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 44,581 in 17,691 households, and a

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of 89.3 persons per km². The total area of the city is .

Geography

Shinshiro is located in east-central Aichi Prefecture. Much of the northern and eastern portion of the city area is covered in mountains and forest, and most is within the borders of the

Aichi Kōgen Quasi-National Park is a quasi-national park in the Tōkai region of Honshū in Japan. It is rated a protected landscape (category III) according to the IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in ...

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 Shinshiro is . The average annual rainfall is with July 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 Shinshiro has started to decline rapidly over the past 20 years.

Neighboring municipalities

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* Okazaki *

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* Kitashitara District, Tōei * Kitashitara District, Shitara ;

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( Hamana-ku, Tenryū-ku)

History

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Feudal period

The area of present-day Shinshiro was part of the territories of the Okudaira clan, the predecessors of 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 ...

and

Tokugawa clan The is a Japanese dynasty which produced the Tokugawa shoguns who ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868 during the Edo period. It was formerly a powerful ''daimyō'' family. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880) and were a branch of ...

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 ...

. Their stronghold, Nagashino Castle in what is now the northern part of Shinshiro, was the site of the

Battle of Nagashino The was a famous battle in History of Japan, Japanese history, fought in 1575 at Nagashino Castle, Nagashino in Mikawa Province (present-day Nagashino, Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture). The allied forces of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu (38,000) ...

, between the forces of

Oda Nobunaga was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period, Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods. He was the and regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. He is sometimes referred as the "Demon Daimyō" and "Demo ...

and the

Takeda clan The was a Japanese samurai clan active from the late Heian period until the late 16th century. The clan was historically based in Kai Province in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture. The clan reached its greatest influence under the rule of Taked ...

. Noda Castle, at which

Takeda Shingen was daimyō, daimyo of Kai Province during the Sengoku period of Japan. Known as "the Tiger of Kai", he was one of the most powerful daimyo of the late Sengoku period, and credited with exceptional military prestige. Shingen was based in a p ...

was wounded at the Siege of Noda was also located within the borders of Shinshiro.

Early modern period

During the

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, most of the area was ''

tenryō The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil war ...

'' territory ruled directly by the

Tokugawa shogunate The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil wars ...

through administrators.

Late modern period

After 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 ...

, Shinshiro Town in Minamishitara District, Aichi Prefecture was proclaimed on 1 October 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system.

Contemporary history

The area of the town expanded through annexation of neighboring villages in 1955 and 1956. The city of Shinshiro was proclaimed on 1 November 1958. On 1 October 2005, the town of Hōrai, and the village of Tsukude (both from Minamishitara District) were merged into Shinshiro. The city of Shinshiro now covers all of former Minamishitara District.

Government

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

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city legislature of 18 members. The city contributes one member to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 14 of the

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of the

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Economy

Primary sector of the economy

Agriculture

Shinshiro is a regional commercial center, with the economy concentrated on agriculture, especially chicken farming, and light manufacturing.

Education

University

* Aichi Shinshiro Otani University (closed in 2013)

Schools

Shinshiro has 13 public elementary schools and six public junior high schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school.

Transportation

Railways

Conventional lines

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Iida Line The is a Japanese railway line connecting Toyohashi Station in Toyohashi, Aichi with Tatsuno Station in Tatsuno, Nagano, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The line links eastern Aichi Prefecture and southern Nagano Pr ...

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Roads

Expressways

* Tōmei Expressway * New Tōmei Expressway

Japan National Route

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International relations

Shinshiro is a member of "Newcastles of the World", an alliance which brings together seventeen cities whose names mean "new castle".

Local attractions

* Atera Seven Falls *Fuka-ji *

Hōraisan Tōshō-gū is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Shinshiro, Aichi, Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the deified first Shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu. History The Hōraisan Tōshō-gū was established by Shōgun Tokug ...

shrine *Mount Hōraiji *Site of Nagashino Castle *Narusawa Waterfall *Site of Noda Castle *Sakurabuchi Park *Thousand Rice Paddies of Yotsuya (Yotsuya Senmaida) *Yuya Onsen Sakurabuchi park2.JPG, Sakurabuchi Park Horaijisan1.jpg, Mount Hōraiji Horaijisan2.jpg, Mount Hōraiji (Niōmon) Houraisantoushouguu1.JPG, Hōraisan Tōshō-gū Houraiji.jpg, Hōrai-ji NagashinoC Ushibuchibashi.jpg, Site of former Nagashino Castle Atera Nana Falls.jpg, Atera Seven Falls Narusawa waterfall.jpg, Narusawa Waterfall Yotsuyanosenmaida.jpg, Thousand Rice Paddies of Yotsuya (Yotsuya Senmaida) Yuya Onsen.jpg, Yuya Onsen Fukaji4.jpg, Fuka-ji

Notable people from Shinshiro

* Akihiro Ota, politician

References

External links

*
Shinshiro City official website
{{Authority control Cities in Aichi Prefecture