Ichinomiya, Aichi (town)

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This article is about the town in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. For the Japanese city also in Aichi see Ichinomiya, Aichi. There are towns in other prefectures in Japan with the same name, see Ichinomiya (disambiguation).

Ichinomiya (一宮町; -chō) was a town located in Hoi District, Aichi, Japan. The town is often called as Mikawa-ichinomiya to avoid confusion with another Ichinomiya, Aichi.

As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 16,440 and a density of 449.06 persons per km². The total area is 36.61 km².

Ichinomiya literally means "the first shrine" of the province. In case of this town, it is the Toga Shrine of the Mikawa Province.

The town was amagalated by the city of Toyokawa on February 1, 2006.