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 113,698 in 51,035 households, and a

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of 2,618 persons per km². The total area of the city was .

Geography

Tōkai is located in the far northwestern neck 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, and is bordered by

Ise Bay is a bay located at the mouth of the Kiso Three Rivers between Mie prefecture, Mie and Aichi prefecture, Aichi Prefectures in Japan. Ise Bay has an average depth of and a maximum depth of . The mouth of the bay is and is connected to the small ...

to the east, and the metropolis of Nagoya to the north. It extends 8.06 kilometers from east to west and 10.97 kilometers from north to south. Much of the city is near sea level in altitude.

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 Tōkai is 15.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1730 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.5 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Tōkai greatly expanded in the 1960s, and has continued to grow at a reduced rate from that period over the past 50 years.

Neighboring municipalities

;

* Chita * Higashiura *

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 ...

( Minami-ku, Minato-ku, Midori-ku) *

Ōbu is a Cities of Japan, city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 92,179 in 39,382 households, and a population density of 2,739 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Ōbu has been a member of the ...

History

Early modern period

During the

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, the area around Tōkai consisted of a number of fishing settlements and was governed as part of

Owari Domain The Owari-Han, also known as the Owari Domain, was a significant feudal domain in Tokugawa shogunate, Japan during the Edo period. Situated in the western region of what is now Aichi Prefecture, it covered portions of Owari Province, Owari, Mino ...

under 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 ...

Late modern period

With the establishment of the modern municipalities system after the start of the

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, the area was organized into a number of villages within Chita District, Aichi.

Contemporary history

The city of Tōkai was established on April 1, 1969, through the merger of the former towns of Yokosuka and Ueno within Chita District.

Government

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

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city legislature of 22 members. The city contributes two members to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 8 of the

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of the

Diet of Japan , transcription_name = ''Kokkai'' , legislature = 215th Session of the National Diet , coa_pic = Flag of Japan.svg , house_type = Bicameral , houses = , foundation=29 November 1890(), leader1_type ...

Sister cities

International

* Nilüfer,

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, since October 16, 2014

National

* Yonezawa,

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, since October 20, 1999 * Kamaishi,

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, since March 24, 2007 *

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, since November 20, 2009

Economy

Secondary sector of the economy

Manufacturing

Tōkai has a strong industrial base along its coastline, dominated by a large

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owned by

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and by Aichi Steel, which has its headquarters and three manufacturing plants in the city.Business Locations — Production locations
" Aichi Steel. Retrieved on May 25, 2018.

Education

Universities

* Nihon Fukushi University – Tokai campus *

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Schools

*Tōkai has twelve public elementary schools and six public middle schools operated by the city government and three public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railways

Conventional lines

;

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 ...

* Tokoname Line: - - - - - - * Kōwa Line: - - - - -

Roads

Expressways

Isewangan Expressway The is a national expressway in the Tōkai region of Japan. It is owned and operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company. Naming The route primarily follows the north shore of Ise Bay (wangan means bayshore in Japanese). Officially, the rou ...

Chitahantō Road The (lit. Chita Peninsula Road) is a 4-laned toll road in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is managed by Aichi Prefectural Road Public Corporation. Overview A portion of the road was opened to traffic in 1970 and the entire road was completed in 197 ...

(no interchange) * Japanese Urban Expwy Sign 0004

Nagoya Expressway The is a network of urban Expressways of Japan, expressways in Japan serving the greater Nagoya area. It is owned and managed by . Overview The first section of the Nagoya Expressway network opened to traffic in 1979. As of 2008, of the networ ...

Route 4

Japan National Route

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Local attractions

Tourist attraction

;Temples *Gyokurin-ji *Kanpuku-ji *Miroku-ji File:Gyokurinji.jpg, Gyokurin-ji File:Kanpukuji1.jpg, Kanpuku-ji File:Mirokuji, Tōkai. Sanmon（Main Gate） and Nio (new) (2016.10.02).jpg, Miroku-ji ;Parks *Oike Park *Shurakuen Park ;Museums *GAS ENERGY EXHIBIT HALL *Heisyu Memorial Hall *KAGOME Memorial Hall *The Reverend Mr.ICHITAROU TOMATO Memorial Hall File:Heishukinenkan.JPG, Heisyu Memorial Hall File:KAGOME Memorial Hall in Aichi 01.jpg, KAGOME Memorial Hall File:TOMATO Memorial Hall in Aichi 01.jpg, TOMATO Memorial Hall

Culture

Festivals

*Ōta Festival *Owari-Yokosuka Matsuri File:Ootamatsuri.JPG, Ōta Festival File:Yokosukamatsuri.jpg, Owari-Yokosuka Matsuri

Notable people from Tōkai

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, professional wrestler *

Kamakichi Kishinouye was a Japanese Marine biologist, fisheries biologist and cnidariologist and a professor of the Imperial University of Tokyo (Faculty of Agriculture) between 1908 and 1928. Kishinouye died in Chengdu of a sudden illness while on a collecting exp ...

, biologist * Tomohiro Kondo, professional golfer * Aoi Morikawa,

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and

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In pop culture

*Tōkai is the setting for the manga and anime series

The Quintessential Quintuplets is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Negi Haruba. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from August 2017 to February 2020, with its chapters collected into fourteen volumes. The series follows th ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tokai, Aichi Cities in Aichi Prefecture Populated coastal places in Japan