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 ...

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. , the city had an estimated

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of 81,954 in 35,583 households, and a

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of 3,897 persons per km². The total area of the city is .

Geography

View from observation floor of Asahi Castle Resthouse - 1

Owariasahi is located in west-central Aichi Prefecture, north of the Nagoya metropolis. The Aichi Prefectural Forest Park covers approximately 15% of its area.

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 Owariasahi is 15.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1665 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.0 °C.

Demographics

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Surrounding municipalities

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* Nagakute *

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( Moriyama-ku) * Seto

History

Late modern period

During the early

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establishment of the modern municipalities system, the villages of Inba, Arai, and Yatsushiro were created within Higashikasugai District, Aichi. The three villages merged to form the village of Asahi on July 16, 1906.

Contemporary history

Asahi was proclaimed a

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on August 5, 1948. Asahi was raised to city status on December 1, 1970. In order to prevent confusion with the city of

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or the town of

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, the new city was named Owariasahi.

Government

Owariasahi 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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Sister cities

* Wajima,

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, since July 18, 2012

Education

University

* Nagoya Sangyo University

College

* Nagoya Management Junior College

Schools

*Owariasahi has nine public elementary schools and three public junior high schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railways

Conventional lines

;

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* Seto Line: - - - - -

Roads

Expressway

* Tōmei Expressway

Japan National Route

Local attractions

Historic sites

*Shiroyama Park **Asahi Castle **Skyward Asahi

Parks

* Aichiken Forest Park *Ima Pond *Obata Greens

Notable people from Owariasahi

* Hiromitsu Kanehara, mixed martial artist *

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Chunichi Dragons The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chūbu region of Japan. The team plays in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball. They have won the Central League pennant nine times (most recently in 2011 ...

)

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Cities in Aichi Prefecture