is a town in

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 ...

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. It houses the Arimatsu Station of the Meitetsu-Nagoya Line, roughly southeast of downtown

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. The town merged into Nagoya on 1 December 1964, and became a part of Midori-ku, Nagoya. The town is known for being the location of the Battle of Okehazama in 1560, where

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defeated

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and established himself as one of the front-running warlords in the

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. The town is also well-known for being the historical centre of , or traditional Japanese

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, and has supported the industry since the 17th century, dating back to 1608.Galli, Andrew and

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. "Arimatsu, Narumi shibori celebrating 400 years of Japanese artisan design". (DVD) produced by Arimatsu Shibori Mutsumi-kai (Japan); Studio Galli Productions (USA) Fremont, Calif. 2007

History

The area used to be inhabited before 1608. In 1608, the

Owari Domain The Owari-Han, also known as the Owari Domain, was a significant feudal domain in Tokugawa shogunate, Japan during the Edo period. Situated in the western region of what is now Aichi Prefecture, it covered portions of Owari Province, Owari, Mino ...

which was developing the Tōkaidō asked residents of

Chita Peninsula The Chita Peninsula (知多半島 ''Chita Hantō'') is a peninsula to the south of Aichi Prefecture, central Honshū, Japan. It runs approximately north-south. To the west is Ise Bay, while to the east it encloses Mikawa Bay. It faces the Atsu ...

to move to the area, creating the village. When the village was first created, it was technically a part of Okehazama village, but it became independent in 1625. The entire village was burned by fire in 1784. In 1892, Arimatsu was elevated to town status, and also merged with Okehazama village which was annexed by Kyowa Village in 1893.

References

External links

Tie-dyeing Museum
Dissolved municipalities of Aichi Prefecture {{Aichi-geo-stub