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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 ...

, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 426,162 and a population density of 464 people per km². The total area was . It is located about 35 minutes from

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by way of the

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. Several of

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's manufacturing plants, including the Tsutsumi plant, are located here. The longstanding ties between the Toyota Motor Corporation and the town of Toyota-shi, formerly known as , gave the town its current name. The city's flag (and seal), is a

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Geography

Toyota is located in north-central Aichi Prefecture, and is the largest city in the prefecture in terms of area. The city area is mountainous to the north, with peaks averaging around 1000 feet (328 m) in height along its northern border with Nagano and Gifu Prefectures. Much of the mountainous northern portion of the city is within the

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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 Toyota 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 Toyota has been increasing rapidly steadily over the past 50 years.

Surrounding municipalities

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* Shinshiro *

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* Chiryu * Nisshin *

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* Miyoshi * Shitara ;

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* Neba

City scape

File:Toyota City Skyline001.jpg,

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of Toyota File:Koromo-jo Castle（Shichishū-jo Castle）.jpg, Koromo Castle File:Toyota-Pedestrian-Deck-1.jpg, Toyotashi Station Pedestrian Deck File:Pedestrian Deck, Wakamiya-cho Toyota 2018.jpg,

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of Toyota

History

Origins

The area of present-day Toyota City has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and archaeologists have found a continuous record of artifacts from the Japanese paleolithic period onwards. In early proto-historic times, the area was under the control of the Mononobe clan, who built numerous ''

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'' burial mounds. The local place name "Koromo" is mentioned in the ''

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'' and other early Japanese documents.

Edo period

During the

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, parts of the area of the current city were under the control of

Koromo Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Mikawa Province (modern-day eastern Aichi Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Koromo Castle in what is now the city of Toyota, Aichi. History A fortificatio ...

, a feudal ''han'' under the

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; however, most of the area of the current city was ''

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'' territory controlled directly by the government in Edo and administered through ''

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'' class appointed administrators. The village of "Matsudaira", from which

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took his clan name, was located within what is now the city of Toyota.

Meiji period

After the

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, the area was organized into the towns of Asuke and Koromo and numerous villages under Higashikamo District and Nishikamo District with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The area was a major producer of

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and prospered from the

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through the Taishō periods. As the demand for raw silk declined in Japan and abroad, Koromo entered a period of gradual decline after 1930. The decline encouraged

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, cousin of

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, to look for alternatives to the family's automatic

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manufacturing business. The search led to the founding of what became the

. Toyota built the first manufacturing facility, known as

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in November 1938, breaking ground in December 1935.

Modern history

On March 1, 1951, Koromo gained city status, and absorbed the village of Takahashi from Nishikamo District on September 30, 1956. Due to the fame and economic importance of its major employer, the city of changed its name to Toyota on January 1, 1959. Toyota became a sister city with

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in 1960. It continued to expand by annexing the towns of Kamigo (Hekikai District) on March 1, 1964, and Takaoka (Hekikai District) on September 1, 1965, and Sanage (Nishikamo District) on April 1, 1967, as well as the village of Matsudaira (Higashikamo District) on April 1, 1970. In 1979 the

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(Meitetsu) opened the Toyota New Line (now

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), and in 1988: The

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was opened, thus considerably improving access to the city via rail transport. Toyota became a

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in 1998, with increased local autonomy. On March 25, 2005,

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opened with its main site in

and additional activity in

and Toyota. The Expo continued until September 25, 2005. On April 1, 2005, Toyota absorbed the town of Fujioka, and the village of Obara (both from Nishikamo District), the towns of Asuke,

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and

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, and the village of Shimoyama (all from Higashikamo District) to create the new and expanded city of Toyota. Mitsuru Obe and Eric Pfanner of ''

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Government

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Mayor-council

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

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city legislature of 45 members.

Prefectural Assembly

The city contributes five members to the

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House of Representatives

In terms of national politics, the city is divided between Aichi District 11 and Aichi District 14 of the

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of the

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Public

Police

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**Asuke police station **Toyota police station

Firefighting

*Fire department **Toyota-Kita fire department **Toyota-Minami fire department **Toyota-naka fire department **Asuke fire department

Health care

*Hospital **Asuke Hospital **Toyota Kosei Hospital **TOYOTA Memorial Hospital

Post office

*Toyota Post office

Library

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External relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

International

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Economy

Primary sector of the economy

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（Atago） ;Forestry *

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* Chamaecyparis obtusa

Secondary sector of the economy

The main headquarters of

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is located in a 14-story building in Toyota. As of 2006 the head office has the "Toyopet" Toyota logo and the words "Toyota Motor". The Toyota Technical Center, a 14-story building, and the original Honsha plant, Toyota's first plant engaging in mass production and formerly named the Koromo plant, are adjacent to one another in a location near the headquarters. Vinod Jacob from ''

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Tertiary sector of the economy

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Education

Aichi Institute of Technology - panoramio (7)

Colleges and universities

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Aichi Institute of Technology is a private university at Toyota, Aichi , formerly known as Koromo, is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 426,162 and a population density of 464 people per km2. The total area was . It is located abo ...

* Toyota National College of Technology *

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Ohkagakuen University is a women's private university headquartered in Toyoake, Aichi, Japan, with its so-called Nagoya Campus there. There is another campus in Toyota, Aichi , formerly known as Koromo, is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estim ...

– Toyota campus *

Chukyo University is a private university in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, with campuses in Nagoya and Toyota. The main building is located in Yagoto, Shōwa-ku, Nagoya. Notable faculty members * Naomi Miyake, cognitive scientist * Koji Murofushi, Olympic hammer t ...

– Toyota campus *

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* Junior College of Toyota (1990–1999)

Primary and secondary education

Toyota has 78 public elementary schools and 27 public middle schools operated by the city government and 12 public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There are also two private middle schools and eight private high schools. The prefecture also operates two special education schools for the disabled.

International schools

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. Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. Retrieved on October 13, 2015. * Escola NECTAR – Brazilian primary school * Escola Pintando o Sete – Brazilian primary school

Transportation

Toyota, as the home city of

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(JNR) during its existence. The closest

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station is Mikawa-Anjō Station in the city of Anjō, although the limited-stop '' Nozomi'' and ''

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'' services do not stop there.

Railways

Conventional lines

;

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： – – * Mikawa Line： – – – – – – – – – ; Aikan logomark

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Linimo * Aichi High-Speed Transit： –

Roads

Expressways

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Shin-Tōmei Expressway The , literally meaning New Tōmei, is a national expressway in Japan running parallel to the Tomei Expressway as an alternate route. It is operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company. The expressway is also numbered E1A under the "2016 Proposa ...

Isewangan Expressway The is a national expressway in the Tōkai region of Japan. It is owned and operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company. Naming The route primarily follows the north shore of Ise Bay (wangan means bayshore in Japanese). Officially, the route ...

* Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway

Japan National Route

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Local attractions

* Asuke area ( Groups of Traditional Buildings) * Toyota Municipal Museum of Art *

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*Toyota Kaikan Exhibition Hall *Toyota Kuragaike Commemorative Hall *Kampachi Gorge *

Kōrankei Kōrankei ( ja, 香嵐渓) is a gorge created by the Yodo River, a tributary of the Yahagi River. It is a part of Asuke Town, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefect ...

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Culture

Sports

Sports Team

Sports Facilities

* Sky Hall Toyota *

Toyota Athletic Stadium is an athletic stadium in Toyota, Aichi, Japan. The 5000 seat (10,052 m²) all weather sports stadium features an 8 lane 800 metres track for track and natural grass field for soccer or rugby events. The park has numerous other sports venues:ht ...

Toyota Sports Center The Toyota Sports Center (formerly the HealthSouth Training Center) is a practice facility for the Los Angeles Kings, and the Ontario Reign, located on 555 North Nash Street in El Segundo, California. The $24 million, facility broke ground o ...

* Toyota Stadium

Notable people from Toyota

* Suzuki Shōsan, Edo period Zen prelate *

Yoshio Markino was a Japanese artist and author who from 1897 - 1942 was based in London. Biography He was born in the town of Koromo, Toyota, Aichi, Japan, at birth being named Makino Heijirō. He was the youngest of 3 children, Yoshi (the oldest daughter) ...

, artist, author *

Miliyah Kato (born June 22, 1988), better known by her stage name of is a Japanese pop and urban singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and author. In 2003, Kato started her career as a singer when she provided vocal to Reggae Disco Rockers' song "Cherry Oh ...

, singer *

Masami Mitsuoka is a Japanese pop singer. Born and raised in Toyota, Aichi, Mitsuoka debuted in the girl group Sister Q under the stage name MASAMI in 2005. After the group disbanded of unknown reasons in October 2006, she signed a contract with Pony Canyon an ...

, singer *

Etsuko Nishio is a Japanese singer, actress and model, known for her songs ''Ja Ja Uma ni Sasenaide'' and ''Don't mind Lay Lay Boy'' from the ''Ranma ½'' anime. In 1992 she became a gravure idol A model is a person with a role either to promote, disp ...

, singer, actress *

Katsuaki Watanabe is senior advisor at Toyota Motor Corporation. He was president and CEO of the company before Akio Toyoda assumed those positions on June 23, 2009. Watanabe, who earned a degree in economics from Tokyo's Keio University, joined Toyota upon gradu ...

, former president of Toyota Motors *

Tadashi Sugiura was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player with the Nankai Hawks. He debuted in the 1958 and went on to join the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame for his skills as a pitcher. he won the Japanese Triple Crown in (1959) Early life Sugiura ...

, professional baseball player *

Masato Naito is a retired Japanese hurdler. He is the former national record holder for the 110 metres hurdles and 60 metres hurdles. He finished fourth at the 2005 Asian Championships and third at the 2006 Asian Games. He also competed at the World Champ ...

, Olympic hurdler

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* {{Authority control Cities in Aichi Prefecture