is a
prefectureThe prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 subnational jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "circuit" , Hokkaidō; two urban prefectures , Osaka and Kyoto; and 43 other prefectures . In Japanese, they are commonly referred to as...
of
JapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
located in the
Chūbu regionThe is the central region of Honshū, Japan's main island. Chūbu has a population estimate of 21,886,324 as of 2008.Chūbu, which means "central region", encompasses nine prefectures : Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, Yamanashi, and often Mie.It is located directly...
. The region of Aichi is also known as the
Tōkai regionThe is a sub-region of the Chūbu region in Japan that runs along the Pacific Ocean. The name means "East sea" and comes from the Tōkaidō, one of the Edo Five Routes...
. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the
Chūkyō Metropolitan Area, sometimes called the Chūkyō region , is the name of a major metropolitan area in Japan that is centered on the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture. The area makes up the most urban part of the Tōkai region...
.
History
Originally, the region was divided into the two provinces of
Owariwas an old province of Japan that is now the western half of present day Aichi Prefecture, including much of modern Nagoya. Its abbreviation is Bishū .-History:The province was created in 646....
and
Mikawais an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces....
. After the
Meiji RestorationThe , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, Reform or Renewal, was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868...
, Owari and Mikawa were united into a single entity. In 1871, after the
abolition of the han systemThe was an act, in 1871, of the new Meiji government of the Empire of Japan to replace the traditional feudal domain system and to introduce centralized government authority . This process marked the culmination of the Meiji Restoration in that all daimyo were required to return their authority...
, Owari, with the exception of the
Chita PeninsulaChita Peninsula is a peninsula to the south of Aichi Prefecture, central Honshū, Japan. It runs approximately north-south. To the west is Ise Bay, while to the east it encloses Mikawa Bay. It faces the Atsumi Peninsula southeast across Mikawa Bay.-External links:...
, was established as Nagoya Prefecture, while Mikawa combined with the Chita Peninsula and formed
Nukata Prefecturewas a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan, comprising the former state of Mikawa and the Chita Peninsula. It was merged into Aichi Prefecture on November 27, 1872....
. Nagoya Prefecture was renamed to Aichi Prefecture in April 1872, and was united with Nukata Prefecture on November 27 of the same year.
The government of Aichi Prefecture is located in the
Aichi Prefectural Government OfficeThe Aichi Prefectural Government Office is the main building of the government of Aichi Prefecture. It is located in the city of Nagoya....
in Nagoya, which is the old capital of Owari.
The
Expo 2005Expo 2005 was the World's Fair held for 185 days between Friday, March 25 and Sunday, September 25, 2005, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, east of the city of Nagoya. It was a Specialized International Exhibition under the scheme of the 1972 protocol of the Convention relating to International Exhibitions...
World ExpositionWorld's fair, World fair, Universal Exposition, and World Expo are various large public exhibitions held in different parts of the world. The first Expo was held in The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom, in 1851, under the title "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All...
was held in
Setois a city located in Aichi, Japan. It is located about 35 minutes from Nagoya by way of the Meitetsu Seto Line.As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 133,121, with a household number of 53,253, and the density of 1,192.63 persons per km². The total area is 111.62 km².-...
and
Nagakuteis a town located in Aichi District, Aichi, Japan.On March 25, 2005, Expo 2005 opened with its main site being in Nagakute...
.
The name 'Aichi'
In the third volume of the Man'yōshū there is a poem by Takechi Kurohito 'The cry of the crane, calling to Sakurada; it sounds like the tide, draining from Ayuchi flats, hearing the crane cry'. Ayuchi is the original form of the name
Aichi, and the
Fujimae tidal flatis a tidal flat beside the Port of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. A campaign to stop further development has made Fujimae a symbol of the wetland conservation movement in Japan. Once celebrated in the Man'yōshū, the remaining 323 ha of wetlands have been designated a Ramsar Site.-Wetlands:The...
is all that remains of the earlier Ayuchi-gata. It is now a protected area.
For a time, an
Aichi Station stood on the JR Central Kansai Line (at the time the Kansai Railway) between
Nagoyais a train station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is one of the world's largest train stations by floor area , and houses the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company . Much of this space is located in the "JR Central Towers" atop the station, as well as in underground concourses. The...
and
Hatta stations, but its role was overtaken by the Sasashima Live station on the
Aonami LineAonami Line is a railway line in the city of Nagoya connecting Nagoya Station and Kinjō-Futō Station. "Aonami Line" is the official nickname of the operated by the...
and the
Komeno Stationis a train station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
on the
Kintetsu, named Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. in English until June 27, 2003, is a Japanese rail transit corporation commonly known as . It is the largest non-JR railway in Japan. Its complex network of lines connects Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Nagoya, Tsu and Ise...
Nagoya Line.
Geography
Located near the center of the Japanese main island of
Honshūis the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
, Aichi Prefecture faces the
IseIse Bay is a bay located at the mouth of the Kiso River between Mie and Aichi Prefectures in Japan. Ise Bay has an average depth of 19.5 metres and a maximum depth of 30 metres toward the centre. The mouth of the bay is 9 kilometres wide and is connected to the smaller Mikawa Bay by two channels:...
and
Mikawa Baythumb|right|Mikawa Bay Mikawa Bay is a bay to the south of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, surrounded by Chita Peninsula to the west and Atsumi Peninsula to the east and south. Its area is approximately 604 km2...
s to the south and borders
Shizuokais a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
to the east,
Naganois a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano...
to the northeast,
Gifuis a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Japan. Its capital is the city of Gifu.Located in the center of Japan, it has long played an important part as the crossroads of Japan, connecting the east to the west through such routes as the Nakasendō...
to the north, and
Mieis a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kansai regions on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tsu.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Mie prefecture was known as Ise Province and Iga Province....
to the west. It measures 106 km east to west and 94 km south to north and forms a major portion of the
Nōbi PlainThe is a large plain in Japan that stretches from the Mino area of southwest Gifu Prefecture to the Owari area of northwest Aichi Prefecture, covering an area of approximately . It is an alluvial plain created by the Kiso Three Rivers and has very fertile soil...
. With 5,153.81 km² it accounts for approximately 1.36% of the total surface area of Japan. The highest spot is
Chausuyamais a mountain located on the border of Aichi Prefecture, and Nagano Prefecture, with its highest point on the Aichi side of the border. With a height of , it is the tallest peak within Aichi Prefecture. The mountain is within the borders of the Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park. During...
at 1,415 m above sea level.
The western part of the prefecture is dominated by
Nagoyais the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan.Located on the Pacific coast in the Chūbu region on central Honshu, it is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Moji...
, Japan's fourth largest city, and its suburbs, while the eastern part is less densely populated but still contains several major industrial centers. Due to its robust economy, for the period from October 2005 to October 2006, Aichi was the fastest growing prefecture in terms of population, beating
Tokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, at 7.4 per cent.
Cities
Thirty-Seven cities are located in Aichi Prefecture:
- Aisai
is a city located in the Owari Region of Aichi Prefecture, Japan.On April 1, 2005, Saya and Saori Towns and Hachikai and Tatsuta Villages of Ama District were merged into Aisai....
- Ama
is a city located in Aichi, Japan.On March 22, 2010 the neighboring towns of Shippō, Miwa and Jimokuji from Ama District merged to form Ama.After merger the city had a population of 86,103. The total area is 27.59 km².-External links:*...
- Anjō
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of August 2011, the city had an estimated population of 179,614 and a population density of 2,090 persons per km²...
- Chiryū
is a city located in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2011, the city had an estimated population of 69,127 and a population density of 4230 persons per km². The total area was 16.34 km².-Neighboring municipalities:*Toyota*Kariya* Anjō...
- Chita
is a city located in Aichi, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 81,975 and the density of 1,804.42 persons per km². The total area is 45.43 km².The city was founded on September 1, 1970.- External links :...
- Gamagōri
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 81,767 and the population density of 1,400 persons per km². The total area was 56.81 km².-Geography:...
- Handa
is a city located in Aichi, Japan, which was founded on October 1, 1937. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 114,336 and the density of 2,421.35 persons per km²...
- Hekinan
is a city located in Aichi, Japan.In 2010, the city has an estimated population of 73,317 including 3,757 foreigners. The density is about 2,020 people per km². The total area is .-History:...
- Ichinomiya
is a city located in Aichi, Japan. The city is often called Owari-Ichinomiya to avoid confusion with another Ichinomiya . The pre-expansion city was once part of now-defunct Nakashima District until September 1, 1921....
- Inazawa
is a city located in Aichi, Japan. The city was founded on November 1, 1958. As of February 1, 2010 the city has an estimated population of 136,904 and a population density of 1,730 persons per km²...
- Inuyama
is a city located near Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.In 2010, the city had a population of 75,449 and a population density of 1,010 persons per km². The total area is 74.97 km². The city lies along the edge of Aichi Prefecture, separated from neighbouring Gifu Prefecture by the Kiso River...
- Iwakura
is a city located in Aichi, Japan.As of February 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 48,255 and a population density of 4,600 persons per km². The total area is 10.49 km².The city was founded on December 1, 1971.-External links:...
- Kariya
is a city located in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2011, the city had an estimated population of 145,955 and a population density of 2890 persons per km²...
- Kasugai
is a city located in Aichi, Japan. The city was founded on June 1, 1943. As of March 1, 2010, the city had an estimated population of 303,181 and a density of . The total area is ....
- Kitanagoya
, or North Nagoya transliterally, is a city located in Aichi, Japan. The city was created as a result of merger of two neighboring towns, Shikatsu and Nishiharu on March 20, 2006....
- Kiyosu
was a town located in Nishikasugai District, Aichi, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 19,409 and a density of 3,696.95 persons per km²...
- Komaki
is a city located in Aichi, Japan. It is commonly associated with the former Nagoya Airport, which is partly located in the city. The other part is in the city of Kasugai. As of January 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 149,060 and the density of 2,370 persons per km²...
- Kōnan
is a city located in Aichi, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 98,806 and the density of 3,274.98 persons per km². The total area is 30.17 km².The city was founded on June 1, 1954.- External links :...
- Miyoshi
is a city located in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2011, the city had an estimated population of 60,534 and a population density of 1890 persons per km². The total area was 32.11 km².-Neighboring municipalities:*Toyota*Nisshin*Kariya...
- Nagoya
is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan.Located on the Pacific coast in the Chūbu region on central Honshu, it is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Moji...
(capital)
- Nishio
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city has an estimated population of 165,443 and a population density of 1,030 persons per km². The total area is 160.34 km².-Geography:...
- Nisshin
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.As of July 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 83,120, with 32,471 households and a population density of 2,381.66 persons per km². Its total area is 34.90 km².The city was founded on October 1, 1994....
- Okazaki
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of August 2011, the city had an estimated population of 373,339 and a population density of 964 persons per km². The total area was 387.24 km².-Geography:...
- Ōbu
is a city located in Aichi, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 77,324 and the density of 2,295.84 persons per km². The total area is 33.68 km².The city was founded on September 1, 1970.-External links:*...
- Owariasahi
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.As of June 30, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 81,517 with 32,588 households and a population density of 3,878.07 persons per km². The total area is 21.02 km². The city was part of Higashikasugai District until December 1, 1970, which...
- Seto
is a city located in Aichi, Japan. It is located about 35 minutes from Nagoya by way of the Meitetsu Seto Line.As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 133,121, with a household number of 53,253, and the density of 1,192.63 persons per km². The total area is 111.62 km².-...
- Shinshiro
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 49,731 and the population density of 99.7 persons per km². The total area was 499.00 km².-Geography:...
- Tahara
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of August 2011, the city had an estimated population of 63,886 and a population density of 338 persons per km². The total area was 188.81 km².-Geography:...
- Takahama
is a city located in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2011, the city had an estimated population of 44,525 and a population density of 3430 persons per km². The total area was 13.00 km².-Neighboring municipalities:*Kariya* Anjō*Hekinan...
- Tokoname
is a city located in Aichi, Japan.As of 2006, the city has an estimated population of 52,301 and the density of 1,023.56 persons per km². The total area is 48.59 km².The city was founded on April 1, 1954....
- Tōkai
is a city located in Aichi, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 106,713 and the density of 2,460 persons per km². The total area is 43.36 km².The city was founded on April 1, 1969....
- Toyoake
is a city located in Aichi, Japan.As of 2007, the city has an estimated population of 69,057 and the density of 2,979.16 persons per km². The total area is 23.18 km².The city was founded on August 1, 1972....
- Toyohashi
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on August 1, 1906. As of January 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 383,691 and a density of 1,468.62 persons per km². The total area is . By size, Toyohashi was Aichi Prefecture's second-largest city until March 31,...
- Toyokawa
is a medium-sized city of about 180,000 people located in the eastern part of Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The city, founded on June 1, 1943, originally comprised the three formerly independent Hoi-gun towns of Toyokawa , Ko , Ushikubo , and the village of Yawata...
- Toyota
is a city located in the Mikawa region of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, east of Nagoya.Toyota's main plant, the Tsutsumi plant, is located here. The longstanding ties between the Toyota Motor Corporation and the town of Toyota-shi, formerly known as Koromo, gave the town its current...
- Tsushima
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan.As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 66,448, with a household number of 25,398, and the density of 2,649.44 persons per km². The total area is 25.08 km²....
- Yatomi
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on April 1, 2006, as a result of the merger between the town of Yatomi and the village of Jūshiyama, from Ama District....
Towns and villages
Towns and villages in each
districtThe was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. As of 2008, cities belong directly to prefectures and are independent from...
:
- Aichi District
is a district located in Aichi, Japan.As of September 1, 2008, the district had an estimated population of 91,533 and a density of 2,310.0 persons per km²...
- Nagakute
is a town located in Aichi District, Aichi, Japan.On March 25, 2005, Expo 2005 opened with its main site being in Nagakute...
(Becomes a city on 4 January 2012)
- Tōgō
is a town located in Aichi District, Aichi, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 38,631 and a density of 2,142.60 persons per km². The total area is 18.03 km².-External links:*...
- Ama District
is a district located in Aichi, Japan.As of September 1, 2011, the district has an estimated population of 71,240 and a density of 1,770 persons per km²...
- Kanie
is a town in the southwest part of Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The town belongs to Ama District.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 36,614 and a density of 3,298.56 persons per km². The total area is 11.10 km².- Geography :...
- Ōharu
is a town located in Ama District, Aichi, Japan.As of September 1, 2005, the town has an estimated population of 28,911 and a density of 4,393.77 persons per km². The total area is 6.58 km².- External links :*...
- Tobishima
is a village located in Ama District, Aichi, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 4,497 and a density of 199.87 persons per km². The total area is 22.50 km²....
- Chita District
is a district located in Aichi, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 160,310 and a density of 968.93 persons per km². The total area is 165.45 km².-Towns and villages:*Agui*Higashiura*Mihama*Minamichita*Taketoyo...
- Agui
is a town located in Chita District, Aichi, Japan. It has an area of 23.94 km² and became a city on January 1, 1953.-External links:*...
- Higashiura
is a town located in Chita District, Aichi, Japan.As of December 2010, the town had an estimated population of 50,165 and a density of 1,614 persons per km². The total area is 31.08 km².-Transportation:...
- Mihama
is a town located in Chita District, Aichi, Japan.-People:Mihama was the hometown of 19th-century Japanese castaway Otokichi. Mihama was also the hometown of Hana Haruna, an AV idol.-Places:...
- Minamichita
is a town located in Chita District, Aichi, Japan.As of 2010, the town has an estimated population of 20,512 and a density of 536 persons per km². The total area is 38.24 km².This town administers the island of Himakajima.- External links :...
- Taketoyo
is a town located in Chita District, Aichi, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 40,806 and a density of 1,581.02 persons per km². The total area is 25.81 km².- External links :*...
- Kitashitara District
is a rural district located in northeastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan.As of August 2010, the district had an estimated population of 10,797 and a population density of 19.5 persons per km²...
- Shitara
is a town located in Kitashitara District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the town had an estimated population of 5,747 and a population density of 21 persons per km². The total area was 273.96 km².-Geography:...
- Tōei
is a town located in Kitashitara District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the town had an estimated population of 3,735 and a population density of 30.3 persons per km². The total area was 123.40 km².-Geography:...
- Toyone
is a village located in Kitashitara District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the village had an estimated population of 1,315 and a population density of 8.43 persons per km². The total area was 155.91 km².-Geography:...
- Nishikasugai District
is a district located in Aichi, Japan.-About:Located on the central Owari Region. The population is 22,194 people; the total area is 10.20 km²...
- Toyoyama
is a town located in Nishikasugai District, Aichi, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 13,466 and a density of 2,175.44 persons per km². The total area is 6.19 km².Climate is a cool temperate climate...
- Niwa District
is a district located in Aichi, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 53,576 and a density of 2,163.81 persons per km². The total area is 24.76 km².- Towns and villages :* Fusō* Ōguchi...
- Fusō
is a town located in Niwa District, Aichi, Japan.As of 2010, the town had an estimated population of 34,081 and a density of 3,048 persons per km². The total area is 11.18 km².-Transportation:The town is accessible by road and by rail...
- Ōguchi
is a town located in Niwa District, Aichi, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 21,275 and a density of 1,566.64 persons per km². The total area is 13.58 km².- External links :...
- Nukata District
is a rural district located in central Aichi, Japan. As a result of various consolidations and mergers of municipalities, most of the district was incorporated into the cities of Okazaki and Toyota, and now consists of only the town of Kōta....
- Kōta
is a town located in Nukata District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of July 2011, the town had an estimated population of 38,205 and population density of 673 persons per km². The total area was 56.78 km².-Neighboring municipalities:*Okazaki*Gamagōri*Nishio...
Economy
Aichi's industrial output is higher than any other prefecture in Japan: the prefecture is known as the center of Japan's automotive and aerospace industries. Companies headquartered in Aichi include:
| Aisin Seiki |
Kariya is a city located in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2011, the city had an estimated population of 145,955 and a population density of 2890 persons per km²...
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| Brother Industries, Ltd. |
Nagoya |
Central Japan Railway CompanyThe is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as . Its headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.The company's operational hub is Nagoya Station...
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Nagoya |
| Denso Corporation |
Kariya |
| Makita Corporation |
Anjō is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of August 2011, the city had an estimated population of 179,614 and a population density of 2,090 persons per km²...
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| Matsuzakaya is a major Japanese department store chain operated by Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores, a subsidiary of J. Front Retailing. When the chain was an independent company, , it had its headquarters in Naka-ku, Nagoya.- History :...
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Nagoya |
| Nagoya Railroad , often abbreviated as , is a railroad company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan.Some of the more famous trains operated by Nagoya Railroad include the Panorama Car and the Panorama Car Super, both of which offer views through their wide front windows...
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Nagoya |
Nippon Sharyo, , formed in 1896, is a major rolling stock manufacturer based in Nagoya, Japan. In 1996, it abbreviated its name to "日本車両" Nippon Sharyō. Its shortest abbreviation is Nissha "日車". It was a listed company on Nikkei 225 until 2004. It is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Nagoya Stock Exchange...
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Nagoya |
| Noritake is a porcelain maker headquartered in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.- History :Noritake Co., Limited, commonly known as "Noritake," grew out of a trading company established in Tokyo and in New York City by the Morimura Brothers in 1876. In 1904, key members of this trading company created the...
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Nagoya |
Toyota Motor Corporation, , , commonly known simply as Toyota and abbreviated as TMC, is a multinational automaker headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan. In 2010, Toyota Motor Corporation employed 317,734 people worldwide, and was the world's largest automobile manufacturer by production.The company was founded by...
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Toyotais a city located in the Mikawa region of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, east of Nagoya.Toyota's main plant, the Tsutsumi plant, is located here. The longstanding ties between the Toyota Motor Corporation and the town of Toyota-shi, formerly known as Koromo, gave the town its current...
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Companies such as
Fuji Heavy Industries, or FHI, is a Japanese transportation conglomerate most known for being the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles. It traces its roots to the Nakajima Aircraft Company, a leading supplier of airplanes to the Japanese government during World War II...
,
Mitsubishi Motorsis a multinational automaker headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. In 2009 it was the fifth-largest Japan-based automaker and the 17th-largest in the world measured by production...
,
PfizerPfizer, Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The company is based in New York City, New York with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut, United States...
,
Sony, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
,
Suzukiis a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines...
, Bodycote, and
Volkswagen GroupVolkswagen Group is a German multinational automobile manufacturing group. , Volkswagen was ranked as the world’s third largest motor vehicle manufacturer and Europe's largest....
also operate plants and/or branch offices in Aichi.
Demographics
As of 2001, Aichi Prefecture's population was 50.03%
maleMale refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
and 49.97%
femaleFemale is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...
. 139,540 residents (nearly 2% of the population) are of foreign
nationalityNationality is membership of a nation or sovereign state, usually determined by their citizenship, but sometimes by ethnicity or place of residence, or based on their sense of national identity....
.
style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 80%" | Population by age (2001)
| Age |
% Population |
% Male |
% Female |
| 0 - 9 |
10.21 |
10.45 |
9.96 |
| 10 - 19 |
10.75 |
11.02 |
10.48 |
| 20 - 29 |
15.23 |
15.71 |
14.75 |
| 30 - 39 |
14.81 |
15.31 |
14.30 |
| 40 - 49 |
12.21 |
12.41 |
12.01 |
| 50 - 59 |
15.22 |
15.31 |
15.12 |
| 60 - 69 |
11.31 |
11.22 |
11.41 |
| 70 - 79 |
6.76 |
6.01 |
7.52 |
| over 80 |
3.12 |
2.01 |
4.23 |
| unknown |
0.38 |
0.54 |
0.23 |
Sports
The sports teams listed below are based in Aichi.
Football (soccer) (
Nagoyais the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan.Located on the Pacific coast in the Chūbu region on central Honshu, it is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Moji...
) (
Kariyais a city located in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2011, the city had an estimated population of 145,955 and a population density of 2890 persons per km²...
)
Baseball
- Chunichi Dragons
The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chubu region of Japan. The team is in the Central League. They won the 2007 Japan Series and 2007 Asia Series.-History:...
(Nagoyais the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan.Located on the Pacific coast in the Chūbu region on central Honshu, it is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Moji...
)
Volleyball
- Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza
Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza is a men's volleyball team based in Nishikasugai District, Aichi, Japan. It plays in V.Premier League.Trefuerza is a coined word combining Italian tre and Spanish fuerza...
(Nishikasugai Districtis a district located in Aichi, Japan.-About:Located on the central Owari Region. The population is 22,194 people; the total area is 10.20 km²...
)
- Denso Airybees
Denso Airybees is a women's volleyball team based in Nishio city, Aichi, Japan. It plays in V.Premier League. The club was founded in 1972.The owner of the team is Denso.-Honours:Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League...
(Nishiois a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city has an estimated population of 165,443 and a population density of 1,030 persons per km². The total area is 160.34 km².-Geography:...
)
- Toyota Auto Body Queenseis
Toyota Auto Body Queenseis is a women's volleyball team based in Kariya city, Aichi, Japan. It plays in V.Premier League. The club was founded in 1951.The owner of the team is Toyota Auto Body....
(Kariyais a city located in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2011, the city had an estimated population of 145,955 and a population density of 2890 persons per km²...
)
Rugby
- Toyota Verblitz
Toyota Verblitz is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. Verblitz is a conflation of verde and blitz . The team is owned by Toyota Jidosha and is separate from, and not to be confused with, the Toyota Industries Shuttles rugby team, owned by Toyota Industries...
(Toyotais a city located in the Mikawa region of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, east of Nagoya.Toyota's main plant, the Tsutsumi plant, is located here. The longstanding ties between the Toyota Motor Corporation and the town of Toyota-shi, formerly known as Koromo, gave the town its current...
)
Tourism
Notable sites in Aichi include the
Meiji Murais an open-air architectural museum/theme park in Inuyama, near Nagoya in Aichi prefecture, Japan. It was opened on March 18, 1965. The museum preserves historic buildings from Japan's Meiji , Taisho , and early Shōwa periods. Over 60 historical buildings have been moved and reconstructed onto of...
open-air architectural museum in Inuyama, which preserves historic buildings from Japan's
MeijiThe , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...
and
TaishōThe , or Taishō era, is a period in the history of Japan dating from July 30, 1912 to December 25, 1926, coinciding with the reign of the Taishō Emperor. The health of the new emperor was weak, which prompted the shift in political power from the old oligarchic group of elder statesmen to the Diet...
periods, including the reconstructed lobby of
Frank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...
's old
Imperial HotelThe Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan, was created in the late 1880s at the request of the Japanese aristocracy to cater to the increasing number of western visitors to Japan. The hotel site is located just south of the Imperial Palace grounds, next to the previous location of the Palace moat...
(which originally stood in Tokyo from 1923 to 1967).
Other sites in Aichi include the tour of the Toyota car factory in the city by the same name, the monkey park in Inuyama, and the castles in Nagoya,
Okazaki-People named Okazaki:*Chieko N. Okazaki , former counselor in the General Relief Society Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints*Dai Okazaki , a Japanese comedic performer and former manga artist...
, Toyohashi, and Inuyama.
Because of Aichi's location along the Eastern seacoast, there are some scenic spots, but other than the Atsumi Peninsula surf beaches there are no significant beach destinations when compared to neighboring
Shizuoka Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
. Most attractions are man-made destinations, dealing with the region's history or modern marvels.
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