is a

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in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 377,453 in 160,516 households and a population density of 1,400 persons per km². The total area of the city was . By area, Toyohashi was Aichi Prefecture's second-largest city until March 31, 2005 when it was surpassed by the city of

Toyota is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...

, which had merged with six peripheral municipalities.

Geography

Toyohashi is located in southeastern Aichi Prefecture, and is the capital of the informal "Higashi-Mikawa Region" of the prefecture. It is bordered by Shizuoka Prefecture to the east, and by Mikawa Bay and the headlands of the

Atsumi Peninsula is a peninsula in southern Aichi Prefecture, central Honshū, Japan. It has an approximate length of east-west, separating Mikawa Bay (to the north) from the Philippine Sea to the south, with Ise Bay is a bay located at the mouth of ...

to the west. To the south is the Enshu Bay of the

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. The presence of the warm

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offshore gives the city a temperate climate. The in Toyohashi is a

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nesting spot.

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 Toyohashi 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 Toyohashi has grown steadily over the past 60 years.

Neighboring municipalities

; Aichi Prefecture *

Toyokawa is a city in the eastern part of Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 183,930 in 72,949 households, and a population density of 1,141 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Toyokawa, famous for its Toyoka ...

* Shinshiro * Tahara ; Shizuoka Prefecture: *

Kita-ku, Hamamatsu is one of seven wards of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the north of the city. It is bordered by Tenryū-ku to the north, Higashi-ku and Naka-ku to the east, Hamakita-ku Minami-ku and Kosai to the south, and the cities of Toyohashi ...

* Kosai

City scape

File:ToyohashiSkyline03.jpg,

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of Toyohashi File:聳える市役所と吉田城.JPG,

Yoshida Castle is a Japanese castle located in Toyohashi, southeastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Yoshida Castle was home to the Inaba clan, ''daimyō'' of Tateyama Domain. The castle was also known as , and later as Toyohashi Cast ...

File:Toyohashi Aichi - in front of Toyohashi station Jan 3 2022.webm, The street in front of

Toyohashi Station is an interchange railway station in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) and the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). Lines Toyohashi Station is served by the high-speed Tokaido Shin ...

, 2022 File:豊橋（橋）.jpg, Toyokawa Bridge and Toyo River File:Playground BotanicalGarden.jpg, Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Park

History

Origins

The area around present-day Toyohashi has been inhabited for many thousands of years. Archaeologists have found human remains from the Japanese Paleolithic period, which have been

carbon dated Radiocarbon dating (also referred to as carbon dating or carbon-14 dating) is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon, a radioactive isotope of carbon. The method was dev ...

to more than 10,000 BC along with the bones of Naumann elephants. Numerous remains from the Jōmon period, and especially from the

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 ...

and Kofun periods have also been found, including many kofun burial mounds. During the

Nara period The of the history of Japan covers the years from CE 710 to 794. Empress Genmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō (present-day Nara). Except for a five-year period (740–745), when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the c ...

, the area was assigned to Atsumi, Hoi and

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Districts of

Mikawa Province was an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Mikawa''" in . Its abbreviated form name was . Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces. Mi ...

and prospered during subsequent periods as a

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on an important river crossing of the Tōkaidō connecting the capital with the eastern provinces.

Sengoku period

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 ...

, the area was a highly contested zone between the

Imagawa clan was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Seiwa Genji by way of the Kawachi Genji. It was a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Ashikaga clan. Origins Ashikaga Kuniuji, grandson of Ashikaga Yoshiuji, established himself in ...

based in Suruga Province and various local warlords, who built a number of

fortifications A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

in the area, including

. The rising power of the

Matsudaira clan The was a Japanese samurai clan that descended from the Minamoto clan. It originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province (modern-day Aichi Prefecture). During the Sengoku period, the chieftain of the main line of t ...

and its alliance with Oda Nobunaga eventually neutralized the threat posed by the Imagawa, and the area became part of the holdings of

Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fello ...

. Following the Battle of Odawara in 1590,

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ordered the

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to relocate to the Kantō region and assigned the castle to

Ikeda Terumasa was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the early Edo period. His court title was '' Musashi no Kami''. Terumasa was also known by the nickname ''saigoku no shōgun'', or, "The ''Shōgun'' of Western Japan". Terumasa fought in many of the battles of the ...

. Ikeda developed the surrounding

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and embarked on a massive and ambitious plan to rebuild Yoshida Castle. However, following the Battle of Sekigahara, he was relocated to

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Edo period

After the establishment of the

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, Yoshida Castle became the center of Yoshida Domain, a clan fief. The domain was assigned to several different '' fudai

daimyō were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and nominal ...

'' clans until coming into the possession of the Matsudaira (Nagasawa-Ōkōchi) clan in 1752, which remained in residence at Yoshida until the

Meiji Restoration The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ...

. The final ''daimyō'' of Yoshida, Matsudaira Nobuhisa, surrendered the domain to the

Meiji government The was the government that was formed by politicians of the Satsuma Domain and Chōshū Domain in the 1860s. The Meiji government was the early government of the Empire of Japan. Politicians of the Meiji government were known as the Meiji o ...

in 1868. In 1869, the name of the domain was formally changed from Yoshida to Toyohashi.

Meiji period

With the establishment of the modern municipalities system under the

in 1879, Toyohashi Town was created within Atsumi District, Aichi Prefecture. Toyohashi Zoo was established in 1899. The town achieved city status in 1906.

Taishō period

A tram system (the present-day Toyohashi Railway Asumadai Main Line) was established in 1925.

Shōwa period

In 1932, Toyohashi expanded its borders by annexing Shimoji Town (Hoi District), Takashi Village, Muroyoshida Village (Atsumi District), and Shimokawa Village (Yana District). Toyohashi suffered considerable damage during the

1944 Tōnankai earthquake The 1944 Tōnankai earthquake occurred at 13:35 local time (04:35 UTC) on 7 December. It had an estimated magnitude of 8.1 on the moment magnitude scale (making it the strongest known earthquake of 1944) and a maximum felt intensity of greater th ...

, and even more damage during the

Toyohashi Air Raid The was a strategic bombing operation on the night of 19 June 1945 against the city of Toyohashi, Japan. The air raid was part of the Allies' aerial campaign against the Home Islands of the Empire of Japan during World War II. Background Dur ...

, which destroyed more than 60% of the city in June 1945.

Modern Toyohashi

In 1955, Toyohashi's geographic extent was expanded again with the annexation of neighboring Maeshiba Village (Hoi District), Futagawa Village, Takatoyo Village, Oitsu Village (Atsumi District) and Ishimaki Village (Yana District). Toyohashi achieved

core city In urban planning, a core city, principal city metropolitan core, or central city, is the largest or most important city or cities of a metropolitan area. A core city is surrounded by smaller satellite cities, towns, and suburbs. A central city ...

status in 1999 with increased autonomy from the prefectural government.

Government

Mayor-council

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

unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multi ...

city legislature of 36 members.

Prefectural Assembly

The city contributes five members to the

Aichi Prefectural Assembly The is the legislative assembly of Aichi Prefecture. Its 103 members are elected in 57 districts by single non-transferable vote (SNTV) to four-year terms. The assembly is responsible for enacting and amending prefectural ordinances, voting on ...

House of Representatives

In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District15 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

List of mayors of Toyohashi (from 1907)

Public

Police

* Aichi Prefectural Police **Toyohashi police station

Firefighting

*Toyohashi Fire department **Toyohashi-Minami fire department **Toyohashi-Naka fire department

Health care

*Hospital **Toyohashi City Hospital

Post office

*Toyohashi Post office *Toyohashi-Minami Post office

Library

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International relations

Twin towns/sister cities

;Sister cities * –

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, China, since May 1987 * –

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, United States since April 2000 * –

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, Lithuania since June 2019 ;Friendship cities * - Jinju, South Gyeongsang, South Korea, since 1992 * -

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, Paraná, Brazil, since 2008 * –

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, Germany since 2011

Economy

Primary sector of the economy

Agriculture

* Cabbage *

Napa cabbage Napa cabbage (''Brassica rapa'' subsp. ''pekinensis'' or ''Brassica rapa'' Pekinensis Group) is a type of Chinese cabbage originating near the Beijing region of China that is widely used in East Asian cuisine. Since the 20th century, it has als ...

Tomato The tomato is the edible berry of the plant ''Solanum lycopersicum'', commonly known as the tomato plant. The species originated in western South America, Mexico, and Central America. The Mexican Nahuatl word gave rise to the Spanish word ...

Diospyros kaki ''Diospyros kaki'', the Oriental persimmon, Chinese persimmon, Japanese persimmon or kaki persimmon, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus '' Diospyros''. Although its first botanical description was not published until 1780,Publis ...

Pyrus pyrifolia ''Pyrus pyrifolia'' is a species of pear tree native to East Asia. The tree's edible fruit is known by many names, including: Asian pear, Japanese pear, Chinese pear, Korean pear, Taiwanese pear, apple pear, zodiac pear, three-halves pear, pa ...

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Chikuwa is a Japanese fishcake product made from ingredients such as fish surimi, salt, sugar, starch, monosodium glutamate and egg white. After mixing them well, they are wrapped around a bamboo or metal stick and steamed or broiled. The word chiku ...

;

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* JA Toyohashi

Secondary sector of the economy

Industrial production is centered around the production of automotive-related components for

, Mitsubishi, Suzuki Motors, and

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, all of whom have factories in the region. ;Motors *

* Mitsubishi * Suzuki Motors *

* VOLKSWAGEN Group Japan

Tertiary sector of the economy

;Worldwide trade Mikawa Port is a major port for worldwide trade, and its presence has made Toyohashi the largest import and export hub in Japan for automobiles, in volume terms. Compared to other ports around the world, Mikawa is roughly on a par with the German port of

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File:花園タウン(Hanazono Town) - panoramio.jpg, Shopping Street File:Cocola Avenue.JPG, Cocola Avenue

Media

Studio

* FM Toyohashi (''JOZZ6AA-FM, 84.30 MHz'')

Newspaper

*Higashi Aichi Newspaper *Tonichi Shimbun Newspaper

Education

University

;National university *

Toyohashi University of Technology Toyohashi University of Technology (豊橋技術科学大学; ''Toyohashi Gijutsu Kagaku Daigaku''), often abbreviated to Toyohashi Tech, or TUT, is a national engineering university located in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan. Distinguished for the upp ...

;Private university * Aichi University * Toyohashi Sozo College

Primary and secondary schools

*Toyohashi has 52 public elementary schools and 22 public middle schools operated by the city government, and eight public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. The city also has one private middle school and three private high schools. The prefecture also operated three special education schools for the handicapped.

International schools

* - Brazilian schoolEscolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão

Archive
. Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. Retrieved on October 13, 2015. * - Brazilian primary school * EJA Interativo – Educação de Jovens e Adultos - Brazilian institution * - North Korean school

Transportation

Railway

is on the

Tōkaidō Shinkansen The is a Japanese high-speed rail line that is part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Along with the Sanyo Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed railway through the Taiheiyō Belt, also known as the Tokaido corridor. Opened in 1964, ...

and the

Tōkaidō Main Line The is a major Japanese railway line of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) network, connecting and stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities. The high-speed Tōkaidō Shinkansen largely parallel ...

. ''

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'' shinkansen services stop at Toyohashi Station approximately once every two hours, and '' Kodama'' services stop twice an hour. Toyohashi Station is also the

terminus Terminus may refer to: * Bus terminus, a bus station serving as an end destination * Terminal train station or terminus, a railway station serving as an end destination Geography *Terminus, the unofficial original name of Atlanta, Georgia, United ...

of the

Iida Line The is a Japanese railway line connecting Toyohashi Station in Toyohashi, Aichi with Tatsuno Station in Tatsuno, Nagano, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The line links eastern Aichi Prefecture and southern Nagano Prefe ...

Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line {{BS-map , title=Nagoya Main Line , title-bg=red , top= *Subway: Nagoya Municipal Subway *Lines are Meitetsu unless otherwise noted , collapse=yes , map= {{BS, STR, , , Tokaido Main Line} {{BS3, , STR, hSTR, , , Tokaido Shinkansen} {{BS5 ...

Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line The is a railway line in eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Toyohashi Railroad ("Toyotetsu"). The line runs from the centre of Toyohashi, traversing the centre of the Atsumi Peninsula, a largely rural dist ...

, and the

Toyohashi Railroad Azumada Main Line Azumada Main Line is a tram line in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan operated by Toyohashi Railroad. It connects Ekimae (situated in front of the JR and Meitetsu Toyohashi Station) to Akaiwaguchi and Ihara (one stop from Akaiwaguchi) to Un ...

, making it an important transportation hub.

Highspeed rail

;

Central Japan Railway Company *

：

Conventional lines

;

Central Japan Railway Company *

： *

： ;

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： ;

Toyotetsu *

：

Tramway

;

Toyotetsu *

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Bus

Almost all services are operated by Toyotetsu Bus, a subsidiary of

Toyohashi Railroad The is a private railroad company in Japan, and a subsidiary of the Meitetsu Group. The company or its lines are commonly known as . The company operates the Atsumi Line train service on Atsumi Peninsula in Aichi Prefecture and a tram syst ...

Roads

Highway

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Japan National Route

* * * * * *

Sea port

*Port of Toyohashi（Port of Mikawa） File:160321 Toyohashi Station Toyohashi Aichi pref Japan05n.jpg,

File:160321 Toyohashi Station Toyohashi Aichi pref Japan13n.jpg, Ekimae-Ôdôri Main street File:T1000 toyohashi.jpg,

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Local attractions

Places of interest

*Toyohashi Park, which includes the site of , and the Toyohashi City Museum Art and History. *Site of Nirengi Castle *, a National Important Cultural Property .Toyohashi Culture Map
/ref> *, a National Important Cultural Property *

Futagawa-juku was the thirty-third of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in what is now the city of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was the easternmost post station in Mikawa Province. History Futagawa-juku was established in ...

'' honjin'' museum * Toyohashi Zoo * Toyohashi Natural History Museum *Toyohashi Museum of Natural Resources

Facilities and parks

Toyohashi has many parks, including the Natural History Museum and Zoological Park, the Imou swamp, Mikawa Seaside Forest, Kamo Iris Garden, and the Mukaiyama ''

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'' Garden. It also has what is considered one of the best surfing beaches in Aichi and the surrounding region.

Culture

Festivals

Toyohashi Festival, Spring Festival, Iris Flower Festival, Gion Festival, Demon Festival (February), and traditional marionette performances (Akumi joruri). At some of these festivals, especially the summer festivals, the use of traditionally handcrafted

fireworks Fireworks are a class of low explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. They are most commonly used in fireworks displays (also called a fireworks show or pyrotechnics), combining a large number of devices ...

is showcased, and include hand-held bamboo-tube fireworks known as ''tezutsu hanabi''.

Special products

(a type of baked sausage roll made from fish), , beach fermented

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s, food boiled in

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fish and soy, top producer of quail eggs in Japan, .

In popular culture

In the fictional

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, Toyohashi is the hometown of the professional

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team, the Toyohashi

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. In the

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movie ''

Kikujiro ''Kikujiro'' () is a 1999 Japanese road drama film starring, written, and directed by Takeshi Kitano. Its score was composed by Joe Hisaishi. The film was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. ''Kikujiro'' tells the story of a young boy sea ...

'', the story revolves around the characters' trip from

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to Toyohashi.

Sports

Basketball

* San-en NeoPhoenix（

Toyohashi City General Gymnasium Toyohashi City General Gymnasium is an arena in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan. It is the home arena of the San-en NeoPhoenix of the B.League The B.League is a professional men's basketball league that began in Japan in September 2016. The league is ...

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Baseball

Chunichi Dragons The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chūbu region of Japan. The team plays in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball. They have won the Central League pennant nine times (most recently in 2011) ...

（Toyohashi Municipal Baseball Stadium）

Gallery

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Notable people from Toyohashi

* Katsuhito Asano, Japanese politician *

Buyūzan Takeyoshi Buyūzan Takeyoshi (born July 29, 1974 as Takeyoshi Tominaga in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan) is a former sumo wrestler. His highest rank was ''maegashira'' 1. He is now a sumo coach. Career Tominaga began competitive sumo from a young age, losing ...

, sumo wrestler *

Daniel (Nushiro) of Japan Metropolitan is a Japanese clergyman and monk of the Japanese Orthodox Church. He has been the primate of the Japanese Orthodox Church since 2000, by virtue of the office of the Archbishop of Tokyo. He is thus the spiritual leader of approximate ...

, primate of Japanese Orthodox Church * Atsushi Fujii, professional baseball player *

Emi Fujino is a Japanese female mixed martial artist, kickboxer and professional wrestler, occasionally nicknamed . Background Fujino was born on in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. After graduating from college, she started training in Japanese style of catch ...

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

, kickboxer and

professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring o ...

Mizuki Inoue , nicknamed , is a Japanese female kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Inoue has fought in the kickboxing promotion J-Girls and MMA promotion Jewels. She won the 2010 Jewels -56 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix tournament at 16 years of age, becomi ...

, kickboxer and

* Yoshitaka Iwamizu, Olympic long-distance runner * Kitaro, musician * Aya Kitō, writer * Masaji Kiyokawa, Olympic gold-medalist swimmer *

Masatoshi Koshiba was a Japanese physicist and one of the founders of neutrino astronomy. His work with the neutrino detectors Kamiokande and Super-Kamiokande was instrumental in detecting solar neutrinos, providing experimental evidence for the solar neutrino ...

, Nobel Prize winner *

Ken Matsudaira is a Japanese actor and musician from Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan. His real name is . Career In 1974, he joined Shintaro Katsu's production company and made his debut with the television series Zatoichi as a guest. For a quarter of a century, he ...

, actor *

Rena Matsui is a Japanese actress, singer, and novelist. Matsui is a former member of the Japanese idol girl groups SKE48 and Nogizaka46. As a member of the former, she also participated in the main lineup of AKB48's singles. As an actress, she has played ...

, actress, former member of SKE48 *

Yūji Mitsuya (born October 18, 1954) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, director of audiography, voice director and sound supervisor from Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture who is affiliated with Combination. He graduated from Meiji University. He is best known for ...

, actor, voice actor * Masahiko Morifuku, professional baseball player *

Sakura Nogawa is a Japanese voice actress and singer. In August 2013, she took a break from voice acting and singing due to poor health and returned a year later. In February 2017, she announced that she had already changed the agency of Office Anemone. Filmo ...

, voice actress *

Kenichi Ogawa is a Japanese professional boxer who held the IBF super-featherweight title from November 2021 to June 2022. As of July 2022, Ogawa is ranked as the world's eight-best active super featherweight according to '' The Ring'' and '' BoxRec'', and a ...

, boxer *

Yoshio Sawai is a Japanese comedy, gag manga artist, best known for his series ''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'' and sequel ''Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'', both serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. ''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'' was adapted into a 76 episodes anime series by t ...

, manga artist * Akiko Suzuki, professional figure skater *

Sakon Yamamoto is a Japanese racing driver turned politician. He competed in 21 Formula One Grands Prix during the , 2007 and 2010 seasons. Before Formula One Yamamoto was born in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture. He began his racing career in 1994 at the Suzuka ...

, professional race car driver *

Yua Aida is a former Japanese model and AV idol. Life and career Early life Yua Aida was born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on 12 August 1984. Aida was an active girl and involved in many sporting activities during primary and middle school. Tennis was ...

AV idol An or is a type of pornographic film actress in Japan. It is a sub-category of the idol culture in Japanese pop entertainment. AV idols work in the pornographic business, often both as an actress as well as a model as the video performances ...

and model

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* * * {{Authority control Cities in Aichi Prefecture Port settlements in Japan Populated coastal places in Japan

Geography

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City scape

History

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Modern Toyohashi

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List of mayors of Toyohashi (from 1907)

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Culture

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In popular culture

Sports

Basketball

Baseball

Gallery

Notable people from Toyohashi

See also

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