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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 69,525 in 30,185 households, and a

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of 2,994 persons per km². The total area of the city is .

Geography

Toyoake is located in the coastal flatlands of central

, bordering the

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most po ...

metropolis.

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 Toyoake is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1586 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.3 °C.

Demographics

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Surrounding municipalities

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* Tōgō * Kariya *

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（ Midori-ku）

History

Middle Ages

The area of modern Toyoake was part of

Owari Province was a province of Japan in the area that today forms the western half of Aichi Prefecture, including the modern city of Nagoya. The province was created in 646. Owari bordered on Mikawa, Mino, and Ise Provinces. Owari and Mino provinces were ...

and was the location of many battles during the

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, one of them being the Battle of Okehazama.

Early modern period

It was part of the holdings of

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under the

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Late modern period

With the establishment of the modern municipalities system in 1888, Toyoake Village was created within

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Contemporary history

Toyoake became a town on January 1, 1951, and was elevated to city status on August 1, 1982.

Government

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

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city legislature of 20 members. The city contributes one member to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 7 of the

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of the

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External relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

International

;Friendship city *

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（ Victoria,

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National

;Friendship city * Toyone（

Chūbu region The , Central region, or is a region in the middle of Honshū, Japan's main island. In a wide, classical definition, it encompasses nine prefectures (''ken''): Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, and ...

） **since November 3, 1977 * Agematsu（

Nagano Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the ...

） **since November 12, 2002

Economy

Due to its proximity to the Nagoya metropolis, Toyoake is largely a

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with some light manufacturing and product distribution.

Education

Close view of Fujita Health University Hospital Building A 2018

Universities

* Fujita Health University * Ohkagakuen University

Colleges

* Nagoya College

Primary and secondary schools

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

International schools

North Korean: * Aichi Korean Middle and High School

Transportation

Zengo Station Entrance & Palnes Zengo, Toyoake 2018

Railways

Conventional lines

;

Meitetsu * Nagoya Main Line：- - -

Roads

Expressways

* Isewangan Expressway - Toyoake Interchange

Japan National Route

Local attractions

Places

* Ano Ichirizuka, milestone markers on the old Tōkaidō, National Historic Site *Ruins of Kutsukake Castle (沓掛城址) * Okezazama Battlefield site, National Historic Site *Chukyo Racecourse (中京競馬場)

Culture

Life sized cardboard cutouts of the Moe Character(Monami Gentsuki and friends)

Mascots

*Monami Gentsuki *Nobunaga-kun and Yoshimoto-kun

Events

April

June

August

November

* *

Gallery

File:Nyakōji-ike, Kutsukake-cho Toyoake 2018.jpg, Nyakōji-ike pond File:Nishi-ike03, Zengo-cho Toyoake 2018.jpg, Nishi-ike pond & Nishiike park File:Around the Top of Futamura-Yama Mountain, Kutsukake-cho Toyoake 2019.jpg, Mount Futamura File:Bisan Fire Department Toyoake, Kutsukake-cho Toyoake 2018.jpg, Fire department File:Toyoake Danchi entrance, Futamuradai Toyoake 2018.jpg, Toyoake Danchi File:Toyoake City Cultural Center, Nishikawa-cho Toyoake 2018.jpg, Cultural center File:Toyoake City Library, Nishikawa-cho Toyoake 2018.jpg, Toyoake city library File:Ruins of Kutsukake Castle(Honmaru), Toyoake 2012.JPG, Ruins of Kutsukake castle File:Chukyo Racecourse Main-Stand PEGASUS, Toyoake 2018.jpg, Chukyo Racecourse Main-stand PEGASUS

Notable people from Toyoake

* Kimiyasu Kudoh, professional baseball player

References

External links

* (with link to pages in English) {{Authority control Cities in Aichi Prefecture