Four locations in Kanie offer free rental bicycles for shopping, sightseeing, and exploring the city. Other clear points of interest are the Sunari Festival, the observation tower in Saya River Sogokouen Park, and Owari Onsen Tokai Center. Kanie’s attractions thus range from urban mobility and festival culture to views and hot springs.
Rental bicycles for getting around the city
When renting a bicycle, you specify the return location; you can return the bicycle at any of the four rental locations. This means the pickup and return locations can be different. This rule is relevant when planning to combine shopping, sightseeing, and exploring the city by bicycle. Check the operating details before your trip.
Sunari Festival: a river festival and ritual
The Sunari Festival is held in the northern district of Sunari as a river festival for Tomiyoshi Takehaya and Hakken Shrines. It consists of a river festival featuring festival boats and the Miyoshi reed-offering ritual. The festival thus combines activity on the river with a ritual element, while the shrines give it a local connection.
The associated ceremonies last about 100 days, from the selection of the child in July through to the dismantling in October. This is why the Sunari Festival is also called the “100-Day Festival.” If you plan to time your trip around the festival, check the specific dates in advance.
In December 2016, the Sunari Festival was added to the Intangible Cultural Heritage List as one of 33 festivals included in UNESCO’s “Yama, Hoko, Yatai” festival tradition. This places the festival in a broader cultural and historical context, while its local connection to Sunari and the two shrines remains tangible.
Cityscape and mountain ranges from the observation tower
A 13-meter-high observation tower stands in Saya River Sogokouen Park. From there, you can see Nagoya’s cityscape to the east and the Yoro and Suzuka mountain ranges to the west. The two views offer a clear comparison: the cityscape lies in one direction, while two mountain ranges come into view in the other.
Owari Onsen and its springs
Owari Onsen Tokai Center adds the use of hot springs to Kanie’s attractions. It draws hot and cold spring water from a depth of 1,200 meters; both are used without adding water, in a 100% natural hot spring water flow-through system. The two figures describe different features: 1,200 meters is the extraction depth, while 100% refers to the natural hot spring water flow-through system in operation.
The center is the only hot spring facility in Aichi Prefecture selected for Japan’s list of 100 famous hot springs. This attraction therefore combines the specific use of natural spring water with recognition in a national selection. It clearly differs from the cultural themes of the Sunari Festival and the landscape views from the observation tower.
Choose your stay based on your interests
If you are looking for hotels in Kanie, you can choose what to focus on based on your interests: festival culture surrounding the Sunari Festival, the east-to-west views in the park, or the hot springs at Owari Onsen. These attractions offer different reasons to consider Kanie as a travel destination.
Discover more destinations: Ama, Kitanagoya, Toyohashi, Tahara, Inuyama, Toei, Higashiura, Inazawa.
For the broader travel overview: Aichi Prefecture.
