is a
city
A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...
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 population of 377,453 in 160,516 households and a population density of 1,400 persons per km
2. The total area of the city was . By area, Toyohashi was Aichi Prefecture's second-largest city until March 31, 2005, when it was surpassed by the city of
Toyota
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on August 28, 1937. Toyota is the List of manuf ...
, which had merged with six peripheral municipalities.
Geography
Toyohashi is located in southeastern Aichi Prefecture, and is the capital of the informal "Higashi-Mikawa Region" of the prefecture. It is bordered by
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,555,818 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Pref ...
to the east, and by
Mikawa Bay and the headlands of the
Atsumi Peninsula to the west. To the south is the
Enshū Sea of the
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ...
. The presence of the warm
Kuroshio Current
The , also known as the Black Current or is a north-flowing, warm ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean basin. It was named for the deep blue appearance of its waters. Similar to the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic, the Ku ...
offshore gives the city a temperate climate. The stretching in adjacent city of Tahara to the west, Toyohashi, and the city of Hamamatsu to the east is a
sea turtle
Sea turtles (superfamily Chelonioidea), sometimes called marine turtles, are reptiles of the order Testudines and of the suborder Cryptodira. The seven existing species of sea turtles are the flatback, green, hawksbill, leatherback, loggerh ...
nesting spot.
Climate
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Toyohashi 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 .
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]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Toyohashi has grown steadily over the past 60 years.
Neighboring municipalities
;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 ...
* Shinshiro
* Tahara
* Toyokawa
;Shizuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,555,818 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Pref ...
:
* Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu
* Kosai
City scape
File:ToyohashiSkyline03.jpg, Skyline
A skyline is the wikt:outline, outline or shape viewed near the horizon. It can be created by a city's overall structure, or by human intervention in a rural area, rural setting, or in nature that is formed where the sky meets buildings or the ...
of Toyohashi
File:聳える市役所と吉田城.JPG, Yoshida Castle
File:Toyohashi Aichi - in front of Toyohashi station Jan 3 2022.webm, The street in front of Toyohashi Station, 2022
File:豊橋(橋).jpg, Toyokawa Bridge and Toyo River
File:Playground BotanicalGarden.jpg, Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Park
History
Origins
The area around present-day Toyohashi has been inhabited for many thousands of years.
Archaeologists have found human remains from the Japanese Paleolithic period, which have been carbon dated to more than 10,000 BC along with the bones of Naumann elephants.
Numerous remains from the Jōmon period
In Japanese history, the is the time between , during which Japan was inhabited by the Jōmon people, a diverse hunter-gatherer and early agriculturalist population united by a common culture, which reached a considerable degree of sedentism an ...
, and especially from the Yayoi
The Yayoi period (弥生時代, ''Yayoi jidai'') (c. 300 BC – 300 AD) is one of the major historical periods of the Japanese archipelago. It is generally defined as the era between the beginning of food production in Japan and the emergence o ...
and Kofun period
The is an era in the history of Japan from about 300 to 538 AD (the date of the introduction of Buddhism), following the Yayoi period. The Kofun and the subsequent Asuka periods are sometimes collectively called the Yamato period. This period is ...
s have also been found, including many kofun burial mounds.
During the Nara period
The of the history of Japan covers the years from 710 to 794. Empress Genmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō (present-day Nara). Except for a five-year period (740–745), when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the capita ...
, the area was assigned to Atsumi, Hoi and Yana Districts of Mikawa Province
was an Provinces of Japan, old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture.Louis-Frédéric, Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Mikawa''" in . Its abbreviated form name was . Mikawa bordered on Owari Province, O ...
and prospered during subsequent periods as a post town
A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) Including the correct post town in t ...
on an important river crossing of the Tōkaidō connecting the capital with the eastern provinces.
Sengoku 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 ...
, the area was a highly contested zone between the Imagawa clan based in Suruga Province
was an Provinces of Japan, old province in the area that is today the central part of Shizuoka Prefecture. Suruga bordered on Izu Province, Izu, Kai Province, Kai, Sagami Province, Sagami, Shinano Province, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Province, Tōtōm ...
and various local warlords, who built a number of fortifications
A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from La ...
in the area, including Yoshida Castle.
The rising power of the Matsudaira clan and its alliance with 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 ...
eventually neutralized the threat posed by the Imagawa, and the area became part of the holdings of Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu (born Matsudaira Takechiyo; 31 January 1543 – 1 June 1616) was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was the third of the three "Gr ...
.
Following the Battle of Odawara in 1590, Toyotomi Hideyoshi
, otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period, Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods and regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: ...
ordered the 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 ...
to relocate to the Kantō region
The is a geography, geographical region of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. In a common definition, the region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures of Japan, prefectures: Chiba Prefecture, Chiba, Gunma Prefe ...
and assigned the castle to Ikeda Terumasa. Ikeda developed the surrounding castle town
A castle town is a settlement built adjacent to or surrounding a castle. Castle towns were common in Medieval Europe. Some examples include small towns like Alnwick and Arundel, which are still dominated by their castles. In Western Europe, ...
and embarked on a massive and ambitious plan to rebuild Yoshida Castle. However, following the Battle of Sekigahara
The Battle of Sekigahara (Shinjitai: ; Kyūjitai: , Hepburn romanization: ''Sekigahara no Tatakai'') was an important battle in Japan which occurred on October 21, 1600 (Keichō 5, 15th day of the 9th month) in what is now Gifu Prefecture, ...
, he was relocated to Himeji Castle.
Edo period
After the establishment of 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 ...
, Yoshida Castle became the center of Yoshida Domain, a clan fief. The domain was assigned to several different '' fudai daimyō
were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and no ...
'' clans until coming into the possession of the Matsudaira (Nagasawa-Ōkōchi) clan in 1752, which remained in residence at Yoshida until the Meiji Restoration
The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored Imperial House of Japan, imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Althoug ...
.
The final ''daimyō'' of Yoshida, Matsudaira Nobuhisa, surrendered the domain to the Meiji government
The was the government that was formed by politicians of the Satsuma Domain and Chōshū Domain in the 1860s. The Meiji government was the early government of the Empire of Japan.
Politicians of the Meiji government were known as the Meiji ...
in 1868. In 1869, the name of the domain was formally changed from Yoshida to Toyohashi.
Meiji period
With the establishment of the modern municipalities system under the Meiji government
The was the government that was formed by politicians of the Satsuma Domain and Chōshū Domain in the 1860s. The Meiji government was the early government of the Empire of Japan.
Politicians of the Meiji government were known as the Meiji ...
in 1879, Toyohashi Town was created within Atsumi 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 ...
. Toyohashi Zoo was established in 1899.
The town achieved city status in 1906.
Taishō period
A tram system (the present-day Toyohashi Railway Asumadai Main Line) was established in 1925.
Shōwa period
In 1932, Toyohashi expanded its borders by annexing Shimoji Town (Hoi District), Takashi Village, Muroyoshida Village (Atsumi District), and Shimokawa Village (Yana District).
Toyohashi suffered considerable damage during the 1944 Tōnankai earthquake, and even more damage during the Toyohashi Air Raid, which destroyed more than 60% of the city in June 1945.
Modern Toyohashi
In 1955, Toyohashi's geographic extent was expanded again with the annexation of neighboring Maeshiba Village (Hoi District), Futagawa Village, Takatoyo Village, Oitsu Village (Atsumi District) and Ishimaki Village (Yana District). Toyohashi achieved core city
In urban planning, a historic core city or central city is the municipality with the largest 1940 population in the present metropolitan area (metropolitan statistical area). This term was retired by the US census bureau and replaced by the term ...
status in 1999 with increased autonomy from the prefectural government.
Government
Mayor-council
Toyohashi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral
Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature consisting of one house or assembly that legislates and votes as one. Unicameralism has become an increasingly common type of legislature, making up nearly ...
city legislature of 36 members.
Prefectural Assembly
The city contributes five members to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly.
House of Representatives
In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District15 of the lower house
A lower house is the lower chamber of a bicameral legislature, where the other chamber is the upper house. Although styled as "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has come to wield more power or otherwise e ...
of the Diet of Japan
, transcription_name = ''Kokkai''
, legislature = 215th Session of the National Diet
, coa_pic = Flag of Japan.svg
, house_type = Bicameral
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, foundation=29 November 1890(), leader1_type ...
.
List of mayors of Toyohashi (from 1907)
Public
Police
* Aichi Prefectural Police
**Toyohashi police station
Firefighting
*Toyohashi Fire department
**Toyohashi-Minami fire department
**Toyohashi-Naka fire department
Health care
*Hospital
**Toyohashi City Hospital
Post office
*Toyohashi Post office
*Toyohashi-Minami Post office
Library
*Toyohashi City Library
**Toyohashi City Central Library
**Toyohashi City Mukaiyama Liburary
**Toyohashi City Oshimizu Liburary (Minakuru)
File:Toyohashi Police Station 1.jpg, Toyohashi Police Station
File:Toyohashi City Hall 3.jpg, Toyohashi Fire Department
File:Toyohashi Municipal Hospital.jpg, Toyohashi City Hospital
File:Toyohashi Post Office (2017-09-18).jpg, Toyohashi Post Office
File:Toyohashi City Central Library in Jan. 2019 ac.jpg, Toyohashi City Central Library
International relations
;Sister cities
* Nantong
Nantong is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province, China. Located on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, near the river mouth. Nantong is a vital river port bordering Yancheng to the north; Taizhou to the west; Suzhou, Wux ...
, Jiangsu, China, since May 1987
* Toledo, Ohio
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, United States, since April 2000
* Panevėžys
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, Lithuania, since June 2019
;Friendship cities
* Jinju
Jinju (; ) is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It was the location of the first (1592) and second (1593) Sieges of Jinju by Japanese forces during the Imjin War. The Republic of Korea Air Force Education and Training Comman ...
, South Gyeongsang, South Korea, since 1992
* Paranavaí, Paraná, Brazil, since 2008
* Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, since 2011[
]
Economy
Primary sector of the economy
Agriculture
*Cabbage
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* Napa cabbage
*Tomato
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*Diospyros kaki
''Diospyros kaki'', the Oriental persimmon, Chinese persimmon, Japanese persimmon or kaki persimmon, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus ''Diospyros''. Although its first botanical description was not published until 1780,Publish ...
*Pyrus pyrifolia
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*Grape
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The cultivation of grapes began approximately 8,0 ...
* Chikuwa
; Japan Agricultural Cooperatives
* JA Toyohashi
Secondary sector of the economy
Industrial production is centered around the production of automotive-related components for Toyota
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on August 28, 1937. Toyota is the List of manuf ...
, Mitsubishi
The is a group of autonomous Japanese multinational companies in a variety of industries.
Founded by Yatarō Iwasaki in 1870, the Mitsubishi Group traces its origins to the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, a unified company that existed from 1870 to 194 ...
, Suzuki Motors, and Honda
commonly known as just Honda, is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate automotive manufacturer headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Founded in October 1946 by Soichiro Honda, Honda has bee ...
, all of whom have factories in the region.
;Motors
*Toyota
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on August 28, 1937. Toyota is the List of manuf ...
*Mitsubishi
The is a group of autonomous Japanese multinational companies in a variety of industries.
Founded by Yatarō Iwasaki in 1870, the Mitsubishi Group traces its origins to the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, a unified company that existed from 1870 to 194 ...
* Suzuki Motors
*Honda
commonly known as just Honda, is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate automotive manufacturer headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Founded in October 1946 by Soichiro Honda, Honda has bee ...
* VOLKSWAGEN Group Japan
Tertiary sector of the economy
;Worldwide trade
Mikawa Port is a major port for worldwide trade, and its presence has made Toyohashi the largest import and export hub in Japan for automobiles, in volume terms. Compared to other ports around the world, Mikawa is roughly on a par with the German port of Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven (; ) is a city on the east bank of the Weser estuary in northern Germany. It forms an exclave of the Bremen (state), city-state of Bremen. The Geeste (river), River Geeste flows through the city before emptying into the Weser.
Brem ...
.
;Shopping center
* APiTA Mukaiyama
* Æon Toyohashi-Minami Shopping center
* Æon Town Toyohasihashira
*Cocola Avenue
File:Cabbage field in Oshimizu-cho, Toyohashi city ac (1).jpg, Cabbage field in Oshimizu-cho
File:Golden Volkswagen Golf TSI Highline (DBA-AUCPT).jpg, Volkswagen Golf Mk7
File:花園タウン(Hanazono Town) - panoramio.jpg, Shopping Street
File:Cocola Avenue.JPG, Cocola Avenue
Media
Studio
* FM Toyohashi (''JOZZ6AA-FM, 84.30 MHz'')
Newspaper
*Higashi Aichi Newspaper
*Tonichi Shimbun Newspaper
Education
University
;National university
* Toyohashi University of Technology
;Private university
* Aichi University
* Toyohashi Sozo College
;Private college
* Aichi Junior College
Primary and secondary schools
*Toyohashi has 52 public elementary schools and 22 public middle schools operated by the city government, and eight public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. The city also has one private middle school and three private high schools. The prefecture also operated three special education schools for the handicapped.
International schools
* - Brazilian school[Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão]
Archive
. Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. Retrieved on October 13, 2015.
* - Brazilian primary school[
* EJA Interativo – Educação de Jovens e Adultos - Brazilian institution][
* - North Korean school
]
Transportation
Railway
Toyohashi Station is on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen
The is a Japanese high-speed rail line that is part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Along with the San'yō Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed railway through the Taiheiyō Belt, also known as the Tokaido corridor. Opening in 19 ...
and the Tōkaidō Main Line. '' Hikari'' shinkansen services stop at Toyohashi Station approximately once every two hours, and '' Kodama'' services stop twice an hour. Toyohashi Station is also the terminus of the 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 ...
, Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line, Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line
The is a railway line in eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Toyohashi Railroad ("Toyotetsu"). The line runs from the centre of Toyohashi, Aichi, Toyohashi, traversing the centre of the Atsumi Peninsula, a l ...
, and the Toyohashi Railroad Azumada Main Line, making it an important transportation hub.
Highspeed rail
;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, ...
*Tōkaidō Shinkansen
The is a Japanese high-speed rail line that is part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Along with the San'yō Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed railway through the Taiheiyō Belt, also known as the Tokaido corridor. Opening in 19 ...
:
Conventional lines
;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, ...
* Tōkaidō Main Line:
*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 ...
:
;
Meitetsu
* Meitetsu Nagoya Line:
;
Toyotetsu
*Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line
The is a railway line in eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Toyohashi Railroad ("Toyotetsu"). The line runs from the centre of Toyohashi, Aichi, Toyohashi, traversing the centre of the Atsumi Peninsula, a l ...
:
Tramway
;
Toyotetsu
* Toyohashi Railroad Azumada Main Line: Ekimae-ōdōriShinkawaFudagiShiyakushomaeToyohashi-kōenmaeHigashi-hatchōMaehataAzumada-sakaueAzumadaKeirinjōmaeIharaAkaiwaguchi
*IharaUndōkōen-mae
Bus
Almost all services are operated by Toyotetsu Bus, a subsidiary of Toyohashi Railroad
The is a private railroad company in Japan, and a subsidiary of the Meitetsu Group. The company or its lines are commonly known as . The company operates the Atsumi Line train service on Atsumi Peninsula in Aichi Prefecture and a tram sy ...
.
Roads
Highway
* Tomei Expressway
Japan National Route
*
*
*
*
*
*
Sea port
*Port of Toyohashi (Port of Mikawa)
File:160321 Toyohashi Station Toyohashi Aichi pref Japan05n.jpg, Toyohashi Station
File:160321 Toyohashi Station Toyohashi Aichi pref Japan13n.jpg, Ekimae-Ôdôri Main street
File:T1000 toyohashi.jpg, Toyohashi Railroad
The is a private railroad company in Japan, and a subsidiary of the Meitetsu Group. The company or its lines are commonly known as . The company operates the Atsumi Line train service on Atsumi Peninsula in Aichi Prefecture and a tram sy ...
File:豊鉄バス KK-MK27HM.JPG, Toyotetsu Bus
File:Toyohashi Tollgate1.jpg, Toyohashi Tollgate
File:港湾技能研修センター 遠景.jpg, Port of Toyohashi
Local attractions
Places of interest
*Toyohashi Park, which includes the site of , and the Toyohashi City Museum Art and History.
*Site of Nirengi Castle
*, a National Important Cultural Property .[Toyohashi Culture Map]
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*, a National Important Cultural Property
* Futagawa-juku '' honjin'' museum
* Toyohashi Zoo
* Toyohashi Natural History Museum
*Toyohashi Museum of Natural Resources
Facilities and parks
Toyohashi has many parks, including the Natural History Museum and Zoological Park, the Imou swamp, Mikawa Seaside Forest, Kamo Iris Garden, and the Mukaiyama ''Ume
''Prunus mume'', the Chinese plum or Japanese apricot, is a tree species in the family Rosaceae. Along with bamboo, the plant is intimately associated with art, literature, and everyday life in China, from where it was then introduced to Kor ...
'' Garden. It also has what is considered one of the best surfing
Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suita ...
beaches in Aichi and the surrounding region.[
]
Culture
Festivals
Toyohashi Festival, Spring Festival, Iris Flower Festival, Gion Festival, Demon Festival (February), and traditional marionette performances (Akumi joruri). At some of these festivals, especially the summer festivals, the use of traditionally handcrafted fireworks
Fireworks are Explosive, low explosive Pyrotechnics, pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. They are most commonly used in fireworks displays (also called a fireworks show or pyrotechnics), combining a large numbe ...
is showcased, and include hand-held bamboo-tube fireworks known as ''tezutsu hanabi''.
Special products
Chikuwa (a type of baked sausage roll made from fish), , beach fermented soybean
The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean (''Glycine max'') is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean. Soy is a staple crop, the world's most grown legume, and an important animal feed.
Soy is a key source o ...
s, food boiled in goby fish and soy, top producer of quail eggs in Japan, .
In popular culture
In the fictional Harry Potter universe, Toyohashi is the hometown of the professional Quidditch
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team, the Toyohashi Tengu
''Tengu'' ( ; , , ) are a type of legendary creature found in Shinto belief. They are considered a type of ''yōkai'' (supernatural beings) or Shinto ''kami'' (gods or spirits). The ''Tengu'' were originally thought to take the forms of bird of ...
.
In the Takeshi Kitano
, also known as in Japan, is a Japanese comedian, actor, and filmmaker. While he is known primarily as a comedian and TV host in his native Japan, he is better known abroad for his work as a filmmaker and actor as well as TV host.
During hi ...
movie '' Kikujiro'', the story revolves around the characters' trip from Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
to Toyohashi.
Toyohashi is the setting of the light novel series '' Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!'', the anime television adaptation of which premiered in July 2024.
Sports
Basketball
* San-en NeoPhoenix ( Toyohashi City General Gymnasium)
Baseball
*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 ...
(Toyohashi Municipal Baseball Stadium)
Gallery
File:Cocola Avenue.JPG, Cocola Avenue
File:松葉公園 - panoramio - Roman Suzuki.jpg, Matsuba Park
File:Hotel Seapalace Resort, In Toyohashi.jpg, Seapalace Resort
File:Aquarena Toyohashi 2.jpg, Aquarena Toyohashi
File:Mukaiyama-Oike.JPG, Mukaiyama-Oike Ponds
File:Toyohashi Orthodox Church 1.jpg, Toyohashi Orthodox Church
File:手筒花火(Tezutsu Fireworks) (10421329123).jpg, Tezutsu Fireworks
File:Toyohasioni3.jpg, Toyohashi Oni Festival
File:Yoshida at Tokaido.jpg, Hokusai
, known mononymously as Hokusai, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, active as a painter and printmaker. His woodblock printing in Japan, woodblock print series ''Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji'' includes the iconic print ''The Gr ...
Notable people from Toyohashi
* Yua Aida, AV idol and model
* Katsuhito Asano, Japanese politician
* Daniel (Nushiro) of Japan, primate of Japanese Orthodox Church
* Atsushi Fujii, professional baseball player
* Emi Fujino, mixed martial artist, kickboxer and professional wrestler
* Mizuki Inoue, kickboxer and mixed martial artist
* Yoshitaka Iwamizu, Olympic long-distance runner
* Kitaro, musician
* Aya Kitō, writer
* Masaji Kiyokawa, Olympic gold-medalist swimmer
* Masatoshi Koshiba, Nobel Prize winner
* Ken Matsudaira, actor
*Rena Matsui
is a Japanese actress, singer, and novelist. Matsui is a former member of the Japanese idol girl groups SKE48 and Nogizaka46. As a member of the former, she also participated in the main lineup of AKB48's singles. As an actress, she has played r ...
, actress, former member of SKE48
* Yūji Mitsuya, actor, voice actor
* Masahiko Morifuku, professional baseball player
* Sakura Nogawa, voice actress
* Kenichi Ogawa, boxer
* Yoshio Sawai, manga artist
* Akiko Suzuki, professional figure skater
* Buyūzan Takeyoshi, sumo wrestler
* Sakon Yamamoto, professional race car driver
See also
* 18th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)
* Black Thunder (chocolate bar)
* Nirengi Castle
* Nishikawa Castle
* Siege of Yoshida Castle
* Toyohashi Air Raid
* Toyokawa Bridge
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Cities in Aichi Prefecture
Port settlements in Japan
Populated coastal places in Japan