Aichi Prefecture

Aichi Prefecture
; Aichi Prefecture; 愛知県;
	; Prefecture;
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese;	; 愛知県;
• Rōmaji;	; Aichi-ken;
; ; Flag;	; ; Symbol;
	;
	; Coordinates: 35°10′48.68″N 136°54′48.63″E / 35.1801889°N 136.9135083°E / 35.1801889; 136.9135083Coordinates: 35°10′48.68″N 136°54′48.63″E / 35.1801889°N 136.9135083°E / 35.1801889; 136.9135083;
Country	; Japan;
Region	; Chūbu (Tōkai)
Island	; Honshu;
Capital	; Nagoya;
Government;
• Governor;	; Hideaki Ōmura (since February 2011)
Area;
• Total	; 5,153.81 km2 (1,989.90 sq mi)
Area rank	; 28th;
Population (May 1, 2016);
• Total	; 7,498,485
• Rank	; 4th;
• Density	; 1,454.94/km2 (3,768.3/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	; JP-23
Districts	; 7
Municipalities	; 54
Flower	; Kakitsubata (Iris laevigata)
Tree	; Hananoki (Acer pycnanthum)
Bird	; Scops-owl (Otus scops japonicus)
Fish	; Kuruma prawn (Penaeus japonicus)
Website	; www.pref.aichi.jp/global/en/index.html;

Prefecture in Chūbu (Tōkai), Japan

Aichi Prefecture (愛知県, Aichi-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region.^[1] The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō metropolitan area.^[2]

History[edit]

Originally, the region was divided into the two provinces of Owari and Mikawa.^[3] After the Meiji Restoration, Owari and Mikawa were united into a single entity. In 1871, after the abolition of the han system, Owari, with the exception of the Chita Peninsula, was established as Nagoya Prefecture, while Mikawa combined with the Chita Peninsula and formed Nukata Prefecture. 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 Office in Nagoya, which is the old capital of Owari. The Aichi Prefectural Police and its predecessor organisations have been responsible for law enforcement in the prefecture since 1871.

The Expo 2005 World Exposition was held in Seto and Nagakute.

Etymology[edit]

In the third volume of the Man'yōshū there is a poem by Takechi Kurohito that reads: "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 flat is all that remains of the earlier Ayuchi-gata. It is now a protected area.^[4]^[5]

For a time, an Aichi Station existed on the Kansai Line (at the time the Kansai Railway) between Nagoya and Hatta stations, but its role was overtaken by Sasashima-Live Station on the Aonami Line and Komeno Station on the Kintetsu Nagoya Line.

Geography[edit]

Map of Aichi Prefecture
Government Ordinance Designated City City Town Village

Aichi Prefectural Government Office

Satellite photo of Mikawa Bay

Located near the center of the Japanese main island of Honshu, Aichi Prefecture faces the Ise and Mikawa Bays to the south and borders Shizuoka Prefecture to the east, Nagano Prefecture to the northeast, Gifu Prefecture to the north, and Mie Prefecture to the west. It measures 106 km east to west and 94 km south to north and forms a major portion of the Nōbi Plain. With an area of 5,153.81 km² it accounts for approximately 1.36% of the total surface area of Japan. The highest spot is Chausuyama at 1,415 m above sea level.

The western part of the prefecture is dominated by Nagoya, Japan's third 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, at 7.4 per cent.

As of April 1, 2012, 17% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely the Aichi Kōgen, Hida-Kisogawa, Mikawa Wan, and Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Parks along with seven Prefectural Natural Parks.^[6]

Cities[edit]

Thirty-eight cities are located in Aichi Prefecture.

Aisai

Ama

Anjō

Chiryū

Chita

Gamagōri

Handa

Hekinan

Ichinomiya

Inazawa

Inuyama

Iwakura

Kariya

Kasugai

Kitanagoya

Kiyosu

Komaki

Kōnan

Miyoshi

Nagakute

Nagoya (capital)

Nishio

Nisshin

Okazaki

Ōbu

Owariasahi

Seto

Shinshiro

Tahara

Takahama

Tokoname

Tōkai

Toyoake

Toyohashi

Toyokawa

Toyota

Tsushima

Yatomi

Gamagōri

Inuyama

Nagoya

Toyota

Tsushima

Towns and villages[edit]

These are the towns and villages in each district:

Aichi District
- Tōgō

Ama District
- Kanie
- Ōharu
- Tobishima

Chita District
- Agui
- Higashiura
- Mihama
- Minamichita
- Taketoyo

Kitashitara District
- Shitara
- Tōei
- Toyone

Nishikasugai District
- Toyoyama

Niwa District
- Fusō
- Ōguchi

Nukata District
- Kōta

Ama District, Kanie

Chita District, Minamichita

Kitashitara District, Toyone

Niwa District, Ōguchi

Nukata District, Kōta

Mergers[edit]

Economy[edit]

Chūkyō Metropolitan Area

Companies headquartered in Aichi include the following.

Aisin Seiki	Kariya
Brother Industries, Ltd.	Nagoya
Central Japan Railway Company	Nagoya
Denso Corporation	Kariya
Makita Corporation	Anjō
Matsuzakaya	Nagoya
Nagoya Railroad	Nagoya
Nippon Sharyo	Nagoya
Noritake	Nagoya
Sumitomo Riko	Komaki^[7]
Toyota Motor Corporation	Toyota

Companies such as Fuji Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Motors, Pfizer, Sony, Suzuki, Bodycote, and Volkswagen Group also operate plants or branch offices in Aichi.

International relations[edit]

Expo 2005

Sister Autonomous Administrative division[edit]

Victoria, Australia – （1980/5/2）

Jiangsu, China – （1980/7/28）

Bangkok, Thailand – （2012/7/9）

Guangdong, China – （2013/11/25）

Gyeonggi Province, South Korea – （2015/11/10）

Texas, United States – （2016/4/22）

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – （2016/9/13）

Washington, United States – （2016/10/18）

Brussels, Flemish Region, Wallonia, Belgium – （2017/5/15）

Indiana, United States – （2017/9/15）

Kentucky, United States – （2017/10/23）

Demographics[edit]

As of 2001, Aichi Prefecture's population was 50.03% male and 49.97% female. 139,540 residents (nearly 2% of the population) are of foreign nationality.

Population by age (2001)[edit]

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

Transport[edit]

Rail[edit]

Nagoya Station and Nagoya Station building

Toyohashi Station and Toyohashi Railroad

Komaki Junction

Nagoya Expressway

Chubu Centrair International Airport, constructed on an artificial island

Nagoya Airfield

Port of Nagoya

Port of Mikawa

JR Central: Tokaido Shinkansen; ■Tokaido Line; ■Chūō Main Line; ■Kansai Line; ■Taketoyo Line; ■Iida Line
Meitetsu: NH Nagoya Line; IY Inuyama Line; KM Komaki Line; TA Centrair Line; TA Tokoname Line; ST Seto Line; TK Toyokawa Line; GN Gamagori Line; TT Toyota Line; KC Chita Line; MU MY Mikawa Line; TB Bisai Line; CH Chikko Line; TB Tsushima Line
Kintetsu: E Nagoya Line
Aonami Line
Nagoya Municipal Subway: Higashiyama Line; Meijo Line; Tsurumai Line (connecting to Meitetsu Toyota and Inuyama Line); Sakura-dori Line; Meiko Line; Kamiiida Line (connecting to Meitetsu Komaki Line)
Toyohashi Railroad
Aichi Loop Line

People movers and tramways[edit]

Nagoya Guideway Bus

Linimo

Toyohashi Railroad

Road[edit]

Expressways and toll roads

Chuo Expressway

Higashi-Meihan Expressway（East Meihan Expressway）

Isewangan Expressway（Ise Bayside Expressway）

Meishin Expressway

Mei-Nikan Expressway

Nagoya Expressway

Shin-Meishin Expressway

Shin-Tōmei Expressway

Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway

Tomei Expressway

Chita Peninsula Road

South Chita Road

Chubu International Airport Connecting Road

Chita across Road

Nagoya Seto Road

National highways

Route 1

Route 19 (Nagoya-Kasugai-Tajimi-Nagiso-Matsumoto-Nagano)

Route 22 (Nagoya-Ichinomiya-Gifu)

Route 23 (Ise-Matsuzaka-Suzuka-Yokkaichi-Nagoya-Toyoake-Chiryu-Gamagori-Toyohashi)

Route 41 (Nagoya-Komaki-Inuyama-Gero-Takayama-Toyama)

Route 42

Route 151

Route 153

Route 154

Route 155 (Tokoname-Chita-Kariya-Toyota-Seto-Kasugai-Komaki-Ichinomiya-Tsushima-Yatomi)

Route 247

Route 248

Route 257 (Hamamatsu-Shinshiro-Toyota-Ena-Nakatsugawa-Gero-Takayama)

Route 259

Route 301

Route 302

Route 362

Route 363

Route 366

Route 419

Route 420

Route 473 (Gamagori-Okazaki-Toyota-Shitara-Hamamatsu)

Route 474

Route 475

Airports[edit]

Chubu Centrair International Airport

Nagoya Airfield

Ports[edit]

Nagoya Port – International Container hub and ferry route to Sendai and Tomakomai, Hokkaido

Mikawa Port – mainly automobile and car parts export and part of inport base

Kinuura Port – Handa and Hekinan

Education[edit]

Universities[edit]

National universities

Aichi University of Education

Graduate University for Advanced Studies - Okazaki Campus(National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Japan)

Nagoya Institute of Technology

Nagoya University

Toyohashi University of Technology

Aichi University of Education

Graduate University for Advanced Studies

Nagoya Institute of Technology

Nagoya University

Toyohashi University of Technology

Public universities

Aichi Prefectural University

Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts

Nagoya City University

Aichi Prefectural University

Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts

Nagoya City University

Private universities

Aichi Bunkyo University

Aichi Gakuin University

Aichi Gakusen University

Aichi Institute of Technology

Aichi Medical University

Aichi Mizuho College

Aichi Sangyo University

Aichi Shukutoku University

Aichi Toho University

Aichi University

Aichi University of Technology

Chubu University

Chukyo University

Daido University

Doho University

Fujita Health University

Globis University Graduate School of Management – Nagoya Campus

Japanese Red Cross Toyota College of Nursing

Kinjo Gakuin University

Meijo University

Nagoya Bunri University

Nagoya College of Music

Nagoya Gakuin University

Nagoya Keizai University

Nagoya Sangyo University

Nagoya University of Arts

Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences

Nagoya University of Commerce & Business

Nagoya University of Foreign Studies

Nagoya Women's University

Nagoya Zokei University

Nanzan University

Nihon Fukushi University

Ohkagakuen University

Okazaki Women's Junior College

Seijoh University

Seisa University – Nagoya Schooling Campus

Shigakkan University

Shubun University

Sugiyama Jogakuen University

Tokai Gakuen University

Tokyo University of Social Welfare – Nagoya Campus

Toyohashi Sozo College

Toyota Technological Institute

University of Human Environments

Aichi University

Aichi Gakuin University

Chubu University

Chukyo University

Meijo University

Nagoya University of Foreign Studies

Nanzan University

Toyota Technological Institute

Senior high schools[edit]

Sports[edit]

Nagoya Dome
（NagoyaHigashi-ku）

Toyota Stadium
（Toyota）

Wing Arena Kariya
（Kariya）

Teva Ocean Arena
（NagoyaMinato-ku）

Mizuho Rugby Stadium
（NagoyaMizuho-ku）

The sports teams listed below are based in Aichi.

Baseball[edit]

Central League

Chunichi Dragons (Nagoya)

Soccer[edit]

J.League

Nagoya Grampus (Nagoya and Toyota)

JFL

FC Maruyasu Okazaki(Okazaki)

Tokai Regional League

FC Kariya (Kariya)

L.League

NGU Loveledge Nagoya(Nagoya)

Basketball[edit]

B.League

SAN-EN NeoPhoenix（Toyohashi and Hamamatsu）

SeaHorses Mikawa（Kariya）

Nagoya Diamond Dolphins（Nagoya）

Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya（Nagoya）

Aisin AW Areions Anjo（Anjō）

Volleyball[edit]

V.League

Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza (Inazawa)

JTEKT Stings（Kariya）

Denso Airybees (Nishio)

Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (Kariya)

Rugby[edit]

Top League

Toyota Verblitz (Toyota)

Toyota Industries Shuttles（Kariya）

Futsal[edit]

F.League

Nagoya Oceans（Nagoya）

Football[edit]

X-League

Nagoya Cyclones（Nagoya）

Kirix Toyota Bull Fighters (Toyota)

Aichi Golden Wings (Nagoya and Toyota)

AFL

Nagoya Redbacks Australian Football Club(AFL Japan)（Nagoya）

Tourism[edit]

Nagoya Castle

Osu Kannon Temple, Naka, Nagoya

Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology

SCMaglev and Railway Park

Jōkōji, Seto

Akabane Beach, Tahara

Twin Arch 138 Tower in Kiso River Park, Ichinomiya

Notable sites in Aichi include the Meiji Mura open-air architectural museum in Inuyama, which preserves historic buildings from Japan's Meiji and Taishō periods, including the reconstructed lobby of Frank Lloyd Wright's old Imperial Hotel (which originally stood in Tokyo from 1923 to 1967).

Other popular 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, Toyohashi, and Inuyama.

Aichi Prefecture has many wonderful beaches. For example, Himakajima Beach, Shinojima Beach, Akabane Beach, Utsumi Beach.

Atsuta Shrine

Toyokawa Inari

Inuyama Castle

Kiyosu Castle and Kiyosu Castle Park in Kiyosu

Okazaki Castle

Tokugawa Art Museum

Meiji-mura

Toyota Automobile Museum

Tokoname pottery footpath

Laguna Ten Bosch

Himakajima

Shinojima

Sakushima

Site of Expo 2005

Field Mustard, Tahara

Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens

Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium

Mount Hōraiji

Obara shikizakura

Chausuyama Plateau

Katahara Onsen(Hydrangea Park)

The ruins of Matsudaira

Sakurabuchi Park

Kisogawazutsumi

Nomazaki Lighthouse

View of Cape Irago from Irako View Hotel

Legoland Japan

Festival and events[edit]

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage^[8]

Owari Tsushima Tenno Matsuri（Aisai, Tsushima）

Inuyama Festival（Inuyama）

Kamezaki Shiohi Festival（Handa）

Chiryu Festival（Chiryū）

Sunari Festival（Ama DistrictKanie）

Owari Tsushima Tennōsai(eve)

Inuyama Festival

Kamezaki Shiohi Festival

Chiryu Festival

Sunari Festival

etcetera

Nagoya Festival（Nagoya City）

Tsutsui-chō/Dekimachi Tennō Festival（Nagoya Higashi-ku）

Miya Festival（Gamagōri）

Toyohama Sea bream Festival（Chita District Minamichita Town）

Okkawa Festival（Handa）

Hōnen Matsuri（Komaki）

Omanto festival（Takahama）

Kōnomiya Hadaka Matsuri（Inazawa）

Tezutsu Matsuri（Toyohashi, Toyokawa）

Nagashino festival（Shinshiro）

Mando festival（Kariya）

Isshiki Lantern Festival（Nishio）

Nagoya Festival

Tsutsui-chō/Dekimachi Tennō Festival

Miya Festival

Toyohama Sea bream Festival

Okkawa Festival

Hōnen Matsuri

Omanto festival

Kōnomiya Hadaka Matsuri

Toyokawa Tezutsu Matsuri

Nagashino festival

Mando festival

Isshiki Lantern Festival

Notes[edit]

^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Aichi-ken" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 11, p. 11, at Google Books; "Chūbu" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 126, p. 126, at Google Books.

^ Nussbaum, "Nagoya" p. 685, p. 685, at Google Books.

^ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books.

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^ Kato, Sadamichi (2000). "Rediscovering an Ancient Poem to Save a Tidal Flat". International Studies in Literature and Environment. Oxford University Press. 7 (2): 189–197. doi:10.1093/isle/7.2.189.

^ "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

^ "Domestic production and sales bases Archived 2015-05-10 at the Wayback Machine.". Sumitomo Riko. Retrieved on January 28, 2015.

^ "Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan". UNESCO. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

References[edit]

Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128

External links[edit]

Aichi travel guide from Wikivoyage

Official website

Aichi Now-Official Site for Tourism Aichi

Aichi, HOME of the Samurai Spirit

[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Aichi-ken" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 11, p. 11, at Google Books; "Chūbu" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 126, p. 126, at Google Books.

[2] Nussbaum, "Nagoya" p. 685, p. 685, at Google Books.

[3] Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books.

[4] "Summary of Aichi Prefecture". Aichi Prefecture. Retrieved 23 March 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

[5] Kato, Sadamichi (2000). "Rediscovering an Ancient Poem to Save a Tidal Flat". International Studies in Literature and Environment. Oxford University Press. 7 (2): 189–197. doi:10.1093/isle/7.2.189.

[6] "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

[7] "Domestic production and sales bases Archived 2015-05-10 at the Wayback Machine.". Sumitomo Riko. Retrieved on January 28, 2015.

[8] "Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan". UNESCO. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

v t e Aichi Prefecture
Nagoya (capital)
Wards of Nagoya	Atsuta Chikusa Higashi Kita Meitō Midori Minami Minato Mizuho Moriyama Naka Nakagawa Nakamura Nishi Shōwa Tempaku
Core cities	Okazaki Toyohashi Toyota
Special cities	Ichinomiya Kasugai
Cities	Aisai Ama Anjō Chiryū Chita Gamagōri Handa Hekinan Inazawa Inuyama Iwakura Kariya Kitanagoya Kiyosu Komaki Kōnan Miyoshi Nagakute Nishio Nisshin Ōbu Owariasahi Seto Shinshiro Tahara Takahama Tokoname Tōkai Toyoake Toyokawa Tsushima Yatomi
Districts	Aichi District Tōgō Ama District Kanie Ōharu Tobishima Chita District Agui Higashiura Mihama Minamichita Taketoyo Kitashitara District Shitara Tōei Toyone Nishikasugai District Toyoyama Niwa District Fusō Ōguchi Nukata District Kōta
Law Enforcement	Aichi Prefectural Police
List of mergers in Aichi Prefecture