Prefecture of Japan
Prefecture in Ch?bu, Japan
Aichi Prefecture
(
愛知?
,
Aichi-ken
,
pronounced
[ait?i?
?ke?]
)
is a
prefecture
of
Japan
located in the
Ch?bu region
of
Honsh?
.
[2]
: 11, 126
Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 (as of 1 October 2019
[update]
) and a geographic area of 5,172.92
square kilometres
(1,997.28
sq mi
) with a population density of 1,460 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,800/sq mi). Aichi Prefecture borders
Mie Prefecture
to the west,
Gifu Prefecture
and
Nagano Prefecture
to the north, and
Shizuoka Prefecture
to the east.
Nagoya
is the capital and largest city of the prefecture.
Overview
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Nagoya is the capital and largest city of Aichi Prefecture, and the fourth-largest city in Japan. Other major cities include
Toyota
,
Okazaki
, and
Ichinomiya
. Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya form the core of the
Ch?ky? metropolitan area
, the
third-largest metropolitan area in Japan
and one of the largest
metropolitan areas
in the world.
[2]
: 685
Aichi Prefecture is located on Japan's
Pacific Ocean
coast and forms part of the
T?kai region
, a
subregion
of the Ch?bu region and
Kansai region
. Aichi Prefecture is home to the
Toyota Motor Corporation
. Aichi Prefecture had many locations with the
Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens
, The
Chubu Centrair International Airport
, and the
Legoland Japan Resort
.
Geography
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Located near the center of the Japanese main island of
Honshu
, Aichi Prefecture faces the
Ise
and
Mikawa Bays
to the south and borders
Shizuoka Prefecture
to the east,
Nagano Prefecture
to the northeast,
Gifu Prefecture
to the north, and
Mie Prefecture
to the west. It measures 106 km (66 mi) east to west and 94 km (58 mi) south to north and forms a major portion of the
N?bi Plain
. With an area of 5,172.48 square kilometres (1,997.11 sq mi) it accounts for approximately 1.36% of the total surface area of Japan. The highest spot is
Chausuyama
at 1,415 m (4,642 ft) above sea level.
The western part of the prefecture is dominated by
Nagoya
, Japan's third largest city, and its suburbs, while the eastern part is less densely populated but still contains several major industrial centers. Due to its robust economy, for the period from October 2005 to October 2006, Aichi was the fastest growing prefecture in terms of population, beating
Tokyo
, at 7.4% and around with after
Saitama Prefecture
.
As of 1 April 2012,
[update]
23% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as
Natural Parks
, namely the
Aichi K?gen
,
Hida-Kisogawa
,
Mikawa Wan
, and
Tenry?-Okumikawa
Quasi-National Parks along with seven Prefectural Natural Parks.
[3]
Cities
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Thirty-eight cities are located in Aichi Prefecture.
Towns and villages
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These are the towns and villages in each
district
:
Demographics
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Historical population
Year
| Pop.
| ±% p.a.
|
---|
1890
| 1,473,099
| ?
|
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1903
| 1,752,042
| +1.34%
|
---|
1913
| 2,073,224
| +1.70%
|
---|
1920
| 2,089,762
| +0.11%
|
---|
1925
| 2,319,494
| +2.11%
|
---|
1930
| 2,567,413
| +2.05%
|
---|
1935
| 2,862,701
| +2.20%
|
---|
1940
| 3,166,592
| +2.04%
|
---|
1945
| 2,857,851
| ?2.03%
|
---|
1950
| 3,390,585
| +3.48%
|
---|
1955
| 3,769,209
| +2.14%
|
---|
1960
| 4,206,313
| +2.22%
|
---|
1965
| 4,798,653
| +2.67%
|
---|
1970
| 5,386,163
| +2.34%
|
---|
1975
| 5,923,569
| +1.92%
|
---|
1980
| 6,221,638
| +0.99%
|
---|
1985
| 6,455,172
| +0.74%
|
---|
1990
| 6,690,603
| +0.72%
|
---|
1995
| 6,868,336
| +0.53%
|
---|
2000
| 7,043,300
| +0.50%
|
---|
2005
| 7,254,704
| +0.59%
|
---|
2010
| 7,410,719
| +0.43%
|
---|
2015
| 7,484,094
| +0.20%
|
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Source: Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
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As of 2001, Aichi Prefecture's population was 50.03% male and 49.97% female. 139,540 residents (nearly 2% of the population) are of foreign nationality.
Population by age (2001)
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Age
|
% population
|
% male
|
% female
|
0?9
|
10.21
|
10.45
|
9.96
|
10?19
|
10.75
|
11.02
|
10.48
|
20?29
|
15.23
|
15.71
|
14.75
|
30?39
|
14.81
|
15.31
|
14.30
|
40?49
|
12.21
|
12.41
|
12.01
|
50?59
|
15.22
|
15.31
|
15.12
|
60?69
|
11.31
|
11.22
|
11.41
|
70?79
|
6.76
|
6.01
|
7.52
|
Over 80
|
3.12
|
2.01
|
4.23
|
Unknown
|
0.38
|
0.54
|
0.23
|
Mergers
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History
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Originally, the region was divided into two provinces of
Owari
and
Mikawa
.
[2]
: 780
After the
Meiji Restoration
, Owari and Mikawa were united into a single entity. In 1871, after the
abolition of the han system
, Owari, with the exception of the
Chita Peninsula
, was established as Nagoya Prefecture, while Mikawa combined with the Chita Peninsula and formed
Nukata Prefecture
. Nagoya Prefecture was renamed to Aichi Prefecture in April 1872 and was united with Nukata Prefecture on November 27 of the same year.
The government of Aichi Prefecture is located in the
Aichi Prefectural Government Office
in Nagoya, which is the old capital of Owari. The
Aichi Prefectural Police
and its predecessor organisations have been responsible for law enforcement in the prefecture since 1871.
The
Expo 2005
World Exposition
was held in
Seto
and
Nagakute
.
Etymology
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In the third volume of the
Man'y?sh?
there is a poem by Takechi Kurohito that reads: "The cry of the crane, calling to Sakurada; it sounds like the tide, draining from Ayuchi flats, hearing the crane cry". Ayuchi is the original form of the name
Aichi
, and the
Fujimae tidal flat
is all that remains of the earlier Ayuchi-gata. It is now a protected area.
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For a time, an Aichi Station existed on the
Kansai Line
(at the time the Kansai Railway) between
Nagoya
and
Hatta
stations, but its role was overtaken by
Sasashima-raibu Station
on the
Aonami Line
and
Komeno Station
on the
Kintetsu
Nagoya Line
.
Economy
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Gross domestic product
(2018) is the second largest in Japan, the shipment value of manufactured goods (2018) is the first in Japan, annual product sales (2019) is the third largest in Japan, and its agricultural output (2018) is eighth in Japan. Aichi's agriculture industry and commerce are all ranked high in Japan, and the industrial structure is well-balanced.
- Main industry
Companies headquartered in Aichi include the following.
Companies such as
Fuji Heavy Industries
,
Mitsubishi Motors
,
Pfizer
,
Sony
,
Suzuki
,
Bodycote
, and
Volkswagen Group
also operate plants or branch offices in Aichi.
International relations
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Sister Autonomous Administrative division
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- Victoria
,
Australia
? May 2, 1980
(
1980-05-02
)
- Jiangsu
,
China
? July 28, 1980
(
1980-07-28
)
- Bangkok
,
Thailand
? July 9, 2012
(
2012-07-09
)
- Guangdong
,
China
? November 25, 2013
(
2013-11-25
)
- Gyeonggi Province
,
South Korea
? November 10, 2015
(
2015-11-10
)
- Texas
,
United States
? April 22, 2016
(
2016-04-22
)
- Ho Chi Minh City
,
Vietnam
? September 13, 2016
(
2016-09-13
)
- Washington
,
United States
? October 18, 2016
(
2016-10-18
)
- Brussels
,
Flemish Region
,
Wallonia
,
Belgium
? May 15, 2017
(
2017-05-15
)
- Indiana
,
United States
? September 15, 2017
(
2017-09-15
)
- Kentucky
,
United States
? October 23, 2017
(
2017-10-23
)
- Occitanie
,
France
? June 5, 2018
(
2018-06-05
)
- Sao Paulo
,
Brazil
? September 10, 2018
(
2018-09-10
)
Transport
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Rail
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- JR Central
- Tokaido Shinkansen
- ■
Tokaido Line
- ■
Ch?? Main Line
- ■
Kansai Line
- ■
Taketoyo Line
- ■
Iida Line
- Meitetsu
-
NH
Nagoya Line
-
IY
Inuyama Line
-
KM
Komaki Line
-
TA
Centrair Line
-
TA
Tokoname Line
-
ST
Seto Line
-
TK
Toyokawa Line
-
GN
Gamagori Line
-
TT
Toyota Line
-
KC
Chita Line
-
MU
MY
Mikawa Line
-
TB
Bisai Line
-
CH
Chikko Line
-
TB
Tsushima Line
- Kintetsu
-
E
Nagoya Line
- Aonami Line
- Nagoya Municipal Subway
- Higashiyama Line
- Meijo Line
- Tsurumai Line
(connecting to Meitetsu Toyota and Inuyama Line)
- Sakura-dori Line
- Meiko Line
- Kamiiida Line
(connecting to Meitetsu Komaki Line)
- Toyohashi Railroad
- Aichi Loop Line
People movers and tramways
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- Nagoya Guideway Bus
- Linimo
- Toyohashi Railroad
Road
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Expressways and toll roads
National highways
Airports
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Ports
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- Nagoya Port
? International Container hub and ferry route to
Sendai
and
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
- Mikawa Port ? mainly automobile and car parts export and part of inport base
- Kinuura Port ? Handa and Hekinan
Education
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Universities
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National universities
Public universities
Private universities
Senior high schools
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Sports
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The sports teams listed below are based in Aichi.
Baseball
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- Central League
Soccer
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- J.League
- JFL
- Tokai Regional League
- L.League
Basketball
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- B.League
Volleyball
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- V.League
Rugby
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- Japan Rugby League One
Futsal
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- F.League
- X-League
- AFL
Tourism
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Notable sites in Aichi include the
Meiji Mura
open-air architectural museum in
Inuyama
, which preserves historic buildings from Japan's
Meiji
and
Taish?
periods, including the reconstructed lobby of
Frank Lloyd Wright
's old
Imperial Hotel
(which originally stood in Tokyo from 1923 to 1967).
Other popular sites in Aichi include the tour of
Toyota
car factory in the city by the same name, the monkey park in Inuyama, and the castles in
Nagoya
,
Okazaki
,
Toyohashi
, and Inuyama.
Aichi Prefecture has many wonderful beaches. For example,
Himakajima
Beach, Shinojima Beach, Akabane Beach and Utsumi Beach.
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Kiyosu Castle
and Kiyosu Castle Park in Kiyosu
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Tokoname
pottery footpath
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Utsumi Beach(Chidorigahama)
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Sakushima
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Nishiura Onsen
-
Site of Expo 2005
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Field Mustard, Tahara
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Mount H?raiji
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Obara shikizakura
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Katahara Onsen(Hydrangea Park)
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Sakurabuchi Park
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Thousand Rice Paddies of Yotsuya
-
Kisogawazutsumi
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View of
Cape Irago
from Irago Ocean Resort
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Notable people from Aichi
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- Manabu Kubota
(born 1981),
football
player who played for
Yokohama FC
and
New Wave Kitakyushu
.
[
citation needed
]
- F Chopper Koga
(
Japanese
:
Fチョッパ?KOGA
,
romanized
:
Efu Chopp? Koga
), bass player and leader of the rock band
Gacharic Spin
[
citation needed
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- Y?ki Ishikawa
(石川祐希), professional volleyball player, Japan National Team, Power Volley Milano Italy Super Lega
- Takahiro Sakurai
(born 1974), Japanese actor, narrator and radio personality
- Syoh Yoshida
(born 1984), Japanese artist
- Yuki Yamada
(actor) (born 1990), Japanese actor
- Yoshiaki Katayama
(born 1993), racing driver
- Tatsuya Kataoka
(born 1975), racing driver
- Haruna Ono
(musician), lead vocals and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Scandal
- Mami Sasazaki
(musician), lead guitar and vocalist for the rock band Scandal
- Suzuki Ichiro
, professional baseball player, member of
Japan national baseball team
and 2x time
World Baseball Classic
Champion
- Koji Kondo
(born 1961),
composer
and
pianist
born in
Nagoya
who works on
video game soundtracks
for
Nintendo
- Kazuchika Okada
(born 1987),
professional wrestler
from
Anj?
- Akira Toriyama
(born 1955),
manga artist
and character designer from
Nagoya
- Aoi Morikawa
(born 1995), actress and model
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- Sato Keigo (born 1998), singer, member of
JO1
- Kimata Syoya (born 2000), singer, member of
JO1
- Kimura Masaya (born 1997), singer, dancer, member of
INI (Japanese boy group)
- Sakurai Miu (born 2002), singer, member of
Me:I
- Kato Cocoro (born 2000), singer, member of
Me:I
- Maria Makino
, idol singer and member of
Morning Musume
Festival and events
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- UNESCO
Intangible Cultural Heritage
[9]
- Others
-
Nagoya Festival
-
Tsutsui-ch?/Dekimachi Tenn? Festival
-
Miya Festival
-
Toyohama Sea bream Festival
-
Okkawa Festival
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Omanto festival
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Toyokawa Tezutsu Matsuri
-
Nagashino festival
-
Mando festival
-
Isshiki Lantern Festival
-
Toba Fire Festival
-
Owari Tsushima Autumn Festival
References
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