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Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...

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. , the city had an estimated population of 148,872 in 68,174 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city was . Komaki is commonly associated with the former Komaki Airport, which is located on the border between Komaki and neighboring Kasugai.

Geography

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Komaki is located in the middle of the Nōbi Plain, west-central Aichi Prefecture, north of the Nagoya metropolis. The city skyline is dominated by Mount Komaki, which is topped with Komaki Castle.

Climate

The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters ( Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Komaki is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around .

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Komaki has increased rapidly over the past 60 years.

Surrounding municipalities

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* Kasugai * Inuyama * Iwakura * Kōnan * Kitanagoya *

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* Ōguchi

History

Ancient history

Archaeological remains from the

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through Yayoi period have been found in what is now Komaki, and burial tumuli from the

Kofun period The is an era in the history of Japan from about 300 to 538 AD (the date of the introduction of Buddhism), following the Yayoi period. The Kofun and the subsequent Asuka periods are sometimes collectively called the Yamato period. This period is ...

are also common.

Middle Ages

During the Sengoku period,

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used Komaki Castle as his headquarters from which he launched his invasion of Mino Province and later the area surrounding Mount Komaki was the site of the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute in 1584.

Early modern period

It was part of the holdings of

Owari Domain The was a feudal domain of Japan in the Edo period. Located in what is now the western part of Aichi Prefecture, it encompassed parts of Owari, Mino, and Shinano provinces. Its headquarters were at Nagoya Castle. At its peak, it was rated at ...

during the Edo period, and prospered as a post town on the route connecting Nagoya with the Nakasendō highway.

Late modern period

During the Meiji period establishment of the modern municipalities system, the area was organized into villages under Higashikasugai District, Aichi. Komaki was proclaimed a town on July 16, 1906 through the merger of four villages.

Contemporary history

Komaki was raised to city status on January 1, 1955, after merging with the village of Kitasato in Nishikasugai District, Aichi.

Government

Komaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 25 members. The city contributes two members to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 6 of the

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of the

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External relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

International

;Sister cities * Wyandotte（ Michigan, United States of America） **since March 22, 1967 - Each year, Wyandotte and Komaki have an exchange student program, allowing students to be hosted by a family in the other city. ;Friendship city *

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（ Gyeonggi Province, South Korea） **since August 1979 (friendship city since 1986)

National

;Friendship city * Yakumo（ Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido） **since October 24, 1986

Economy

Downtown Komaki seen from Komakiyama Castle

Komaki has a mixed economy, with agriculture (rice and horticulture), commence, and light manufacturing industries playing important roles. Komaki's GDP per capita (Nominal) was in 2014.

Primary sector of the economy

Agriculture

* Peach * Rice

Poultry farming

* Nagoya Cochin chicken

Secondary sector of the economy

Manufacturing

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(Previously known as Tokai Gomme), a global rubber and synthetic resin products manufacturing company, whose automotive anti-vibration components hold the largest global market share, has its headquarters in the city.

Tertiary sector of the economy

Commerce

Due to its highway connections with the Nagoya metropolis, it is also becoming a bedroom community.

Companies headquartered in Komaki

*COMO *SATO FOODS INDUSTRIES *santec *CKD Corporation *

*Taihei Machinery Works *Tsunoda Co *HOUTOKU Co File:Como Headquarter 20160831.jpg, COMO File:Sato Foods Industries 2.JPG, SATO FOODS INDUSTRIES File:Santec corporation.jpg, santec File:The head office of CKD.JPG, CKD Corporation File:Tokai Rubber Industries.JPG,

File:Tsunoda Headquarter 20161010.jpg, Tsunoda File:Houtoku.JPG, HOUTOKU Co

Education

Universities

* Aichi Bunkyo University *

Nagoya Zokei University is a private university in Komaki, Aichi is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 148,872 in 68,174 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city was . Komaki is commonly as ...

Schools

;Elementary and secondary education Komaki has 16 public elementary schools and nine public junior high schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.

International School

*The Colégio Dom Bosco, a Brazilian school was formerly located in Komaki. Aichi Bunkyo University.JPG, Aichi Bunkyo University Nagoya Zokei University.JPG, Nagoya Zokei University

Transportation

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Airways

Airports

* Nagoya Airport (Komaki Airport)

Railways

Conventional lines

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Meitetsu * Komaki Line：- - - - - - The Peachliner, formally the was a people mover which operated from 1991 until September 30, 2006, when it became the first people-mover system in Japan to cease operations.Peachliner home page

Roads

Expressways

* Chūō Expressway *

Meishin Expressway The , or Nagoya-Kōbe Expressway is a toll expressway in Japan. It runs from a junction with the Tōmei Expressway in Komaki, Aichi (outside Nagoya) west to Nishinomiya, Hyōgo (between Osaka and Kobe). It is the main road link between Osaka and ...

(

Asian Highway Network The Asian Highway Network (AH), also known as the Great Asian Highway, is a cooperative project among countries in Asia and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to improve their connectivity via hig ...

) * Tōmei Expressway (Asian Highway Network) * Japanese Urban Expwy Sign 0011

Route 11 (Nagoya Expressway)

Japan National Route

* * File:Airport Walk NAGOYA 01.JPG, Nagoya Airport(Komaki Airport) File:Meitetsu Komaki Hotel 2021-03 ac.jpg, Komaki Station File:Komaki Junction2019-2.jpg, Komaki Junction File:Komaki Entrance 20160603B.jpg, Komaki Interchange

Local attractions

Komaki CCI & Komaki Central Public Hall 2

;Historic sites * Mount Komaki (Komaki Castle) *Ryūon-ji temple(Mama Kannon) *Tagata Jinja * Komaki shuku (Kishida house) *Iwaya Kofun *Shinooka Kiln ruins File:Komakishirekishikan.jpg, Komaki Castle museum File:Mama-Kan-on's chōzuya 1a.jpg, Ryūon-ji
(Mama Kannon) File:Tagata Shrine no Souji.jpg, Tagata Jinja File:Kishidake.JPG, Komaki-shuku File:Iwaya kofun-01.jpg, Iwaya Kofun File:Shinoka Koyosekigun 2.JPG, Shinooka kiln ruins ;Parks * Menard Art Museum *Shimin Shiki no Mori *Komaki Municipal Baseball Stadium *Park Arena Komaki File:Menardartmuseum000.jpg, Menard Art Museum File:Park Arena Komaki 03.JPG, Park Arena Komaki File:Komaki Municipal Baseball Stadium 3.JPG, Komaki Municipal Baseball Stadium File:Shimin Shiki no Mori 8.JPG, Shimin Shiki no Mori

Culture

Festivals

* Hōnen Matsuri, and annual fertility festival held on March 15 at Tagata Shrine. *Bamboo Installation File:Hōnen Matsuri 2.JPG, ''Hōnen Matsuri'' at Tagata Shrine in Komaki File:Bamboo Installation 02.JPG, Bamboo Installation

Sports

Noted people from Komaki

* Asuka Teramoto, Olympic gymnast * Jōtarō Watanabe, Imperial Japanese Army general * Minoru Tanaka, professional wrestler * Miku Ishida, singer, gravure artist *

AK-69 AK-69, also known as Kalassy Nikoff (エーケーシックスティーナイン／カラシニコフ) is a Japanese Hip Hop artist from Komaki, Aichi. As a rapper, AK-69 uses his stage name; while singing, he is usually known as "Kalassy Nikoff." ...

, hip-hop artist * Kohei Hirate, professional race car driver * Masanari Omura, professional footballer

References

External links

* {{Authority control Cities in Aichi Prefecture