylish miscellaneous goods are sold. Please stop by if you have the chance. ＜Address＞ 2-1, Ishiyama, Takasu-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi 448-0812, Japan ＜Phone＞ 0566-29-4330 ＜Website＞ http://garden-yosami.jp/ |
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| The purpose of this museum is to acknowledge the great importance to industrial heritage of the Yosami Radio Transmitting Station which was one of the biggest radio transmitting stations in the world at the beginning of the Showa era. In this building, you can look at the real radio equipment and data which was actually used. This station is also well known for being the first place to transmit through long waves from Japan to Europe. It’s said that this place used to transmit to the Japanese navy submarines during the Pacific War by applying the proprieties of long waves. This is worth visiting, isn’t it!? ＜Address＞ 2-1, Ishiyama, Takasu-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi 448-0812, Japan（Floral Garden Yosami） ＜Phone＞ 0566-62-1037（Kariya City Hall : Culture and Tourism Division） |
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| ＜Website＞ https://www.city.kariya.lg.jp/kankobunka/rekishibunka/rekishi/1006394.html | |
| Opened as a historical library in 1980, this building preserves the former main building of Kijyo Primary School as an example of early Showa (1926-19899) architecture. Visitors are able to learn about the history of Kariya and lifestyles of people from the area up to the present day. The Bell Tower Clock (made in the mid-Edo period) designated as a historically distinguished asset and is located in the lobby of this Library and is considered a model of skillful precision technology in this area. |  |
| This is a Zen Buddhist temple established in 1414 by Rizan, a Buddhist monk from Eihiei-ji, the headquarters of the Soto-shu sect of Zen Buddhism. This is the family temple of the Mizuno family who built Kariya castle. In the precinct are the Mizuno family graves of Nobumoto Mizuno, a lord of Kariya Castle and Odai’s elder brother, and Tadashige Mizuno, the third lord. |  |
| The statue was donated to Kariya City by Kubota Choutaro, an old friend of the Toyoda family, and placed in the Kijo park in 1952. The statue praises Toyoda’s great achievements and contributions to Kariya as the inventor of the Toyoda Automatic Loom. Toyoda built a test factory equipped with automatic looms in 1923. |  |
