is a
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
located in
Chita District,
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
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. , the town had an estimated
population
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of 43,147 in 18,392 households, and a
population density
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of 1,636 persons per km
2. The total area of the town was .
Geography
Taketoyo is located in the northeast corner 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 ...
in southern Aichi Prefecture, bordered by
Mikawa Bay to the east. Part of the town's area is within the borders of the
Mikawa Wan Quasi-National Park.
Neighboring municipalities
*Aichi Prefecture
**
Handa
**
Hekinan
**
Minamichita
**
Tokoname
is a Cities of Japan, city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 57,872 in 24,872 households, and a population density of 1,035 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Tokoname is located on ...
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Taketoyo has been increasing over the past 70 years.
Climate
The town has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (
Köppen climate classification
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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Taketoyo is 15.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1672 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.6 °C.
History
The village of Taketoyo was established within
Chita District, Aichi by the early
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 ...
establishment of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889. Taketoyo was raised to town status on February 15, 1891.
An Imperial decree in July 1899 established Taketoyo as an open port for trading with the United States and the United Kingdom.
On October 5, 1954, Taketoyo annexed the neighboring village of Fuki, also from Chita District.
Economy
Due to its location near the Greater
Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the list of cities in Japan, fourth-most populous city in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the List of ...
metropolis and the port facilities at the
Port of Kinuura, Taketoyo is home to numerous factories, including glass manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals.
Chubu Electric Power also has a large electrical generating facility, the
Taketoyo Thermal Power Station, which provides substantial employment and tax revenues. The traditional industries in the town center around the production of
soy sauce
Soy sauce (sometimes called soya sauce in British English) is a liquid condiment of China, Chinese origin, traditionally made from a fermentation (food), fermented paste of soybeans, roasted cereal, grain, brine, and ''Aspergillus oryzae'' or ''A ...
, ''
miso
is a traditional Japanese seasoning. It is a thick paste produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and kōji (the fungus ''Aspergillus oryzae''), and sometimes rice, barley, seaweed, or other ingredients. It is used for sauces and spreads; p ...
'' and cotton products.
Education
*Taketoyo has four public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government and one public high school operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education.
**Escola Expressão -
Brazilian primary school[Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão]
Archive
. Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. Retrieved on October 13, 2015.
Transportation
Railway
Central Japan Railway Company
is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and occasionally as JR Tokai (). The term ''Tōkai'' refers to the southern portion of Central Japan, ...
-
Taketoyo Line
*
Meitetsu
, publicly trading as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan.
Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the '' Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of w ...
–
Kōwa Line
* - -
Meitetsu
, publicly trading as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan.
Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the '' Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of w ...
–
Chita New Line
*
Highway
*
Notable people from Taketoyo
*
Shōko Ieda, author
References
External links
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Towns in Aichi Prefecture
Port settlements in Japan
Populated coastal places in Japan
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