1. Overview of Toyohashi City

Toyohashi City is located between Tokyo and Osaka, along the Pacific coast in the southeast corner of Aichi Prefecture, surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, Mikawa Bay, lush Yumihari mountain range, and a clear Toyogawa River. It is a warm and peaceful city with a population of 380,000. Surrounded by nature and blessed with a mild climate, Toyohashi has a large agricultural sector and produces a wide variety of crops. Port of Mikawa Toyohashi Area is known as the nation's automotive trade center, and many large companies, including foreign affiliated businesses, are situated here. In addition, Omotehama, a white beach stretching along the Pacific Ocean, is a famous surfing location, and also known as a nesting site for loggerhead sea turtles.

●� Toyohashi was designated as a pivotal NAGOYA ●� city in 1999, and celebrated its 100th TOYOTA

●� anniversary in 2006. Toyohashi continues OKAZAKI

●� SHINSHIRO to grow and develop as a balanced city of GAMAGORI� ●� ●●�� agriculture, commerce, and industry and TOYOKAWA ●●�� TOYOHASHI ●� as the center of East Mikawa region. HAMAMATSU ●●�� TAHARA ■ English Information 1. Toyohashi City Website ◆ Introduction of Toyohashi available in English. http://www.city.toyohashi.aichi.jp/en/index.html

2. The Toyohashi City Bulletin〔English〕 ◆ Issued 4 times a year, provides various information for daily life. ◆ Available at the Toyohashi City Hall and Toyohashi International Association. ◆ Previous issues are available online in the Toyohashi City Website. Toyohashi City Bulletin http://www.city.toyohashi.aichi.jp/en/koho/index.html

3. Aichi International Broadcasting RADIO-i 83.0MHz ◆ Aichi International Broadcasting provides information in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino, Chinese and Korean in between music, offering accurate information for Aichi's 150,000 foreign residents and 300,000 foreign visitors who visit annually for sightseeing or for business. It will also air information during times of disasters or emergencies.