Tokoname
Tokoname is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Tokoname is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the city had an estimated population of 57,872 in 24,872 households, and a population density of 1,035 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 55.90 square kilometres (21.58 sq mi). The city is notable as one of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan.
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Worth seeing in and around Tokoname
3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Sugimoto Art Museum
The Sugimoto Art Museum features the work of the Japanese painter Kenkichi Sugimoto and is located in Mihama, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The museum is operated by the Meitetsu railway company.
9.9 km · art museum in Aichi, Japan (1987-2021) · Wikipedia - 02Handa Red Brick Building
The Handa Red Brick Building is a historic brick warehouse located in Handa City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is certified by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan as one of the Heritage of Industrial Modernization of Japan sites and plaque locations.
8.9 km · building in Handa City, Aichi Prefecture · Wikipedia - 03Shōjū-in Temple, Tokoname
Shōjū-in is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū, located in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.
1.2 km · Buddhist temple dedicated to Amitābha Buddha in Tokoname, Japan · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Mentai Park Tokoname
You may want to see how pollock roe (鱈子, tarako) was made there.
- 02Rinku Beach
- 03Ōno
- 04Pottery Footpath
- 05Tokonyan
From Wikivoyage: Tokoname, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
- 01Okuramochi
A little famous store in the city that provides various Wagashi (Japanese sweets) that can be presents.
From Wikivoyage: Tokoname, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Tokoname
- Airports
- Chubu Centrair (NGO), 4 km · Mount Fuji Shizuoka (FSZ), 124 km · Osaka Itami (ITM), 128 km
- Stations
- Chubu Centrair International Airport, 4 km · Central Japan International Airport Station, 3.3 km · Chita-Handa Station, 8.6 km · Handa Station, 9 km · Higashi-Narawa Station, 8.4 km
- Osaka → Tokoname125 km · quickest by road, 2h 46m · ¥2,000–2,730
- Makinohara / Shimada → Tokoname122 km · quickest by road, 2h 5m · ¥1,680–2,300
- Kobe → Tokoname154 km · quickest by road, 3h 11m · ¥2,330–3,180
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Tokoname
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Tokoname. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inEveryone arriving at () will arrive Tokoname if they aren't going to transfer or using ferries.
- Get inIf you are from Tsu, Mie, you will take a ferry to Chubu Airport, then go to the city by train.
From Wikivoyage: Tokoname, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-02.
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Next door to Tokoname
Tokoname is 22 km from Yokkaichi, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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