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Aichi Prefecture (愛知県, Aichi-ken, pronounced [aitɕi̥ ꜜkeɴ]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū.: 11, 126 Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 (as of 1 October 2019) 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
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.: 685 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
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 Nōbi 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, 23% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely the Aichi Kōgen, Hida-Kisogawa, Mikawa Wan, and Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Parks along with seven Prefectural Natural Parks.
= Cities
=Thirty-eight cities are located in Aichi Prefecture.
= Towns and villages
=These are the towns and villages in each district:
= Demographics
=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)
= Mergers
=History
Originally, the region was divided into two provinces of Owari and Mikawa.: 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
=In the third volume of the Man'yōshū 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.
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
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
Aerospace Industry
Automotive industry
Ceramics Industry
Steel, Alloy steel 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
= Sister regions
=Transport
= Rail
=JR Central
Tokaido Shinkansen
■Tokaido Line
■Chūō 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
=Linimo
Nagoya Guideway Bus
Toyohashi Railroad
= Road
=Expressways and toll roads
National highways
= Airports
=Chubu Centrair International Airport
Nagoya Airfield
= 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
Aichi University of Education
Graduate University for Advanced Studies - Okazaki Campus (National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Japan)
Nagoya Institute of Technology
Nagoya University
Toyohashi University of Technology
Public universities
Aichi Prefectural University
Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts
Nagoya City University
Private universities
= Senior high schools
=Sports
The sports teams listed below are based in Aichi.
= Baseball
=Central League
Chunichi Dragons (Nagoya)
= Soccer
=J.League
Nagoya Grampus (Nagoya and Toyota)
JFL
FC Maruyasu Okazaki (Okazaki)
Tokai Regional League
FC Kariya (Kariya)
L.League
NGU Loveledge Nagoya (Nagoya)
= Basketball
=B.League
Aisin AW Areions Anjo (Anjō)
Nagoya Diamond Dolphins (Nagoya)
SAN-EN NeoPhoenix (Toyohashi and Hamamatsu)
SeaHorses Mikawa (Kariya)
Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya (Nagoya)
= Volleyball
=V.League
Denso Airybees (Nishio)
JTEKT Stings (Kariya)
Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza (Inazawa)
Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (Kariya)
= Rugby
=Japan Rugby League One
Shuttles Aichi (Kariya)
Toyota Verblitz (Toyota)
= Futsal
=F.League
Nagoya Oceans (Nagoya)
= Football
=X-League
Aichi Golden Wings (Nagoya and Toyota)
Kirix Toyota Bull Fighters (Toyota)
Nagoya Cyclones (Nagoya)
AFL
Nagoya Redbacks Australian Football Club (AFL Japan) (Nagoya)
Tourism
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
F Chopper Koga (Japanese: FチョッパーKOGA, romanized: Efu Choppā Koga), bass player and leader of the rock band Gacharic Spin
Yūki 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 Anjō
Akira Toriyama (1955–2024), manga artist and character designer from Kiyosu
Aoi Morikawa (born 1995), actress and model
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
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Owari Tsushima Tenno Matsuri (Aisai, Tsushima)
Inuyama Festival (Inuyama)
Kamezaki Shiohi Festival (Handa)
Chiryu Festival (Chiryū)
Sunari Festival (Ama District Kanie)
Others
Nagoya Festival (Nagoya City)
Tsutsui-chō/Dekimachi Tennō Festival (Nagoya Higashi-ku)
Miya Festival (Gamagōri)
Toyohama Sea bream Festival (Chita District Minamichita Town)
Okkawa Festival (Handa)
Hōnen Matsuri (Komaki)
Omanto festival (Takahama)
Kōnomiya Hadaka Matsuri (Inazawa)
Tezutsu Matsuri (Toyohashi, Toyokawa)
Nagashino festival (Shinshiro)
Mando festival (Kariya)
Isshiki Lantern Festival (Nishio)
Toba Fire Festival (Nishio)
Owari Tsushima Autumn Festival (Tsushima)
References
External links
Aichi travel guide from Wikivoyage
Official website
Aichi Now-Official Site for Tourism Aichi
Aichi, HOME of the Samurai Spirit Archived 2013-11-27 at the Wayback Machine
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- Prefektur Aichi
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- Toyota, Aichi
- Stasiun Kuroda (Aichi)
- Stasiun Aoyama (Aichi)
- Anjō, Aichi
- Gamagōri, Aichi
- Aisai, Aichi
- Chita, Aichi
- Handa, Aichi
- Aichi Prefecture
- Toyota, Aichi
- 2026 Asian Games
- Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
- Nagoya
- Kariya, Aichi
- Tōgō, Aichi
- Anjō
- Chūkyō metropolitan area
- Okazaki, Aichi
