Toyohashi Rail Road / Atsumi Line

Cape Irago

Irago Crystal Port

Sante Park Tahara

Toyohashi Railway is responsible for transportation in the Toyohashi area of Aichi Prefecture. The Atsumi Line connects Shin-Toyohashi Station to Mikawa-Tahara Station in Tahara City and extends to the Atsumi Peninsula. It is a local line with a distance of 18 km and a total of 16 stations.

Atsumi Peninsula is a famous tourist destination such as Cape Irago and Koijigahama Beach which is mentioned in the poems of Shimazaki Toson, a poet representing Japan. Cape Irago is at the tip of the peninsula and you can see Kamishima in Mie Prefecture and the Shima Peninsula on the opposite shore. Agriculture is also flourishing chrysanthemums and melon are special products. Hawk migration (hawk observation site), surfing and canola flower field are famous as tourist spots and plenty tourists from all over the country.

Atsumi Cycling Road where you can cycle around the Atsumi Peninsula starting from Road Station Toyohashi is a popular spot where you can enjoy exhilarating seaside cycling along the endless coastline. It has been selected as one of the 100 best roads in Japan and the Kibiji Cycling Route (Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture and Soja City) and the Atsumi Cycling Road are the only two roads that have been selected as cycling paths. A train of Cycle Train that allows you to bring your own bicycle is in operation on the Atsumi Line so that you can fully enjoy cycling on the peninsula. If you have a mobile ticket, you can buy it in advance and get on your smartphone! It is convenient to go out for cycle touring easily.

At Cape Irago, the Irago Crystal Port, a marine and land transportation terminal connecting Toba in Mie Prefecture and the Atsumi Peninsula is crowded with tourists. In addition, the agricultural park Sante Park Tahara (about 45 minutes by Gururin Bus from Mikawa-Tahara Station) facing Ashigaike in Tahara City which is the middle point of the peninsula is a flower garden that offers free admission and popular with the locals. It also has a small zoo, athletic facilities, a market and a mini cycle course and is visited 500,000 people annually. Take a ride on the Atsumi Peninsula with your favorite bicycle and then take a ferry to Toba. Recommend route that is unique to a free-spirited bicycle trip. There are also plenty of bicycle rentals around Cape Irago and so you can enjoy a walk empty-handed. Let's enjoy Atsumi Peninsula!