is a

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in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 69,687 in 29,477 households, and a population density of 4,017 persons per km². The total area of the city is .

Geography

Kiyosu is located in far western Aichi Prefecture, in the western portion of the

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on the

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. It is bordered by the Nagoya metropolis to the east. Most of the city has an altitude of under 10 meters above sea level.

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 Kiyosu is 15.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1688 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.4 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,Kiyosu population statistics
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Surrounding municipalities

; Aichi Prefecture *

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* Ama *

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** Nishi-ku ** Nakamura-ku

History

Middle Ages

Kiyosu was the location of a

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(

Kiyosu-juku was the third of nine post stations of the Minoji. It is located in the city of Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. History Kiyosu-juku was originally formed as a castle town for Kiyosu Castle; however, the original town was decimated when much of ...

) on the junction of 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 ...

and the

Minoji The was a highway in Japan during the Edo period. It was a secondary route, ranked below the Edo Five Routes in importance, and connected Miya-juku on the Tōkaidō with Tarui-juku on the Nakasendō.

connecting Kamakura with

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and the

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during the

Kamakura period The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first ''shōgun'' Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War, which saw the struggle bet ...

. In the

Muromachi period The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate (''Muromachi bakufu'' or ''Ashikaga bakufu''), which was officially established in 1338 by t ...

, the area was fortified with the construction of

Kiyosu Castle is a Japanese castle located in Kiyosu, eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is noted for its association with the rise to power of the Sengoku period warlord, Oda Nobunaga. The kanji in the name of the castle was written as 清須城. The curren ...

, which subsequently became a stronghold of the

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and the base from which Oda Nobunaga consolidated his control over Owari Province 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 ...

Early modern period

After the start of the

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, Kiyosu Castle was dismantled by order of

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, and most of the population relocated to

Late modern period

By the start of the

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, the area was a rural area organized into villages within Nishikasugai District of Aichi Prefecture. The town of Kiyosu was proclaimed on August 1, 1889, with the establishment of the modern municipalities system..

Contemporary history

The city of Kiyosu was established on July 7, 2005, from the merger of the former town Kiyosu with the towns of Shinkawa and Nishibiwajima (all from Nishikasugai District). On October 1, 2009, the neighboring town of

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(also from Nishikasugai District) was merged into Kiyosu.

Government

200px, Kiyosu City Hall Kiyosu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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city legislature of 22 members. The city contributes two members to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 5 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

External relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

International

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Economy

Kiyosu is a regional commercial center with a mixed economy. Due to its proximity to the Nagoya metropolis, it is increasingly becoming a

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Education

College

The Aichi Medical College for Physical and Occupational Therapy is also located in Kiyosu. * Aichi Medical College for Physical and Occupational Therapy

Schools

Kiyosu has eight public elementary schools and four public junior high schools operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railways

Conventional lines

;

Central Japan Railway Company *

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 ...

：- – ;

Meitetsu , referred to as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan. Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the ''Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of which of ...

* Nagoya Main Line：- – – – – – – *

Inuyama Line The is a 26.8 km Japanese railway line operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu), which connects Biwajima Junction in Kiyosu, Aichi with Shin-Unuma Station in Kakamigahara, Gifu. Together with the Kakamigahara L ...

：- – * Tsushima Line： –

Roads

Expressway

Nagoya Dai-ni Kanjo Expressway * Japanese Urban Expwy Sign 0006

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Route 16 (Nagoya Expressway)

Japan National Route

* *

Local attractions

*site of Odani Castle *

Kaigarayama Shell Midden The is an archaeological site containing the ruins of a large-scale Yayoi period settlement with an associated shell midden located in what is now part of the city of Kiyosu, Aichi in the Tōkai region of Japan. The shell midden was designated ...

, National Historic Site

Notable people from Kiyosu

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, professional go player *

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, actress and model * Akira Toriyama, manga, game artist and character designer. The creator of Dragon Ball.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Cities in Aichi Prefecture Kiyosu, Aichi