Chiryū
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Chiryū 知立市 | |||
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 Chiryū Festival | |||
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 Location of Chiryū in Aichi | |||
  Chiryū | |||
Coordinates: 35°0′5.029″N 137°3′2.17″E / 35.00139694°N 137.0506028°E / 35.00139694; 137.0506028Coordinates: 35°0′5.029″N 137°3′2.17″E / 35.00139694°N 137.0506028°E / 35.00139694; 137.0506028 | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) | ||
| Prefecture | Aichi Prefecture | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Ikuo Hayashi (since December 2008) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 16.31 km2 (6.30 sq mi) | ||
| Population (August 1, 2016) | |||
| • Total | 71,142 | ||
| • Density | 4,361.86/km2 (11,297.2/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | ||
| - Tree | Zelkova serrata | ||
| - Flower | Iris laevigata | ||
| Phone number | 0566-83-1111 | ||
| Address | 3-1 Hiromi, Chiryū-shi, Aichi-ken 472-8666 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Chiryū City Hall
Chiryū (知立市, Chiryū-shi) is a city located in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
As of August 1, 2016, the city had an estimated population of 71,142 and a population density of 4,361.86 persons per km². The total area was 16.31 square kilometres (6.30 sq mi).
Contents
1 Geography
1.1 Neighboring municipalities
2 History
3 Economy
4 Education
5 Transportation
5.1 Railway
5.2 Highway
6 Local attractions
7 Sister cities
8 Notable people from Chiryū
9 References
10 External links
Geography[edit]
Chiryū is situated in central Aichi Prefecture.
Neighboring municipalities[edit]
- Aichi Prefecture
- Toyota
- Kariya
- Anjō
History[edit]
“Chiryū” as a local place name appears in documents in the Nara period. During the Edo period, the area prospered as Chiryū-juku, one of the post stations on the Tōkaidō connecting Edo with Kyoto. The town was noted for its horse trading fairs. Part of the present day city were under the control of Kariya Domain, a feudal han under the Tokugawa shogunate.
After the Meiji restoration, Chiryū Town was created within Hekikai District, Aichi Prefecture on October 1, 1889. It attained city status on December 1, 1970.
Economy[edit]
The economy of Chiryū is industrial, with automotive parts and automotive electronics manufacturing predominating.
Education[edit]
Chiryū has seven elementary schools, three middle schools and two high schools.
Transportation[edit]
Railway[edit]
Meitetsu – Nagoya Main Line
Ushida • Chiryū
Meitetsu – Mikawa Line
Chiryū • Shigehara
Highway[edit]
- Japan National Route 1
- Japan National Route 23
- Japan National Route 155
- Japan National Route 419
Local attractions[edit]
Chiryū Jinja – Shinto shrine, with a tahōtō built in 1907, which has been designated as an Important Cultural Property [1]
Yatsuhashi Kakitsubata Garden (八橋かきつばた園) at the Muryoju-ji Temple which has been known for its water garden and Iris laevigata since the Heian period. It is also the place where the Ariwara no Narihira wrote a poem in the Ise Monogatari using the five initial letters of Ka-Ki-Tsu-Ba-Ta. The poem goes:
KArakoromo KItsutsu narenishi TSUma shi areba HArubaru kinuru TAbi wo shi zo omou (HA can also be read BA).
The Kikatsubata is the prefectural flower of Aichi prefecture as well as of Chiryū City. Each year at the end of April a festival is held in the temple garden as a celebration of the flowering.
Sister cities[edit]
– Ina, Nagano, Japan
- City of Wyndham, Australia.[2]
Notable people from Chiryū[edit]
Seiji Suzuki – politician
References[edit]
^ http://www.pref.aichi.jp/kyoiku/bunka/bunkazainavi/yukei/kenzoubutu/kunisitei/0010.html
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External links[edit]
Media related to Chiryū, Aichi at Wikimedia Commons
Official website (in Japanese)
[permanent dead link] Chiryū City official website (in English)
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