It's still the car in front. Find out how the world's largest automaker stays ahead of the competition and discover the Toyota Way by joining the Toyota Plant Tour トヨタ自動車工場見学.

Take a guided tour around a nearby plant and see how body parts are welded onto a vehicle body and parts are assembled to form a complete vehicle. Guide yourself around the interactive Toyota Kaikan Museum 豊田会館博物館, learn about the Toyota Way (exhibits are labelled in English, Japanese, and Chinese) and get behind the wheel of the latest Lexus or hybrid car in the museum's showroom.

Photo: © Toyota Motor Corporation

When: Daily - tours take 150 minutes (10:30 - 13:00); reservations required
Where: Toyota Kaikan Museum, Toyota Headquarters, Toyota City
Access: A 20 minute walk or 5 minute taxi ride from Mikawa Totoya (三河豊田) Station on the JR Aichi Loop Line (愛知環状線); parking is free. An English map and directions are on the tour website.　

Reservations: Tours in English are available Monday to Friday, except on Toyota company holidays. Individual visitors and small groups (of up to 15 people) will be combined with others to form a larger group of up to 40 people. Book online in English at https://www.toyota.co.jp/service/planttour/reservation/?lng=en 

Before making a reservation, please read the Important information section on plant tours. Tours can be booked up to 3 months in advance.

Points to Note: Filming, taking photographs and the use of mobile phones are not permitted in plants. Children under 3 and pets are not allowed.