is a

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located 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 ...

, Japan. , the city had an estimated

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of 148,872 in 68,174 households, and a

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of . The total area of the city was . Komaki is commonly associated with the former

Komaki Airport , also known as Komaki Airport or Nagoya Airport, is an airport within the local government areas of Toyoyama, Komaki, Kasugai and Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Prior to 2005 it was an international airport, but is now a domestic second ...

, which is located on the border between Komaki and neighboring Kasugai.

Geography

Komaki is located in the middle of the Nōbi Plain, west-central Aichi Prefecture, north of the Nagoya metropolis. The city skyline is dominated by Mount Komaki, which is topped with Komaki Castle.

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 Komaki 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 Komaki has increased rapidly over the past 60 years.

Surrounding municipalities

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* Inuyama * Iwakura * Kasugai * Kitanagoya * Kōnan * Ōguchi * Toyoyama

History

Ancient history

Archaeological remains from the

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through

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period have been found in what is now Komaki, and burial tumuli from the

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are also common.

Feudal period

During the

Sengoku period The was the period in History of Japan, Japanese history in which civil wars and social upheavals took place almost continuously in the 15th and 16th centuries. The Kyōtoku incident (1454), Ōnin War (1467), or (1493) are generally chosen as th ...

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used Komaki Castle as his headquarters from which he launched his invasion of

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and later the area surrounding Mount Komaki was the site of the

Battle of Komaki and Nagakute The , also known as the Komaki Campaign (小牧の役 ''Komaki no Eki''), was a series of battles in 1584 between the forces of Hashiba Hideyoshi (who would become Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1586) and the forces of Oda Nobukatsu and Tokugawa Ieyasu ...

in 1584.

Early modern period

It was part of the holdings of

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during the

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, and prospered as a

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on the route connecting Nagoya with the

Nakasendō The , also called the ,Richard Lane, ''Images from the Floating World'' (1978) Chartwell, Secaucus ; pg. 285 was one of the centrally administered Edo Five Routes, five routes of the Edo period, and one of the two that connected the ''de facto'' ...

highway.

Late modern period

During the

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establishment of the modern municipalities system, the area was organized into villages under Higashikasugai District, Aichi. Komaki was proclaimed a

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on July 16, 1906, through the merger of four villages.

Contemporary history

Komaki was raised to city status on January 1, 1955, after merging with the village of Kitasato in Nishikasugai District, Aichi.

Government

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

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city legislature of 25 members. The city contributes two members to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi 16th district of the

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of the

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Sister cities

International

;Sister cities * Wyandotte (

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, since March 22, 1967. Each year, Wyandotte and Komaki have an exchange student program, allowing students to be hosted by a family in the other city. ;Friendship city *

Anyang Anyang ( zh, s=安阳, t=安陽; ) is a prefecture-level city in Henan, China. Geographical coordinates are 35° 41'~ 36° 21' north latitude and 113° 38'~ 114° 59' east longitude. The northernmost city in Henan, Anyang borders Puyang to the eas ...

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, since August 1979 (friendship city since 1986)

National

;Friendship city * Yakumo,

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, since October 24, 1986

Economy

Downtown Komaki seen from Komakiyama Castle

Komaki has a mixed economy, with agriculture (rice and horticulture), commence, and light manufacturing industries playing important roles. Komaki's GDP per capita (Nominal) was in 2014.

Primary sector of the economy

Agriculture

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Poultry farming

* Nagoya Cochin chicken

Secondary sector of the economy

Manufacturing

Sumitomo Riko (Previously known as Tokai Gomme), a global rubber and synthetic resin products manufacturing company, whose automotive anti-vibration components hold the largest global market share, has its headquarters in the city.

Tertiary sector of the economy

Commerce

Due to its highway connections with the Nagoya metropolis, it is also becoming a

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Companies headquartered in Komaki

*COMO *SATO FOODS INDUSTRIES *santec *CKD Corporation * Sumitomo Riko *Taihei Machinery Works *Tsunoda Co *HOUTOKU Co File:Como Headquarter 20160831.jpg, COMO File:Sato Foods Industries 2.JPG, SATO FOODS INDUSTRIES File:The head office of CKD.JPG, CKD Corporation File:Tokai Rubber Industries.JPG, Sumitomo Riko File:Tsunoda Headquarter 20161010.jpg, Tsunoda File:Houtoku.JPG, HOUTOKU Co

Education

Universities

* Aichi Bunkyo University * Nagoya Zokei University

Schools

;Elementary and secondary education Komaki has 16 public elementary schools and nine public junior high schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.

International School

*The Colégio Dom Bosco, a Brazilian school was formerly located in Komaki. Aichi Bunkyo University.JPG, Aichi Bunkyo University Nagoya Zokei University.JPG, Nagoya Zokei University

Transportation

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Airways

Airports

* Nagoya Airport (Komaki Airport)

Railways

Conventional lines

;

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* Komaki Line: - - - - - - The Peachliner, formally the was a

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which operated from 1991 until September 30, 2006, when it became the first people-mover system in Japan to cease operations.Peachliner home page

Roads

Expressways

Chūō Expressway The is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by NEXCO Central. Naming Officially the expressway is designated as the Chūō Expressway Nishinomiya Route (from Takaido Interchange to Komaki Junction), the Chūō Expressway N ...

* Meishin Expressway (

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) * Tōmei Expressway (Asian Highway Network) * Japanese Urban Expwy Sign 0011

Route 11 (Nagoya Expressway) is an urban Expressways of Japan, expressway in Nagoya and Komaki, Aichi, Japan. It is a part of the Nagoya Expressway network and is owned and operated by Nagoya Expressway Public Corporation. Overview The route is a northward extension of Rou ...

Japan National Route

* * File:Airport Walk NAGOYA 01.JPG, Nagoya Airport(Komaki Airport) File:Meitetsu Komaki Hotel 2021-03 ac.jpg, Komaki Station File:Komaki Junction2019-2.jpg, Komaki Junction File:Komaki Entrance 20160603B.jpg, Komaki Interchange

Local attractions

;Historic sites *Iwaya Kofun * Komaki shuku (Kishida house) * Mount Komaki (Komaki Castle) * Ryūon-ji temple (Mama Kannon) *Shinooka Kiln ruins *Tagata Jinja File:Komakishirekishikan.jpg, Komaki Castle museum File:Mama-Kan-on's chōzuya 1a.jpg, Ryūon-ji
(Mama Kannon) File:Tagata Shrine no Souji.jpg, Tagata Jinja File:Kishidake.JPG, Komaki-shuku File:Iwaya kofun-01.jpg, Iwaya Kofun File:Shinoka Koyosekigun 2.JPG, Shinooka kiln ruins ;Parks * Menard Art Museum *Komaki Municipal Baseball Stadium *Park Arena Komaki *Shimin Shiki no Mori File:Menardartmuseum000.jpg, Menard Art Museum File:Park Arena Komaki 03.JPG, Park Arena Komaki File:Komaki Municipal Baseball Stadium 3.JPG, Komaki Municipal Baseball Stadium File:Shimin Shiki no Mori 8.JPG, Shimin Shiki no Mori

Culture

Festivals

* Hōnen Matsuri, and annual fertility festival held on March 15 at Tagata Shrine. *Bamboo Installation File:Hōnen Matsuri 2.JPG, ''Hōnen Matsuri'' at Tagata Shrine in Komaki File:Bamboo Installation 02.JPG, Bamboo Installation

Sports

Noted people from Komaki

* AK-69, hip-hop artist *

Kohei Hirate is a Japanese race car driver. Hirate has won the Super GT series twice. Career Hirate began karting in 1999 when he was 13. After winning the All Japan Junior Kart Championship, coming third and fifth in the All Japan Kart Championship and c ...

, professional race car driver * Miku Ishida, singer, gravure artist * Masanari Omura, professional footballer * Minoru Tanaka, professional wrestler * Asuka Teramoto, Olympic gymnast * Jōtarō Watanabe, Imperial Japanese Army general

References

External links

* {{Authority control Cities in Aichi Prefecture