Aichi Prefecture

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Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū.[1]Template:Rp Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,461,111 (since 1 January 2025Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) and a geographic area of Script error: No such module "convert". with a population density of Script error: No such module "convert".. 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

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 Chūkyō metropolitan area, the third-largest metropolitan area in Japan and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world.[1]Template:Rp Aichi Prefecture is located on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast and forms part of the Tōkai region, a subregion of the Chūbu 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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Map of Aichi Prefecture
     Government Ordinance Designated City      City      Town      Village
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Aichi Prefectural Government Office
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Satellite photo of Mikawa Bay

Located near the centre 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 Template:Cvt east to west and Template:Cvt south to north and forms a major portion of the Nōbi Plain. With an area of Script error: No such module "convert". it accounts for approximately 1.36% of the total surface area of Japan. The highest spot is Chausuyama at Template:Cvt 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 centres. 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.

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Cities

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Towns and villages

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Demographics

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Aichi prefecture population pyramid in 2020

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Population by age (2001)

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.[1]Template:Rp 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 27 November 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

In the third volume of the Script error: No such module "Lang". 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.[3][4]

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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Chūkyō Metropolitan Area

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.

Aichi Steel Tōkai
Aisin Seiki Kariya
Brother Industries, Ltd. Nagoya
Central Japan Railway Company Nagoya
Denso Corporation Kariya
Eisaku Noro Company Ichinomiya
Kanesue Corporation Ichinomiya
Makita Corporation Anjō
Matsuzakaya Nagoya
Mizkan Corporation Handa
Nagoya Railroad Nagoya
Nippon Sharyo Nagoya
Noritake Nagoya
Okuma Corporation Ōguchi
Sumitomo Riko Komaki[5]
Toyota Motor Corporation Toyota

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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Expo 2005

Sister regions

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Transport

Rail

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Nagoya Station and Nagoya Station building
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Toyohashi Station and Toyohashi Railroad
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Komaki Junction
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Nagoya Expressway
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Chubu Centrair International Airport, constructed on an artificial island
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Nagoya Airfield
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Port of Nagoya
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Port of Mikawa
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<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />■Tokaido Line
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<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />■Taketoyo Line
<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />■Iida Line
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File:KintetsuLogo.svg Kintetsu
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File:Aonami line logo.svg Aonami Line
File:Nagoya Subway Logo (black).svg Nagoya Municipal Subway
File:Nagoya Subway Logo V2 (Higashiyama Line).svg Higashiyama Line
File:Nagoya Subway Logo V2 (Meijo Line).svg Meijo Line
File:Nagoya Subway Logo V2 (Tsurumai Line).svg Tsurumai Line (connecting to Meitetsu Toyota and Inuyama Line)
File:Nagoya Subway Logo V2 (Sakura-dori Line).svg Sakura-dori Line
File:Nagoya Subway Logo V2 (Meiko Line).svg Meiko Line
File:Nagoya Subway Logo V2 (Kamiiida Line).svg Kamiiida Line (connecting to Meitetsu Komaki Line)
File:Toyotetsu logomark.svg Toyohashi Railroad
File:Aikan logomark.svg Aichi Loop Line

People movers and tramways

  • Linimo
  • Nagoya Guideway Bus
  • Toyohashi Railroad

Road

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Airports

Ports

  • Kinuura Port – Handa and Hekinan
  • Mikawa Port – mainly automobile and car parts export and part of inport base
  • Nagoya Port – International Container hub and ferry route to Sendai and Tomakomai, Hokkaido

Education

Universities

National universities

Public universities

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Senior high schools

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Sports

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Nagoya Dome
（Nagoya Higashi-ku）
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Toyota Stadium
（Toyota）
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Wing Arena Kariya
（Kariya）
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Teva Ocean Arena
（Nagoya Minato-ku）
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Paloma Mizuho Stadium
（Nagoya Mizuho-ku）

The sports teams listed below are based in Aichi.

Baseball

Central League

Soccer

J.League
JFL
Tokai Regional League
L.League

Basketball

B.League

Volleyball

V.League

Rugby

Japan Rugby League One

Futsal

F.League

Football

X-League
AFL

Tourism

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Nagoya Castle
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Ōsu Kannon, Naka, Nagoya
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Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
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SCMaglev and Railway Park
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Daiju-ji
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Akabane Beach, Tahara
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Twin Arch 138 Tower in Kiso River Park, Ichinomiya

Notable sites in Aichi include the Meiji Mura open-air architectural museum in Inuyama, which preserves historic buildings from Japan's Meiji and Taishō 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.

Notable people from Aichi

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Festival and events

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage[8]
Others

References

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External links

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