Prefecture

Japanese transcription(s)

 • Japanese 愛知県

 • Rōmaji Aichi-ken

Flag Symbol

Coordinates: 35°10′48.68″N136°54′48.63″E

Country Japan

Region Chūbu (Tōkai)

Island Honshu

Capital Nagoya

Government

 • Governor Hideaki Ōmura (sinceFebruary 2011)

Area

 • Total 5,153.81 km2

(1,989.90 sq mi)

Area rank 28th

Population (May 1, 2016)

 • Total 7,498,485

 • Rank 4th

 • Density 1,454.94/km2

Aichi PrefectureAichi Prefecture ( 愛知県 Aichi-ken) is a prefecture of

Japan located in the Chūbu region.[1] The region of Aichi is

also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is

the focus of the Chūkyō metropolitan area.[2]

HistoryEtymology

GeographyCities

Towns and villages

Mergers

Economy

Internat ional re lat ionsSister Autonomous Administrative division

DemographicsPopulation by age (2001)

TransportRail

People movers and tramways

Road

Airports

Ports

EducationUniversities

Senior high schools

SportsBaseball

Soccer

Basketball

Volleyball

Rugby

Futsal

Football

Tour ism

Festival and events

Notes

References

External l inks

Aichi Prefecture愛知県

Coordinates: 35°10′48.68″N 136°54′48.63″E

Contents

History

(3,768.3/sq mi)

ISO 3166code

JP-23

Districts 7

Municipalities 54

Flower Kakitsubata(Iris laevigata)

Tree Hananoki(Acer pycnanthum)

Bird Scops-owl(Otus scops japonicus)

Fish Kuruma prawn(Penaeus japonicus)

Website www.pref.aichi.jp/global/en/index.html (http://www.pref.aichi.jp/global/en/index.html)

Originally , the region was divided into the two provinces of

Owari and Mikawa.[3] After the Meiji Restoration, Owari and

Mikawa were united into a single entity . In 187 1, 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 187 2, 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 Expo 2005 World Exposition was held in Seto and

Nagakute.

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.[4][5]

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-Live Station on the Aonami Line and Komeno

Station on the Kintetsu Nagoya Line.

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 east to west and 94 km south to

north and forms a major portion of the Nōbi Plain. With an area

of 5,153.81 km2 it accounts for approximately 1.36% of the total

surface area of Japan. The highest spot is Chausuyama at 1,415

m 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 per cent.

Etymology

Geography

Map of Aichi Prefecture

     Government Ordinance Designated

City      City      Town      Village

As of April 1 , 2012, 17 % 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.[6]

Thirty-eight cities are located in Aichi Prefecture.

Aisai

Ama

Anjō

Chiryū

Chita

Gamagōri

Handa

Hekinan

Ichinomiya

Inazawa

Inuyama

Iwakura

Kariya

Kasugai

Kitanagoya

Kiyosu

Komaki

Kōnan

Miyoshi

Nagakute

Nagoya (capital)

Nishio

Nisshin

Okazaki

Ōbu

Owariasahi

Seto

Shinshiro

Tahara

Takahama

Tokoname

Tōkai

Toyoake

Toyohashi

Toyokawa

Toyota

Tsushima

Yatomi

Aichi Prefectural Government Office

Satellite photo of Mikawa Bay

Cities

Gamagōri

Inuyama

Nagoya

Toyota

Tsushima

These are the towns and villages in each district:

Aichi DistrictTōgō

Ama DistrictKanie

Ōharu

Tobishima

Chita DistrictAgui

Higashiura

Mihama

Minamichita

Taketoyo

Kitashitara DistrictShitara

Tōei

Toyone

Nishikasugai DistrictToyoyama

Niwa DistrictFusō

Ōguchi

Nukata DistrictKōta

Towns and vil lages

Ama District, Kanie

Chita District,

Minamichita

Kitashitara District,

Toyone

Niwa District, Ōguchi

Nukata District, Kōta

Companies headquartered in Aichi include the following.

Aisin Seiki Kariya

Brother Industries, Ltd. Nagoya

Central Japan Railway Company Nagoya

Denso Corporation Kariya

Makita Corporation Anjō

Matsuzakaya Nagoya

Nagoya Railroad Nagoya

Nippon Sharyo Nagoya

Noritake Nagoya

Sumitomo Riko Komaki[7]

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.

Mergers

Economy

Chūkyō Metropolitan Area

International relations

Sister Autonomous Administrative division

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 .

Age % populat ion % 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

Victoria, Australia – （1980/5/2）

Jiangsu, China – （1980/7/28）

Bangkok, Thailand – （2012/7/9）

Guangdong, China – （2013/11/25）

Gyeonggi Province, South Korea – （2015/11/10）

Texas, United States – （2016/4/22）

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – （2016/9/13）

Washington, United States – （2016/10/18）

Brussels, Flemish Region, Wallonia, Belgium – （2017/5/15）

Indiana, United States – （2017/9/15）

Kentucky, United States – （2017/10/23）

Expo 2005

Demographics

Population by age (2001)

Transport

JR CentralTokaido 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 LineNagoya Municipal Subway

Higashiyama LineMeijo LineTsurumai Line (connecting to Meitetsu Toyota and

Inuyama Line)Sakura-dori LineMeiko LineKamiiida Line (connecting to Meitetsu Komaki Line)

Toyohashi RailroadAichi Loop Line

Nagoya Guideway Bus

Linimo

Toyohashi Railroad

Expressways and toll roads

Chuo Expressway

Higashi-Meihan Expressway（East Meihan Expressway）

Isewangan Expressway（Ise Bayside Expressway）

Meishin Expressway

Mei-Nikan Expressway

Nagoya Expressway

Shin-Meishin Expressway

Shin-Tōmei Expressway

Rail

Nagoya Station and Nagoya Station

building

Toyohashi Station and Toyohashi

Railroad

Komaki Junction

Nagoya Expressway

People movers and tramways

Road

National highways

Chubu Centrair International Airport

Nagoya Airfield

Nagoya Port – International Container hub and ferry route toSendai and Tomakomai, Hokkaido

Mikawa Port – mainly automobile and car parts export and part ofinport base

Kinuura Port – Handa and Hekinan

Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway

Tomei Expressway

Chita Peninsula Road

South Chita Road

Chubu International Airport Connecting Road

Chita across Road

Nagoya Seto Road

Route 1

Route 19 (Nagoya-Kasugai-Tajimi-Nagiso-Matsumoto-Nagano)

Route 22 (Nagoya-Ichinomiya-Gifu)

Route 23 (Ise-Matsuzaka-Suzuka-Yokkaichi-Nagoya-Toyoake-Chiryu-Gamagori-Toyohashi)

Route 41 (Nagoya-Komaki-Inuyama-Gero-Takayama-Toyama)

Route 42

Route 151

Route 153

Route 154

Route 155 (Tokoname-Chita-Kariya-Toyota-Seto-Kasugai-Komaki-Ichinomiya-Tsushima-Yatomi)

Route 247

Route 248

Route 257 (Hamamatsu-Shinshiro-Toyota-Ena-Nakatsugawa-Gero-Takayama)

Route 259

Route 301

Route 302

Route 362

Route 363

Route 366

Route 419

Route 420

Route 473 (Gamagori-Okazaki-Toyota-Shitara-Hamamatsu)

Route 474

Route 475

Chubu Centrair International Airport,

constructed on an artificial island

Nagoya Airfield

Port of Nagoya

Port of Mikawa

Airports

Ports

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

Aichi University of

Education

Graduate University for

Advanced Studies

Nagoya Institute of

Technology

Nagoya University

Toyohashi University of

Technology

Public universities

Aichi Prefectural University

Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts

Nagoya City University

Aichi Prefectural

University

Aichi Prefectural

University of the Arts

Nagoya City University

Private universities

Aichi Bunkyo University

Aichi Gakuin University

Aichi University

Aichi Gakuin University

Chubu University

Chukyo University

Aichi Gakusen University

Aichi Institute of Technology

Aichi Medical University

Aichi Mizuho College

Aichi Sangyo University

Aichi Shukutoku University

Aichi Toho University

Aichi University

Aichi University of Technology

Chubu University

Chukyo University

Daido University

Doho University

Fujita Health University

Globis University Graduate School of Management – Nagoya Campus

Japanese Red Cross Toyota College of Nursing

Kinjo Gakuin University

Meijo University

Nagoya Bunri University

Nagoya College of Music

Nagoya Gakuin University

Nagoya Keizai University

Nagoya Sangyo University

Nagoya University of Arts

Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences

Nagoya University of Commerce & Business

Nagoya University of Foreign Studies

Nagoya Women's University

Nagoya Zokei University

Nanzan University

Nihon Fukushi University

Ohkagakuen University

Okazaki Women's Junior College

Seijoh University

Seisa University – Nagoya Schooling Campus

Shigakkan University

Shubun University

Sugiyama Jogakuen University

Tokai Gakuen University

Tokyo University of Social Welfare – Nagoya Campus

Toyohashi Sozo College

Toyota Technological Institute

University of Human Environments

Meijo University

Nagoya University of

Foreign Studies

Nanzan University

Toyota Technological

Institute

The sports teams listed below are based in Aichi.

Central League

Chunichi Dragons (Nagoya)

J.League

Nagoya Grampus (Nagoya and Toyota)

JFL

FC Maruyasu Okazaki(Okazaki)

Tokai Regional League

FC Kariya (Kariya)

L.League

NGU Loveledge Nagoya(Nagoya)

B.League

SAN-EN NeoPhoenix（Toyohashi and Hamamatsu）

SeaHorses Mikawa（Kariya）

Nagoya Diamond Dolphins（Nagoya）

Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya（Nagoya）

Senior high schools

Sports

Nagoya Dome

（NagoyaHigashi-ku）

Toyota Stadium

（Toyota）

Baseball

Soccer

Basketball

Aisin AW Areions Anjo（Anjō）

V.League

Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza (Inazawa)

JTEKT Stings（Kariya）

Denso Airybees (Nishio)

Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (Kariya)

Top League

Toyota Verblitz (Toyota)

Toyota Industries Shuttles（Kariya）

F.League

Nagoya Oceans（Nagoya）

X-League

Nagoya Cyclones（Nagoya）

Kirix Toyota Bull Fighters (Toyota)

Aichi Golden Wings (Nagoya and Toyota)

AFL

Nagoya Redbacks Australian Football Club(AFL Japan)（Nagoya）

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 the Toyota car

factory in the city by the same name, the monkey park in

Inuyama, and the castles in Nagoya, Okazaki, Toyohashi, and

Inuyama.

Wing Arena Kariya

（Kariya）

Teva Ocean Arena

（NagoyaMinato-ku）

Mizuho Rugby Stadium

（NagoyaMizuho-ku）

Volleyball

Rugby

Futsal

Football

Tourism

Nagoya Castle

Aichi Prefecture has many wonderful beaches. For example,

Himakajima Beach, Shinojima Beach, Akabane Beach, Utsumi

Beach.

Atsuta Shrine

Toyokawa Inari

Inuyama Castle

Osu Kannon Temple, Naka, Nagoya

Toyota Commemorative Museum of

Industry and Technology

SCMaglev and Railway Park

Jōkōji, Seto

Kiyosu Castle and Kiyosu Castle Park in

Kiyosu

Okazaki Castle

Tokugawa Art Museum

Meiji-mura

Toyota Automobile Museum

Akabane Beach, Tahara

Twin Arch 138 Tower in Kiso River

Park, Ichinomiya

Tokoname pottery footpath

Laguna Ten Bosch

Himakajima

Shinojima

Site of Expo 2005

Field Mustard, Tahara

Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens

Mount Hōraiji

Obara shikizakura

Chausuyama Plateau

Katahara

Onsen(Hydrangea

Park)

The ruins of Matsudaira

Sakurabuchi Park

Kisogawazutsumi

Nomazaki Lighthouse

View of Cape Irago from Irako View Hotel

Legoland Japan

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage[8]

Owari Tsushima Tenno Matsuri（Aisai, Tsushima）

Inuyama Festival（Inuyama）

Kamezaki Shiohi Festival（Handa）

Chiryu Festival（Chiryū）

Sunari Festival（Ama DistrictKanie）

Owari Tsushima Tennōsai(eve)

Inuyama Festival

Kamezaki Shiohi Festival

Chiryu Festival

Sunari Festival

etcetera

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）

Festival and events

Nagashino festival（Shinshiro）

Mando festival（Kariya）

Isshiki Lantern Festival（Nishio）

Nagoya Festival

Tsutsui-chō/Dekimachi Tennō

Festival

Miya Festival

Toyohama Sea bream Festival

Okkawa Festival

Hōnen Matsuri

Omanto festival

Kōnomiya Hadaka Matsuri

Toyokawa Tezutsu Matsuri

Nagashino festival

Mando festival

Isshiki Lantern Festival

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