Coordinates: 35°10′48.68″N 136°54′48.63″E Aichi Prefecture 愛 知 県 Aichi Prefecture ( Aichi-ken) is a prefecture of Aichi Prefecture Japan located in the Chūbu region.[1] The region of Aichi is 愛知県 also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō metropolitan area.[2] Prefecture Japanese transcription(s) • Japanese 愛知県 Contents • Rōmaji Aichi-ken History Etymology Geography Cities Towns and villages Flag Symbol Mergers Economy International relations Sister Autonomous Administrative division Demographics Population by age (2001) Transport Rail People movers and tramways Road Airports Ports Education Universities Senior high schools Coordinates: 35°10′48.68″N Sports 136°54′48.63″E Baseball Soccer Country Japan Basketball Region Chūbu (Tōkai) Volleyball Island Honshu Rugby Futsal Capital Nagoya Football Government Tourism • Governor Hideaki Ōmura (since Festival and events February 2011) Notes Area References • Total 5,153.81 km2 External links (1,989.90 sq mi) Area rank 28th Population (May 1, 2016) History • Total 7,498,485 • Rank 4th • Density 1,454.94/km2 Originally, the region was divided into the two provinces of (3,768.3/sq mi) Owari and Mikawa.[3] After the Meiji Restoration, Owari and ISO 3166 JP-23 Mikawa were united into a single entity. In 187 1, after the code abolition of the han system, Owari, with the exception of Districts 7 the Chita Peninsula, was established as Nagoya Prefecture, Municipalities 54 while Mikawa combined with the Chita Peninsula and Flower Kakitsubata formed Nukata Prefecture. Nagoya Prefecture was renamed (Iris laevigata) to Aichi Prefecture in April 187 2, and was united with Tree Hananoki Nukata Prefecture on November 27 of the same year. (Acer pycnanthum) Bird Scops-owl The government of Aichi Prefecture is located in the Aichi (Otus scops japonicus) Prefectural Government Office in Nagoya, which is the old Fish Kuruma prawn (Penaeus japonicus) capital of Owari. Website www.pref.aichi.jp/global The Expo 2005 World Exposition was held in Seto and /en/index.html (http:// Nagakute. www.pref.aichi.jp/globa l/en/index.html) 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.[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. 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 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, Map of Aichi Prefecture Japan's third largest city, and its suburbs, while the eastern part Government Ordinance Designated is less densely populated but still contains several major City City Town Village 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. 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] Cities Thirty-eight cities are located in Aichi Prefecture. Aichi Prefectural Government Office Aisai Ama Anjō Chiryū Chita Gamagōri Handa Hekinan Ichinomiya Inazawa Inuyama Iwakura Kariya Kasugai Kitanagoya Kiyosu Komaki Kōnan Satellite photo of Mikawa Bay Miyoshi Nagakute Nagoya (capital) Nishio Nisshin Okazaki Ōbu Owariasahi Seto Shinshiro Tahara Takahama Tokoname Tōkai Toyoake Toyohashi Toyokawa Toyota Tsushima Yatomi Gamagōri Inuyama Nagoya Toyota Tsushima Towns and villages These are the towns and villages in each district: Aichi District Tōgō Ama District Kanie Ōharu Tobishima Chita District Agui Higashiura Mihama Minamichita Taketoyo Kitashitara District Shitara Tōei Toyone Nishikasugai District Toyoyama Niwa District Fusō Ōguchi Nukata District Kōta Ama District, Kanie Chita District, Kitashitara District, Niwa District, Ōguchi Minamichita Toyone Nukata District, Kōta Mergers Economy 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 Chūkyō Metropolitan Area 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. International relations Sister Autonomous Administrative division Expo 2005 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） 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) Age % population % 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 Transport Rail JR Central Tokaido Shinkansen ■Tokaido Line ■Chūō Main Line ■Kansai Line ■Taketoyo Line ■Iida Line Meitetsu NH Nagoya Line IY Inuyama Line Nagoya Station and Nagoya Station KM Komaki Line building 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 Toyohashi Station and Toyohashi Aonami Line Railroad 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 Komaki Junction Nagoya Guideway Bus Linimo Toyohashi Railroad Road Expressways and toll roads Chuo Expressway Higashi-Meihan Expressway（East Meihan Expressway） Isewangan Expressway（Ise Bayside Expressway） Nagoya Expressway Meishin Expressway Mei-Nikan Expressway Nagoya Expressway Shin-Meishin Expressway Shin-Tōmei Expressway Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway Tomei Expressway Chita Peninsula Road South Chita Road Chubu International Airport Connecting Road Chita across Road Nagoya Seto Road National highways Route 1 Route 19 (Nagoya-Kasugai-Tajimi-Nagiso-Matsumoto-Nagano) Chubu Centrair International Airport, Route 22 (Nagoya-Ichinomiya-Gifu) constructed on an artificial island 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 Nagoya Airfield 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 Airports Port of Nagoya Chubu Centrair International Airport Nagoya Airfield Ports Nagoya Port – International Container hub and ferry route to Sendai and Tomakomai, Hokkaido Mikawa Port – mainly automobile and car parts export and part of inport base Kinuura Port – Handa and Hekinan Port of Mikawa 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 Graduate University for Nagoya Institute of Nagoya University Education Advanced Studies Technology Toyohashi University of Technology Public universities Aichi Prefectural University Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts Nagoya City University Aichi Prefectural Aichi Prefectural Nagoya City University University University of the Arts Private universities Aichi Bunkyo University Aichi Gakuin 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