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Welcome to Aichi Prefecture!
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Today I've teamed up with Aichi Prefecture
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to check out how to ride and bike around this area in central, Japan.
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To get there, we're taking a super smooth ride
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the magnetic, levitating train called Linimo
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and checking out a few stops along the way.
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At each stop, I'm doing a survey by bike
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checking out what to do and where to eat
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around Aichi, in the heart of Japan.
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Hey Guys! I'm Loretta and welcome to my channel, KemushiChan!
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I'm going to go buy my ticket and then we'll get started.
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To get here you start at Nagoya station,
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then take the Subway Higashiyama Line to Fujigaoka St.
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OK, let's go!
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We made it to Irigaike Koen Station.
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We're first going to check out Cycle Joy.
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Bike rentals are pretty popular across Japan,
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but at Cycle Joy you can rent them for FREE.
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You just need to fill out a brief application, available in English,
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to rent a bike for the day.
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We made it to the first place. It's a local ramen shop,
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but it has a very special flair to everything its serving up.
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I got the cheese, curry, soy milk, tan-tan men.
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The lunch set also comes with a special side
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so I got Italian TKG.
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And then there's deep fried gyoza! Who doesn't like that?
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I'm going in!
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Mmmmmm!
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That's a good tantan-men!
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Good heat, good cheese, good balance, good eats!
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Our main ramen is Tonkotsu (Pork-bone) based.
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So It's kind a like the fable , but you are the wolf.
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This is the concept of this restaurant.
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A-ha, I see.
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A lot of rugby players come to eat here
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and this town has a lot of study abroad students,
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so we get a lot of students, too.
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Welcome to the grounds of Iwasaki castle!
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If you use a bike like we did you can get pretty close to it off the Linimo,
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and from the surrounding areas as well.
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We just learned about the history of this castle
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that starts in the early 16th century,
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there were so many battles and stories about how the castle was turned over between different families
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but none of that really known outside of Japan.
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In Japan there are these things called TAIGA dramas which is like historical dramas,
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and apparently this castle has been skipped over,
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but Iwasaki castle has a huge history that you have to come here to see here yourself.
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Thanks to the bike we were able to do that today.
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Next up, I read there are a bunch of trendy cafes in the area
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and decided to check one out along the way.
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They have delicious coffee and a full bar,
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but they also have some cool desserts,
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so I'm getting a little treat after all that bike riding.
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The Chocolate Bon Bon. Do you guys want a bite?
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Looking good!
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Oh my god!
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It's like caramel swirly nougat stuff.
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My otsukare-bon bon. This is so good!
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It's not overly sweet, I really like that.
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Ahh. A proper cup of coffee!
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We made it to the next station, Ai-chikyuhaku Kinen Koen.
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Also it's the home of Aichi Expo Park.
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This is one of the hugest and widest attractions.
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We're going to be cycling here today, but also,
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DO YOU GUYS LIKE GHIBLI?
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There's a little treat in for you today.
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This whole area is loved by people around here for picnicking and hanging out.
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So this is where you pick up your ticket to rent a bike!
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1 person, 100yen for the whole course. Nice.
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And then you can take it over here
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Good morning, miss. Good morning.
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May I have your ticket, please? Here is your helmet.
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Please select the size. Okay.
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So, your card is yellow? Yes, it's yellow.
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Bike time!
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We made it to the first checkpoint
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and I have something EXTRA special to show you guys!
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Look over here!
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About two kilometers into the bike course
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there's this hidden house from the original My Neighbor Totoro movie.
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Isn't it just adorable?
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There's the pond over there, too. You can actually go in and do tours.
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Welcome to the heavens!
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You can see the entire bike course from up here!
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I bet you it's beautiful in the Spring too, but these Fall colors?
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The reds and the yellows and blue sky…
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Aichi Expo Park is a huge space where families can come play,
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it's a great date spot, you can go on picnics
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and the CYCLING is by far my favorite! You can really see far out from here!
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If you ride the Linimo train to the last stop,
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you'll arrive at Yakusa station.
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From there you can transfer to the Aichi Loop Line and catch a soccer game
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or the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Toyota Stadium
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or head back towards Nagoya!
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I only visited a few spots along the Linimo Line, but let me know in a comment
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if there's another spot I should check out next.
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Thanks for watching! I'll see you next time. Bye!
