Inazawa, Aichi
| Inazawa 稲沢市 | |||
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Owari ōkunitama-jinja | |||
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 Location of Inazawa in Aichi Prefecture | |||
  Inazawa
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| Coordinates: 35°15′53″N 136°47′48.9″E / 35.26472°N 136.796917°ECoordinates: 35°15′53″N 136°47′48.9″E / 35.26472°N 136.796917°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) | ||
| Prefecture | Aichi Prefecture | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Toshiaki Ōno | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 79.35 km2 (30.64 sq mi) | ||
| Population (May 2015) | |||
| • Total | 136,551 | ||
| • Density | 1,720/km2 (4,500/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Pine | ||
| - Flower | Chrysanthemum | ||
| Phone number | 0587-32-1111 | ||
| Address | 1 Inabuchō, Inazawa-shi, Aichi-ken 492-8269 | ||
| Website |
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Inazawa (稲沢市 Inazawa-shi) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
As of May 2015, the city had an estimated population of 136,551 and a population density of 1,720 persons per km2. The total area was 79.35 square kilometres (30.64 sq mi).
Inazawa is the location of the Solae elevator testing tower, the highest such tower in the world.[1]
Geography
Inazawa is located in the coastal flatlands of far western Aichi Prefecture, bordering Gifu Prefecture on the west.
Surrounding municipalities
- Aichi Prefecture
- Gifu Prefecture
History
Inazawa is the location of the Nara period provincial capital and provincial temple of Owari Province. The Owari Onkunitama Jinja, an important Shinto shrine located within the borders of the present city, also dates from this period. During the Edo period, Inaba and Ozawa villages formed a post town on the Minoji, a kaidō connecting Miya-juku (Atsuta on the Tōkaidō to Tarui-juku (Mino Province) on the Nakasendō. During the Meiji period, the town of Inazawa was created. The area of the town was expanded in 1907 and 1955 through the annexation of neighboring villages, and on November 1, 1958, the Inazawa was elevated to city status.
On April 1, 2005, the towns of Heiwa and Sobue (both from Nakashima District) were merged into Inazawa.
Transportation
Railways
- Central Japan Railway Company – Tokaido Main Line
- Meitetsu – Nagoya Main Line
- Ōsato – Okuda – Kōnomiya – Shima-Ujinaga
- Meitetsu – Bisai Line
- Rokuwa – (Fuchidaka) – Marubuchi – Kami-Marubuchi – Morikami – Yamazaki
Highways
Education
- Aichi Bunkyo Women's College
- Nagoya Bunri University
- Inazawa has 23 elementary schools, nine middle schools and four high schools.
Sister city relations
– Archaia Olympia, Greece,[2] since August 22, 1987
– Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China,[2] since May 16, 1989
Notable people from Inazawa
- Masaichi Kaneda – professional baseball player
- Junki Ito – professional baseball player
- Wataru Sakata – professional wrestler
References
- ↑ "Japan opens 'tallest lift tower'". BBC News. 3 January 2008.
- 1 2 "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Inazawa, Aichi. |
- Inazawa City official website (Japanese)
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