Kōnan, Aichi

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Kōnan city hall

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Hotei Town

is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. since 1 October 2019Template:Dated maintenance category (articles), the city had an estimated population of 97,903 in 41,363 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is Template:Cvt.

Overview

The name of the city means "south of the river", referring to the Kiso River.

Geography

Kōnan is located in the northern part of the Nōbi Plain, on the southern bank of the Kiso River. The city extends Template:Cvt from east to west and Template:Cvt from north to south. The landform is generally a flat, fertile alluvial fan. Located approximately Template:Cvt from the Nagoya metropolis, it is also a traffic node bordering Gifu Prefecture.

Climate

The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Kōnan is Template:Cvt. The average annual rainfall is Template:Cvt with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around Template:Cvt, and lowest in January, at around Template:Cvt.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Kōnan has increased steadily over the past 70 years.

Surrounding municipalities

Aichi Prefecture

• Fusō
• Ichinomiya
• Iwakura
• Komaki
• Ōguchi

Gifu Prefecture

• Kakamigahara

History

The area of Kōnan is located in ancient Owari Province and was largely part of the holdings of Owari Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa Shogunate. After the establishment of the modern municipalities system in the early Meiji period, the area was organized into villages within Niwa District, Aichi Prefecture. The area was noted for sericulture during this period. The village of Koori became the town of Hotei on November 26, 1894. Hotei and the town of Kochino, together with the town of Miyata and village of Kusai (both from Haguri District) merged on June 1, 1954, to form the city of Kōnan.

Government

Kōnan has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 22 members. The city contributes one member to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 10 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Kōnan is a local commercial center and a center for transshipment and light manufacturing. Due to its proximity to the Nagoya metropolis, it is increasing becoming a commuter community

Shopping mall

• VIA MALL Kounan

• VIA MALL Kounan
  VIA MALL Kounan

Education

Kōnan has ten public elementary schools and five public junior high schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private junior high school and one private high school. The Aichi Konan College, a two-year junior college is also located in Kōnan.

Transportation

Railways

Conventional lines

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• Inuyama Line：- Template:STN – Template:STN -

Roads

Japan National Route

• Kōnan Station
  Kōnan Station
• Hotei Station
  Hotei Station
• Aigi Bridge
  Aigi Bridge

Local attractions

Park

• Flower Park Konan
• Suitopia Konan

• Flower Park Konan
  Flower Park Konan
• Suitopia Konan
  Suitopia Konan

Historic site

• Aigi Bridge
• Hotei Daibutsu
• Kannon-ji temple - bodaiji of Maeno Nagayasu
• Koori Castle
• Mandaradera-ji temple
• Somoto Futagoyama kofun

• Koori Castle
  Koori Castle
• Mandaradera-ji
  Mandaradera-ji
• Kannon-ji
  Kannon-ji
• Hotei Daibutsu
  Hotei Daibutsu
• Somoto Futagoyama kofun
  Somoto Futagoyama kofun

Culture

Festival

• Fuji Matsuri
• Kitano Tenjin Festival

• Kitano Tenjin Festival
  Kitano Tenjin Festival
• Fuji Matsuri]
  Fuji Matsuri]

Notable people from Kōnan

• Kenji Horikawa, anime producer
• Yukari Nakano, figure skater
• Seira Nakayama, Japanese sabre fencer
• Haruna Ono, musician, frontwoman of SCANDAL

External links

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