is a

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Aichi Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,461,111 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the ...

, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 188,693 in 76,087 households, and a population density of 2,193 persons per km². The total area of the city was .

Geography

Pedestrian deck at the south exit of Anjo Station

Anjō is situated in southern Aichi Prefecture, approximately from central Nagoya, in the center of the Okazaki Plain, on the west bank of the Yahagi River. National Route 1 and

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provide the main east-west access through the city, with Aichi Prefectural Route 48 running between the two.

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 Anjō is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1576 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.4 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Anjō has grown rapidly over the past 70 years.

Neighboring municipalities

;

* Chiryū * Hekinan * Kariya *

Nishio is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 169,984 in 65,553 households, with a population density of 1,054 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . It is a regional ...

Okazaki Okazaki may refer to: *Okazaki (surname) *Okazaki, Aichi, a city in Japan *Okazaki Castle, a castle in Japan *Okazaki fragments Okazaki fragments are short sequences of DNA nucleotides (approximately 150 to 200 base pairs long in eukaryotes) w ...

* Takahama *

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History

Origins

The area of present-day Anjō has been continuously occupied since preshistoric times. Archaeologists have found numerous remains from the

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period and

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from the

Kofun period The is an era in the history of Japan from about 300 to 538 AD (the date of the introduction of Buddhism), following the Yayoi period. The Kofun and the subsequent Asuka periods are sometimes collectively called the Yamato period. This period is ...

Ancient history

During the

Nara period The of the history of Japan covers the years from 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 capita ...

, the area was assigned to ancient Hekikai County, and was divided into several ''

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'' during the

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, largely under the control of the

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or the

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Feudal period

However, in the

Kamakura period The is a period of History of Japan, Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kamakura by the first ''shōgun'' Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the G ...

, parts of the territory came under the control of the

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sect, who challenged the secular authority of the various

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clans, most notably 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 the ...

. During the

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, numerous fortifications were erected in the area.

Early modern period

Tokugawa Ieyasu Tokugawa Ieyasu (born Matsudaira Takechiyo; 31 January 1543 – 1 June 1616) was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was the third of the three "Gr ...

unified the region and destroyed the power of the Jōdo Shinshū sect in the Battle of Azukizaka (1564). During the

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, half of present-day Anjō was controlled by Okazaki Domain and the other half by

Kariya Domain was a Han system, feudal domain of the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate located in Mikawa Province (modern-day Aichi Prefecture), Japan, what is now part of the modern-day cities of Kariya, Aichi, Kariya and Anjō, Aichi, Anjō. It was centered on ...

under the

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with some scattered portions of ''

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'' territory ruled directly by the shogunate. During this period, the area was noted for its production of cotton and textiles.

Late modern period

At the start of the

Meiji period The was 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 colonizatio ...

, on October 1, 1889, Anjō was one of a collection of villages organized within Hekikai District,

by the establishment of the modern municipalities system. It was elevated to town status on May 1, 1906. The opening of the Meiji Irrigation Canal transformed the area in the 1920s and 1930s into one of the most agriculturally productive regions of the period, sparking the comparison with Denmark, then regarded the most highly advanced agricultural nation in the world. This led to Anjō's moniker of , which remains in the form of Den Park, a Danish theme park, as well as Den Beer, a

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available in the park.

Contemporary history

Anjō was elevated to city status on May 3, 1952. On April 1, 1967, it annexed the neighboring town of Sakurai.

Government

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

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city legislature of 28 members. The city contributes two members to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 13 of the

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of the

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Economy

Anjō is a regional commercial center with a mixed economy of manufacturing and agriculture.

Primary sector of the economy

Agriculture

In addition to rice, wheat, and soybeans, notable agricultural products include figs, Japanese pears, and

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in neighboring

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, Anjō is host to many factories supplying components into the automobile industry.

Companies headquartered in Anjō

*Aisin AW, automotive components *Anden, automotive components *Central Motor Wheel, automotive components *Hekikai Shinkin Bank * Makita, power tools, founded in Anjō, 1915. *Sugi Holdings, pharmaceuticals *Tosho Holdings, real estate File:The headquarters of AISIN AW.jpg, The headquarters of AISIN AW File:20160722 306 libramont.jpg, Makita lawn mowers File:Sugi Pharmacy headquarters.2008.jpg, Sugi Pharmacy headquarters File:Tosho Building 2008.jpg, Tosho Building File:Anforet exterior 2019-02 ac (4).jpg, Anforet main building File:Anforet outdoor plaza2017-06-02 ac (1).jpg, Anforet outdoor plaza

Education

Schools

Primary and secondary education *Anjō has 21 public elementary schools and eight public middle schools operated by the city government. The city has four public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. In addition the prefecture operates one special education school for the handicapped.

International schools

* Escola São Paulo – Brazilian school (Ensinos Fundamental e Médio)Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão

Archive
. Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. Retrieved on October 13, 2015. "Endereço: 1-3-4 Sasame-cho, Anjo-shi, Aichi-ken 446-0073"

Professional development school

*Denso Technical Skills Academy

Transportation

Railways

The

Tōkaidō Shinkansen The is a Japanese high-speed rail line that is part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Along with the San'yō Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed railway through the Taiheiyō Belt, also known as the Tokaido corridor. Opening in 19 ...

stops at Mikawa-Anjō Station, but Anjō Station on the

Tōkaidō Main Line The Tōkaidō Main Line () is one of the most important railway corridors in Japan, connecting the major cities of Tokyo and Kobe via Shizuoka (city), Shizuoka, Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka. The line, with termini at Tokyo Station, Tokyo and Kōbe St ...

and Shin Anjō Station on the

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Nagoya Main Line and Nishio Line serve the commercial center of the city.

High-speed rail

;

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: -

Conventional lines

;

: - – ;

* Nagoya Main Line: - * Nishio Line: - – – – – – –

Roads

Expressways

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Japan National Route

* * File:Mikawa-Anjō Station.jpg, Mikawa-Anjō Station File:Mikawa-Anjo Station Tokaido Shinkansen platform - 2.jpg,

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Anjo Station Anjo is a given name. As a Portuguese language, Portuguese name, it means angel. Notable people with the name include: * Anjo Buckman (born 1989), German rugby union player * Anjo Caram (born 1991), Filipino basketball player * Anjo Damiles (born ...

File:Toyota-Anjo Cycling Road in Daito-cho.jpg, Cycling Road from Anjō to Toyota

Sister cities

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, California, United States, since July 4, 1992 * Hobsons Bay, Victoria, Australia, since October 15, 1994 *

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, Denmark, since January 21, 2009

Local attractions

Tourist attraction

;National Historic Sites *

Futago Kofun file:1936 Futago Kofun map.jpg, 1936 map of Futago Kofun The is a Kofun period kofun, burial mound, located in the Sakurai neighborhood of the city of Anjō, Aichi in the Tōkai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a Monuments of Japan, N ...

* Himeogawa Kofun * Honshōji – Buddhist temple that was the site of the Battle of Azukizaka (1564) ; Other historical sites *Anjō Castle – Site of Anjo Castle, built in 1480, destroyed in 1562 *Anjō shrine *Meijigawa Shrine File:Ansho Castle 08.jpg, Anjō Castle File:本證寺 (安城市)02.jpg, Honshōji temple File:Anjo shrine ac (3).JPG, Anjō shrine File:Meijigawa Shrine 1.jpg, Meijigawa Shrine File:160312 Whole view of Futago Kofun.jpg, Futago Kofun ;Parks *Den Park *Horiuchi Park File:Denpark main gate.jpg, Den Park File:Horiuchi Park 140613.JPG, Horiuchi Park

Culture

Festival

*Anjo Tanabata Festival

Sports

Anjo City Sports Center in 2018 ac.jpg, Anjō City Gymnasium Anjo Sports Park softball field ac.jpg, Anjo Sports Park Softball Field File:Aisin AW Gymnasium2.jpg, Aisin AW Gymnasium

Notable people

Tohru Fukuyama is a Japanese organic chemist and Professor of Chemistry at University of Tokyo in Japan. He discovered the Fukuyama coupling in 1998. Biography Fukuyama studied chemistry at Nagoya University with degrees Bachelor's (1971) and Master's (1973) ...

, organic chemist * Tsuneko Gauntlett, suffrage, and peace activist * Toshiya Kakiuchi, businessman *

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(Real Name: Yuria Tauchi,

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: 田内友里愛, ''Tauchi Yuria''), professional wrestler *

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, professional wrestler *

Ayumi Tanimoto born 4 August 1981, in Anjo, Aichi, Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, Aichi, is a Japanese judoka. She was coached by Toshihiko Koga, who is a gold medalist at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona Olympics and a silver medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympic ...

, Olympic gold-medalist judo wrestler * Goiti Yamauchi,

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, voice actress

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anjo, Aichi Cities in Aichi Prefecture