The Road Through Aichi and Nagoya's Heartland

Nagoya City
By rail from Tokyo	From Tokyo Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen (bullet train) to Nagoya Station it takes about 1 hour and 40 minutes on the Nozomi Express.
By rail from Osaka	From Shin-Osaka Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen (bullet train) to Nagoya Station it takes about 55 minutes on the Nozomi Express.
By car	From the Tokyo area, get off at the Nagoya IC (inter-change) on the Tomei Expressway. From the Osaka area get off at Ichinomiya IC on the Meishin Expressway. To get into the city of Nagoya take the Nagoya Expressway via the Komaki IC off the Meishin Expressway from the Osaka area.
From Central Japan International Airport	About 28 minutes from the airport to Meitetsu Meitetsu-Nagoya Station by Meitetsu Nagoya Line Limited Express. About 40 minutes from the airport to Nagoya Station by taxi(using the expressway).

Toyohashi City
By rail from Tokyo	From Tokyo Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen to Toyohashi Station, it takes about 1 hour and 25 minutes on the Hikari Express.
By rail from Osaka	From Shin-Osaka Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen to Toyohashi Station, it takes about 1 hour and 35 minutes on the Hikari Express.
By train from Nagoya	Take the JR Tokaido Line bound east from Nagoya Station, and get off at Toyohashi Station. Take the Meitetsu Nagoya Honsen Line from Meitetsu-Nagoya Station, and get off at Toyohashi Station.
By car	From the Tokyo area, get off at the Toyokawa IC on the Tomei Expressway, and then drive about 30 minutes to the urban area. From the Osaka area, get off at Otowa · Gamagori IC on the Tomei Expressway and then drive about 30 minutes to the urban area.

Okazaki City
By train from Nagoya	Take the JR Tokaido Line bound for the east from Nagoya Station to get off at Okazaki Station. Take the Meitetsu Nagoya Honsen Line from Meitetsu-Nagoya Station to get off at Higashi-Okazaki Station.
By car	Get off at the Okazaki IC on the Tomei Expressway.

Seto City
By train from Nagoya	Travel from JR Nagoya Station to Sakae Station by subway, then change to the Meitetsu Seto Line to get off at the terminus (about 50 minutes).
By car	Get off at the Nagoya IC on the Tomei Expressway and take the road marked for the Seto area. (about 30 minutes) Get off at the Kasugai IC on the Meishin Expressway and take the road marked for the Tajimi area. (about 30 minutes) Get off at the Seto Akatsu IC on the Tokai Loop Line Expressway and take the road marked for the Seto area. (about 10 minutes)

Handa City
By train from Nagoya	From Meitetsu Meitetsu-Nagoya Station take the Kowa Line to get off at Chita-Handa Station (about 30 minutes by the limited express train).
By car	Get off at Handa-Chuo IC of the Chita Peninsula Expressway via Odaka IC on the Nagoya Expressway (about 40 minutes). About 1 hour to Handa City from Okazaki IC of the Tomei Expressway via Kinuura Undersea Tunnel.

Toyota City
By train from Nagoya	Get off at Toyota-shi Station on the Meitetsu Mikawa Line via Chiryu Station on the Meitetsu Nagoya Honsen Line from Meitetsu Meitetsu-Nagoya Station. (about 60 minutes).
By car	About 15 minutes from Toyota IC on the Tomei Expressway.

Gamagori City
By train from Nagoya	About 35 minutes by New rapid service train on the JR Tokaido Line from Nagoya.
By car	Get off at Otowa Gamagori IC on the Tomei Expressway.

Inuyama City
By train from Nagoya	From Meitetsu Meitetsu-Nagoya Station take the Inuyama Line to get off at Inuyama Station (23 minutes by the limited express train).
By car	10km north from Komaki IC on the Meishin Expressway. 15km east from Gifu-Kakamigahara IC on the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway via Owari Parkway and Komakihigashi IC of the Chuo Expressway.

Tokoname City
By train from Nagoya	From Meitetsu Meitetsu-Nagoya Station take the Tokoname Line to get off Tokoname Station(about 35 minutes by the limited express train).
By car	Get off at Tokoname IC on the Centrair Line via Odaka IC on the Nagoya Expressway (about 40 minutes from Nagoya).

Minamichita Town
By train from Nagoya	From Meitetsu Meitetsu-Nagoya Station on the Kowa Line, get off at the terminus, Kowa Station. From Meitetsu Meitetsu-Nagoya Station on the Chitashinsen Line, get off at the terminus, Utsumi Station.
By car	Get off at Minamichita IC on the Chita Peninsula Expressway via Odaka IC on the Nagoya Expressway.

Tahara City
By rail from Tokyo	Approx. 1 hr 25 min from Tokyo Station by Hikari to Toyohashi Station on the JR Tokaido Shinkansen line, and then a further 35 min from the neighboring Shintoyohashi Station by local train to Mikawa Tahara Station on the Toyohashi Railway
By rail from Osaka	Approx. 1 hr 20 min from Shinosaka Station by Hikari to Toyohashi Station on the JR Tokaido Shinkansen line, and then a further 35 min from the neighboring Shintoyohashi Station by local train to Mikawa Tahara Station on the Toyohashi Railway Approx. 2 hrs from Kintetsu Namba Station to Toba Station on the Kintetsu express, and then a further 55 min from the neighboring Toba Port to Irago Port (western tip of Tahara City) by the Irago ferry
By train from Nagoya	Approx. 33 min from Nagoya Station by Kodama to Toyohashi Station on the JR Tokaido Shinkansen line, and then a further 35 min from the neighboring Shintoyohashi Station by local train to Mikawa Tahara Station on the Toyohashi Railway Approx. 50 min from Nagoya Station by rapid train to Toyohashi Station on the JR Tokaido main line (old line), and then a further 35 min from the neighboring Shintoyohashi Station by local train to Mikawa Tahara Station on the Toyohashi Railway Approx. 50 min from Meitetsu Nagoya Station by Meitetsu rapid limited express to Toyohashi Station, and then a further 35 min from the neighboring Shintoyohashi Station by local train to Mikawa Tahara Station on the Toyohashi Railway
By car	If coming from the Tokyo area, get off the Tomei Expressway at the Toyokawa interchange. Tahara City can be reached from there within a one hour drive. If coming from the Osaka area, get off the Tomei Expressway at the Otowa/Gamagori interchange. Tahara City can be reached from there within a one hour drive.