Coordinates: 34°49′36.4″N 137°22′33.3″E

Toyokawa, Aichi

T oyokawa (豊川市 Toyokawa-shi) is a city located Toyokawa in the eastern part of , . As of 豊川市 May 2015, the city had an estimated population of 181,051 and a population density of 1120 persons City per km². The total area was 161.14 square kilometres (62.22 sq mi). Toyokawa, famous for its Toyokawa Inari temple, is blessed with a good balance of industry, commerce, agriculture and forestry spread over its 160 km² boundary, and is situated in an area rich in history, traditions, and culture.

Contents Geography Surrounding municipalities History Transportation Railway Highways Expressways National highways Local attractions Military facilities Notable people from Toyokawa Sister cities References Upper stage:New Year day in Toyokawa Inari Lower stage:Toyokawa Skyline External links

Geography Flag Toyokawa is located in an area of rolling hills in southeastern Aichi Prefecture. It has a short coastline with Mikawa Bay.

Surrounding municipalities

Aichi Prefecture Okazaki Gamagōri History

The area of modern Toyokawa was settled in prehistoric times. During the Nara period, the kokubunji of Mikawa Province was established in 7 41. The temple of Toyokawa Inari, a popular pilgrimage destination, dates from 1441. A number of daimyō clans under the Tokugawa shogunate originate in what are now parts of Toyokawa, most notably the Makino clan. The area prospered during the Edo period with two post towns along Location of Toyokawa in Aichi Prefecture, highlighted in the Tōkaidō, Goyu-shuku and Akasaka. pink After the Meiji Restoration, on October 1, 1889 the area was organized into several villages within Hoi District, Aichi Prefecture, including Toyokawa Village. On March 13, 1893, Toyokawa was promoted to town status. Toyokawa City was founded on June 1, 1943 by the merger of Toyokawa town with neighboring Ushikubo Town and Y awata Village, all from Hoi District. Toyokawa

In 1939 the massive Toyokawa Naval Arsenal was established, one of the largest producers of machine guns, aviation ordnance and ammunition in the Empire of Japan. It was also had sections that Coordinates: 34°49′36.4″N 137°22′33.3″E produced military-issue katana, bayonets, and Country Japan glass lenses for use in cameras, binoculars, and Region Chūbu (Tōkai) similar equipment. During World War II, many Prefecture Aichi Prefecture thousands of civilians were conscripted or Government volunteered to work at the Arsenal, and towards • Mayor Minoru Yamawaki the end of the war, included hundreds of middle school students and high school girls. On August 7 , Area • Total 2 1945 the Toyokawa Naval Arsenal was targeted by 161.14 km (62.22 sq mi) a flight of B-29 bombers. About 2,500 people were Population (May 2015) killed during the Toyokawa Air Raid. Toyokawa was • Total 181,051 2 one of the last places to be targeted using • Density 1,120/km (2,900/sq mi) conventional explosive and incendiary bombs in Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) the closing days of World War II, occurring the day - Tree Japanese Black Pine after Hiroshima was destroyed by an atomic - Flower Dwarf azalea bomb.[1] Phone number 0533-89-2111 Address 1-1 Suwa-chō, Toyokawa-shi, After the war, on April 12, 1955 Toyokawa annexed Aichi-ken 442-0068 Mikami village from Y ana District. This was Website Official website (http://www.cit followed by the neighboring town of Goyu from Hoi y.toyokawa.lg.jp) District on April 1, 1959. Toyokawa further expanded on February 1, 2006 by annexing Ichinomiya, On January 15, 2008 the towns of Otowa and Mito became part of Toyokawa, and finally on February 1, 2010 the town of Kozakai likewise was merged into Toyokawa City.

Toyokawa City Hall

Toga Shrine Toyokawa Inari

Ina Castle Goyu-shuku Akasaka-juku (Tōkaidō)

Transportation

Railway

JR Central – Tokaido Line Nishi-Kozakai • Aichi-Mito JR Central – Iida Line Kozakai • Ushikubo • Toyokawa • Mikawa-Ichinomiya • Nagayama • Ejima • Tōjō • Meitetsu – Toyokawa Line Kō • Yawata • Suwachō • Inariguchi • Toyokawa-Inari Meitetsu – Main Line Ina - Odabuchi - Kō - Goyu - Meiden-Akasaka - Meiden-Nagasawa

Highways

Expressways

Tomei Expressway National highways

National Route 1 National Route 23 National Route 151 National Route 247 National Route 362

Local attractions

Castle

Ina Castle

Temple

Toyokawa Inari – noted Buddhist temple Mikawa Kokubunji temple - Mikawa Provincial temple Toyokawa Inari Omotesando Shrine

Toga Shrine - Mikawa Ichinomiya shrine

Military facilities

JGSDF Camp Toyokawa

Notable people from Toyokawa

Yuka Kato, Olympic swimmer Gakuto Kondo, professional soccer player Sion Sono, movie director

Sister cities

Wuxi New Area, China.[2] Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines Cupertino, California, United States[3]

References

1. Air War Pacific Chronology: America's Air War Against Japan in East Asia and the Pacific 1941-1945 by Eric Hammel, (Pacifica, CA: Pacifica Press, 1988, ISBN 0-935553-26-6) 2. "International Exchange" (https://web.archive.org/web/20151224052656/http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/sima i/e/03.cgi?p=23&n=Aichi%20Prefecture). List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original (http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/sima i/e/03.cgi?p=23&n=Aichi%20Prefecture) on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015. 3. http://www.city.toyokawa.lg.jp/shisei/kokusaikoryu/shimaitoshi/shimaitoshicupertino.html

External links Official website (http://www.city.toyokawa.lg.jp/) (in Japanese)

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