Tahara Onsen Aichi

Tahara, at the tip of the Atsumi Peninsula in southern Aichi Prefecture where Mikawa Bay meets the Pacific Ocean, is Japan's leading carnation-producing city and home to Toyota's major vehicle testing circuit, while its dramatic Cape Irago provides sweeping views across the strait to the sacred Shima Peninsula of Mie Prefecture. Tahara Onsen Aichi draws on chloride-rich coastal thermal waters from the marine geology of the Atsumi Peninsula, offering warming seaside baths at the southernmost point of Aichi Prefecture where the warm Kuroshio ocean current moderates the coastal climate year-round. The Tahara City Museum, the ferry connection to Toba in Mie, and the brilliant Pacific sunsets over Mikawa Bay from Cape Irago Lighthouse make Tahara a rewarding destination for coastal spa exploration in southern Aichi Prefecture.