Kozakai, Aichi

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Kozakai
小坂井町

Kozakai's location in Aichi, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Aichi
Physical characteristics
Area	9.92 km² (3.83 sq mi)
Population (as of November 1, 2007)
Total	21,708
Density	2,188.31 /km² (5,668 /sq mi)
Location	34°48′N, 137°22′E
Symbols
Tree	Osmanthus
Flower	Satsuki azalea
Kozakai Government Office
Mayor	Norio Itō
Address	〒441-0192 10 Ōbori, Kozakai-chō, Hoi-gun, Aichi-ken
Phone number	0533-78-2111
Official website: Town of Kozakai Kozakai Town Office

Kozakai (小坂井町, Kozakai-chō^?) is a town located in Hoi District, Aichi, Japan.

As of November 1, 2007, the town has an estimated population of 22,708 and a density of 2,188.31 persons per km². The total area is 9.92 km².

Contents 1 History 2 Administration 2.1 Mayor 3 Education 3.1 Primary schools 3.2 Junior High school 3.3 High school 3.4 Social education 3.4.1 Ceremony Hall 4 Transportation 4.1 Railway 4.2 Road 4.2.1 National highway 4.3 Sightseeing 5 Famous person from Kozakai 6 External links

[edit] History

• October 1, 1889 - Toyoaki Village (豊秋村) was founded.
• September 12, 1906 - Kozakai Village was founded by the unification of Toyoaki Village and Ina Village (伊奈村).
• September 12, 1926 - Kozakai Town was founded.
• 1973 - Toyokawa Shinkin Bank Incident (豊川信用金庫事件 Toyokawa Shin'yō Kinko Jiken) occurred.
• 1993 - Kozakai Town Cultural Hall (小坂井町文化会館) was completed.

[edit] Administration

[edit] Mayor

Norio Ito (伊藤 憲男 Itō Norio)

[edit] Education

[edit] Primary schools

• Kozakai Nishi Primary School
• Kozakai Higashi Primary School

[edit] Junior High school

• Kozakai Junior High School

[edit] High school

• Kozakai High School

[edit] Social education

[edit] Ceremony Hall

• Kozakai Town Cultural Hall (小坂井町文化会館 Kozakai-chō Bunka Kaikan ; commonly called "Freuden Hall")

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Railway

• Central Japan Railway Company
  • Iida Line - Kozakai Station
  • Tōkaidō Main Line - Nishi-Kozakai Station
• Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line - Ina Station

[edit] Road

[edit] National highway

• National highway in the town - Route 1, Route 151, Route 247

[edit] Sightseeing

• Utari Jinja (菟足神社)
• Gosha Inari (五社稲荷)
• Ruins of Ina Castle (伊奈城趾)

[edit] Famous person from Kozakai

• Yasuhiko Okada (岡田 康彦 Okada Yasuhiko) - Former Administrative Vice-Minister of the Environment of Japan

[edit] External links

• Official website in Japanese