Kariya,_Aichi

Kariya, Aichi

Kariya, Aichi

City in Chūbu, Japan

For other uses, see Kariya (disambiguation).

Kariya (刈谷市, Kariya-shi) is a city in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the city had an estimated population of 153,162 in 66,751 households,[1] and a population density of 3,040 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 50.39 square kilometres (19.46 sq mi).

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Geography

Downtown of Kariya City

Kariya is situated in central Aichi Prefecture, on the Mikawa side of the border between former Owari Province and Mikawa Province. The area is flat and well-watered, with an average elevation of less than 10 meters above sea level.

Climate

The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Aisai is 15.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1578 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.4 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kariya has grown steadily over the past 70 years.

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Neighboring municipalities

Aichi Prefecture

History

Kariya castle

Middle Ages

Kariya was a castle town in the Sengoku period, in an area contested between the Imagawa clan, Oda clan and various local warlords, including the Mizuno clan and Matsudaira clan.

Early modern period

Tokugawa Ieyasu’s maternal grandfather Mizuno Tadamasa rebuilt Kariya Castle in the mid-16th century. The Mizuno clan shifted allegiances adroitly between the Imagawa clan to Oda Nobunaga and to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who relocated the clan to Ise Province.

However, Mizuno Katsunari, the grandson of Tadamasa was allowed to return to the clan's ancestral territories by Ieyasu after the Battle of Sekigahara as daimyō of Kariya Domain, a feudal han under the Tokugawa shogunate. The domain was reassigned to numerous clans during the Edo period, but was retained by the Doi clan from 1734 until the Meiji Restoration.

Late modern period

After the Meiji Restoration, Kariya Town was created within Hekikai District, Aichi Prefecture with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889. The town prospered as a center for commerce, sake production, sericulture and ceramics due to its location on the main railway routes. The Yosami Transmitting Station, located in Kariya, was Japan's tallest structure when completed in 1929.

Contemporary history

Kariya achieved city status on April 1, 1950. The city expanded by annexation of neighboring Fujimatsu and most of Yosami villages on April 1, 1955. Control of the Yosami Transmitting Station was returned to Japan from the United States Navy in 1994, and the former facility is now a city park.

Government

Kariya city hall

Kariya has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 28 members. The city contributes two members to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 13 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

External relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

International

National

Economy

Kariya CBD

Secondary sector of the economy

Manufacturing

The economy of Kariya is dominated by companies related to the Toyota Group, including Toyota Industries Corporation, Aisin Seiki and Denso Corporation. Toyota Motor Corporation started as a division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works (now called Toyota Industries Corporation). The Toyoda Automatic Loom Works was highly profitable and board members reinvested much of the profits into the growing automobile manufacturing business.

Companies headquartered in Kariya

Education

Aichi University of Education

University

Schools

  • Kariya has 15 public elementary schools and six public junior high schools operated by the city government, and four public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There are also one public high schools operated by the national government.

International School

Transportation

Map of Meitetsu Mikawa Line
The Kilometre Zero of Kariya

Railway

Conventional lines

Central Japan Railway Company
Meitetsu

Roads

Expressway

Japan National Route

Culture

Festival

  • Mando Matsuri

Tokusanhin

Sports

SeaHorses Mikawa

The city is home to the SeaHorses Mikawa, 5-time champion of Japan's top professional basketball league.

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Local attractions

  • Kariya Highway Oasis
  • Kariya city Children's traffic park
  • Kijo Park
  • Kariya castle
  • Mississauga Park
  • Suhara Park

Notable people from Kariya

References

  1. [1]
    Kariya City official statistics (in Japanese)
  2. [2]
    Kariya climate data
  3. [3]
    Kariya population statistics
  4. [4]
    "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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    "Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão" (Archive). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. February 7, 2008. Retrieved on October 13, 2015.
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    "PHOTOS & VIDEO: There's a Mississauga park in Japan with a replica city hall". 20 April 2015.
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