"Naruhodo Presenter! Hanasaka Times" is broadcast on Saturday mornings in the Tokai region, and its popular segment "Weekend Journey Oshi Tabi" is packed with information for weekend outings! This time, we visited recommended spots in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture.

Great value tickets now available! An amusement park where you can enjoy both the pool and attractions

"Mompul Water Paradise" (admission + pool fee: 2,300 yen and up for junior high school students and above, 1,900 yen and up for ages 2 and above) located within "Japan Monkey Park" in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture, is a leisure pool that can be enjoyed by small children and adults alike.

It offers a wide range of water play areas, including a lazy river, slides, athletic facilities, and powerful attractions with massive amounts of water pouring down. There's also a shallow kids' area called "Chibikko Garden," so even children new to pools can enjoy themselves with peace of mind.

Additionally, an amusement park with over 30 attractions is also on site, making it an attractive option for a full day of fun.

A new ticket, the "Half-Day All-You-Can-Ride Ticket" (1,200 yen and up for elementary school students and above, 1,000 yen and up for ages 2 and above), is now available exclusively for pool users, allowing you to enjoy both the pool and the amusement park! After having a blast at the pool, you can enjoy unlimited rides on the amusement park attractions from 1 PM. This saves you up to 1,600 yen compared to before.

On hot days, the "Splash Time" where a large amount of water pours down during attraction rides is recommended. *Until August 31 (Mon)
It is held twice in the afternoon at 7 attractions.

You can play cool in the pool in the morning and have a blast at the amusement park in the afternoon, making it perfect for a family outing!

Japan Monkey Park
Address: 26 Kanbayashi, Inuyama, Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture
Phone: 0568-61-0870

Hitsumabushi to savor in a charming building in Inuyama Castle Town

In Inuyama Castle Town, bustling with food stalls, "Unagi to Kamameshi Koko," a specialty restaurant for eel and kamameshi, has opened in a renovated Japanese house built approximately 130 years ago! You can enjoy a relaxing meal while admiring the Japanese garden in a charming atmosphere.

The most popular dish is the "Inuyama Castle Town Hitsumabushi Jo" (5,500 yen), which uses a whole eel. Using an original sauce based on soy sauce and mirin with the elegant sweetness of Wasanbon, the eel is carefully grilled by artisans, making it plump and exquisite!

The kamameshi rice, made with "Aichi no Kaori," a representative brand of rice from Aichi Prefecture, further enhances the deliciousness of the eel and sauce. It also pairs perfectly with the fragrant first dashi broth made from domestic kombu and bonito flakes!

The "Ukai no Yoi Seafood Kama" (3,300 yen), a kamameshi carefully cooked to order, is also recommended. By cooking shrimp, scallops, and other seafood together in the pot, the sweetness of the seafood is fully transferred to the rice, creating a deep flavor condensed with the umami of the seafood.

Unagi to Kamameshi Koko
Address: 4-1 Nishikoken, Inuyama, Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture
Phone: 0568-90-2879

First in Inuyama City! A blueberry tourist farm with rare varieties

Blueberry Pocket, the first blueberry tourist farm in Inuyama City, has opened! You can enjoy a summer-exclusive harvesting experience (adults 2,400 yen, junior high and high school students 2,000 yen, elementary school students 1,500 yen, ages 3 and up 500 yen) where you pick and taste seasonal blueberries yourself.

They cultivate a whopping 54 varieties of blueberries here! Among them, "Pink Lemonade" is a rare variety that is difficult to grow. Eating it chilled with ice makes it even sweeter.

The vibrant pink "Florida Rose" is also a rare variety. You can enjoy a taste and appearance that is a little different from typical blueberries.

Furthermore, blueberry sweets are also available. The homemade "Blueberry Soda" (400 yen) and "Blueberry Ice Cream" (600 yen), made with plenty of ripe blueberries, are exquisite with a perfect balance of refreshing tartness and moderate sweetness.

Also, there's the "Blueberry Dorayaki" (450 yen), developed with a local dorayaki shop. This luxurious treat features a chewy rice flour dough, harmonized with cream cheese mixed with blueberries and white bean paste.

Blueberry picking ended in July due to the intense heat, but sweets can be purchased at the store.

Blueberry Pocket
Address: 2-60 Oen, Rakuda, Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture
Phone: 090-7682-4550

CBC TV "Naruhodo Presenter! Hanasaka Times" broadcast on August 8, 2026 (Sat) *Information in the article is as of the broadcast date.