Toyoake
Toyoake 豊明市 | |
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Okehazama Old Battlefield | |
![]() Location of Toyoake in Aichi Prefecture | |
Coordinates: 35°03′3.1″N 137°0′46.2″E / 35.050861°N 137.012833°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) |
Prefecture | Aichi |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hidekatsu Aiba |
Area | |
• Total | 23.22 km2 (8.97 sq mi) |
Population (October 1, 2019) | |
• Total | 69,525 |
• Density | 3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
- Tree | Zelkova |
- Flower | Sunflower |
Phone number | 0562-92-1111 |
Address | 1-1 Komochimatsu, Shinden-chō, Toyoake-shi, Aichi-ken 470-1195 |
Website | Official website |
Toyoake (豊明市, Toyoake-shi) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019[update], the city had an estimated population of 69,525 in 30,185 households,[1] and a population density of 2,994 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 23.22 square kilometres (8.97 sq mi).
Geography
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Toyoake is located in the coastal flatlands of central Aichi Prefecture, bordering the Nagoya metropolis.
Climate
[edit]The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Toyoake is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1586 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.3 °C.[2]
Demographics
[edit]Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Toyoake exploded during the 1970s and has continued to grow.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1920 | 6,402 | — |
1930 | 6,921 | +8.1% |
1940 | 7,872 | +13.7% |
1950 | 11,646 | +47.9% |
1960 | 15,366 | +31.9% |
1970 | 29,776 | +93.8% |
1980 | 54,667 | +83.6% |
1990 | 62,160 | +13.7% |
2000 | 66,495 | +7.0% |
2010 | 69,727 | +4.9% |
Surrounding municipalities
[edit]History
[edit]Middle Ages
[edit]The area of modern Toyoake was part of Owari Province and was the location of many battles during the Sengoku period, one of them being the Battle of Okehazama.
Early modern period
[edit]It was part of the holdings of Owari Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate.
Late modern period
[edit]With the establishment of the modern municipalities system in 1888, Toyoake Village was created within Aichi District, Aichi.
Contemporary history
[edit]Toyoake became a town on January 1, 1951, and was elevated to city status on August 1, 1982.
Government
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Toyoake has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 20 members. The city contributes one member to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 7 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
External relations
[edit]Twin towns – Sister cities
[edit]International
[edit]- Friendship city
Shepparton (Victoria, Australia)
- since October 22, 2003[4]
National
[edit]- Friendship city
Toyone (Aichi Prefecture, Chūbu region)
- since November 3, 1977
Agematsu (Nagano Prefecture, Chūbu region)
- since November 12, 2002
Economy
[edit]Due to its proximity to the Nagoya metropolis, Toyoake is largely a bedroom community with some light manufacturing and product distribution.
Education
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Universities
[edit]Colleges
[edit]Primary and secondary schools
[edit]Toyoake has nine public elementary schools and three public junior high schools operated by the city government, and one public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private junior high school and one private high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.
International schools
[edit]North Korean:
Transportation
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Railways
[edit]Conventional lines
[edit]- Nagoya Main Line: - Zengo - Toyoake -
Roads
[edit]Expressways
[edit]Isewangan Expressway - Toyoake Interchange
Japan National Route
[edit]Local attractions
[edit]Places
[edit]- Ano Ichirizuka, milestone markers on the old Tōkaidō, National Historic Site
- Ruins of Kutsukake Castle (沓掛城址)
- Okezazama Battlefield site, National Historic Site
- Chukyo Racecourse (中京競馬場)
Culture
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Life_sized_cardboard_cutouts_of_the_Moe_Character%28Monami_Gentsuki_and_friends%29.jpg/200px-Life_sized_cardboard_cutouts_of_the_Moe_Character%28Monami_Gentsuki_and_friends%29.jpg)
Mascots
[edit]- Monami Gentsuki[5]
- Nobunaga-kun and Yoshimoto-kun
Events
[edit]April
[edit]- Toyoake Spring Festival (豊明春まつり, Toyoake Haru-Matsuri)
June
[edit]- Okehazama Old Battlefield Festival (桶狭間古戦場まつり, Okehazama Kosenjo-Matsuri)
August
[edit]- Toyoake Summer Festival (豊明夏まつり, Toyoake Natsu-Matsuri)
November
[edit]- Toyoake Festival (豊明まつり, Toyoake Matsuri)
- Toyoake Marathon (とよあけマラソン, Toyoake Marason)
Gallery
[edit]- Nyakōji-ike pond
- Nishi-ike pond & Nishiike park
- Mount Futamura
- Fire department
- Toyoake Danchi
- Cultural center
- Toyoake city library
- Ruins of Kutsukake castle
- Chukyo Racecourse Main-stand PEGASUS
Notable people from Toyoake
[edit]- Kimiyasu Kudoh, professional baseball player[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Toyoake City official statistics (in Japanese)
- ^ Toyoake climate data
- ^ Toyoake population statistics
- ^ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "Monami Gentsuki project(in Japanese but has a translation menu)". Monami Gentsuki project steering committee. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Official website (in Japanese) (with link to pages in English)