is a

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located in

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 Prefecture ...

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. , the city had an estimated

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of 148,872 in 68,174 households, and a

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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

Komaki City Central Library exterior 2021-03-27 ac (1)

Komaki is located in the middle of the

Nōbi Plain The 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 .

, west-central Aichi Prefecture, north of the Nagoya metropolis. The city skyline is dominated by

Mount Komaki is an mountain located in the city of Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. At one point, the mountain was topped with the original Komakiyama Castle, built by Oda Nobunaga. Its base stretches for nearly from east to west, and from north to south, ...

, which is topped with

Komaki Castle 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 associated with the former Komaki Airport, whi ...

Climate

The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (

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''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

;

* Kasugai * Inuyama * Iwakura * Kōnan *

Kitanagoya is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 86,068 in 36,904 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Kitanagoya is a member of the World Health Organization’s Alliance for ...

Toyoyama Aerial photograph of Toyoyama town in 2019 is a town located in Nishikasugai District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,630 in 6,757 households, and a population density of 2,529 persons per km². The total a ...

Ōguchi is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Niwa District, Aichi, Niwa District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 24,160 in 9547 households, and a population density of 1,775 persons per km². The total area of ...

History

Ancient history

Archaeological remains from the

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through

Yayoi The started at the beginning of the Neolithic in Japan, continued through the Bronze Age, and towards its end crossed into the Iron Age. Since the 1980s, scholars have argued that a period previously classified as a transition from the Jōmon p ...

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

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are also common.

Middle Ages

During the

Sengoku period The was a period in History of Japan, Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615. The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the Feudalism, feudal system of Japan under the ...

Oda Nobunaga was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify ...

used Komaki Castle as his headquarters from which he launched his invasion of

Mino Province was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today southern Gifu Prefecture. Mino was bordered by Ōmi to the west, Echizen and Hida to the north, and Shinano to the east, and Ise, Mikawa, and Owari to the south. Its abbreviat ...

and later the area surrounding Mount Komaki was the site of the

Battle of Komaki and Nagakute The was a series of battles in 1584 between the forces of Hashiba Hideyoshi (who would become Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1586) and the forces of Oda Nobukatsu and Tokugawa Ieyasu. Hideyoshi and Ieyasu had both served Oda Nobunaga and had not previou ...

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 ...

during the

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, and prospered as a

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on the route connecting Nagoya with the

Nakasendō The , also called the ,Richard Lane, ''Images from the Floating World'' (1978) Chartwell, Secaucus ; pg. 285 was one of the five routes of the Edo period, and one of the two that connected Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Kyoto in Japan. There were 69 ...

highway.

Late modern period

During the

Meiji period The is an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912. The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonization ...

establishment of the modern municipalities system, the area was organized into villages under Higashikasugai District, Aichi. Komaki was proclaimed a

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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 is a district located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. About Located on the central Owari Region. As of 1 October 2019 the population was 15,630 persons with a population density of 2,529 per km2. The total area is 6.18 km2. Currently the distr ...

Government

Komaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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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（

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） **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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（

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） **since August 1979 (friendship city since 1986)

National

;Friendship city * Yakumo（

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） **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

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Rice Rice is the seed of the grass species '' Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera '' Zizania'' and '' Porteresia'', both wild and domesticat ...

Poultry farming

* Nagoya Cochin chicken

Secondary sector of the economy

Manufacturing

Sumitomo Riko (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

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Companies headquartered in Komaki

*COMO *SATO FOODS INDUSTRIES *santec *CKD Corporation * Sumitomo Riko *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, Sumitomo Riko File:Tsunoda Headquarter 20161010.jpg, Tsunoda File:Houtoku.JPG, HOUTOKU Co

Education

Universities

Aichi Bunkyo University is a private university in Komaki, Aichi, Japan, established in 1998 and specializing in the humanities. It is right next to Nagoya Zokei University is a private university in Komaki, Aichi, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and form ...

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 a ...

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

Komaki City Central Library terrace202107-2

Airways

Airports

* Nagoya Airport (Komaki Airport)

Railways

Conventional lines

;

Meitetsu * Komaki Line：- - - - - - The

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, formally the was a

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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 an ...

(

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 hi ...

) *

Tōmei Expressway The is a national expressway on the island of Honshū in Japan. It is operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company. The expressway is designated as E1 under the "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering", because it parallels N ...

(Asian Highway Network) * Japanese Urban Expwy Sign 0011

Route 11 (Nagoya Expressway) is an urban expressway in Nagoya and Komaki, Aichi, Japan. It is a part of the Nagoya Expressway network and is owned and operated by Nagoya Expressway Public Corporation. Overview The route is a northward extension of Route 1 which terminate ...

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 *

(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 The Menard Art Museum (メナード美術館) is a museum located in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The museum was founded by the owners of Nippon Menard Cosmetic Co. and opened in 1987. Art works in the permanent collection include "''Portra ...

*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 is a Japanese female singer and used to be a gravure idol, actress and a teen idol, had belonged to the show-business production ''LesPros Entertainment'' from 1999 to 2008. She is from Komaki, Aichi, and graduated from ''Hinode High School' ...

, 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 is a Japanese race car driver. Hirate has won the Super GT series twice. Career Hirate began karting in 1999 when he was 13. After winning the All Japan Junior Kart Championship, coming third and fifth in the All Japan Kart Championship and co ...

, professional race car driver *

Masanari Omura , nicknamed Masa, is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent the majority of his career with Filipino club Kaya. He was awarded the United Football League Cup Golden Ball in 2015 and had also captained h ...

, professional footballer

References

External links

* {{Authority control Cities in Aichi Prefecture