Kariya
Kariya is a city in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The total area of the city is 50.39 sqkm.
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Kariya is a city in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The total area of the city is 50.39 sqkm.
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Key facts
• Name — Kariya • Native Name Lang — ja • Settlement Type — City • Image Caption — Upper stage:Mando Matsuri Lower stage:Skyline of Kariya City • Image Flag — Flag of Kariya, Aichi.svg • Image Seal — Emblem of Kariya, Aichi.svg • Image Map — Kariya in Aichi Prefecture Ja.svg • Map Caption — Location of Kariya in Aichi Prefecture • Pushpin Map — Japan • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Japan • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Chūbu (Tōkai) • Subdivision Type2 — Prefecture • Subdivision Name2 — Aichi • Leader Name — Yoshinori Takenaka • Leader Title1 — Mayor • Area Total Km2 — 50.39 • Population Total — 153162 • Population As Of — October 1, 2019 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — Japan Standard Time • Utc Offset1 — +9 • Blank Name Sec1 — City Symbols • Blank1 Name Sec1 — - Tree • Blank1 Info Sec1 — Camphor laurel • Blank2 Name Sec1 — - Flower • Blank2 Info Sec1 — Iris laevigata • Blank Name Sec2 — Phone number • Blank Info Sec2 — 0566-23-1111 • Blank1 Name Sec2 — Address • Blank1 Info Sec2 — 1-1 Tōyōchō, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken 448-8501 Kariya is a city in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2019 10, the city had an estimated population of 153,162 in 66,751 households, and a population density of 3,040 persons per km 2. The total area of the city is 50.39 sqkm.
Geography
Geography
• Illustration — 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
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.
Demographics
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Kariya has grown steadily over the past 70 years.
Neighboring municipalities
Neighboring municipalities
• Aichi Prefecture • Anjō • Chiryū • Higashiura • Miyoshi • Ōbu • Takahama • Tōgō • Toyoake • Toyota
History
History
• Illustration — Kariya castle
Feudal period
Feudal period
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
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
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
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
Government
• Illustration — 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.
International
International
• Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, since July 7, 1981
National
National
• Higashiyoshino, Nara Prefecture, since July 1, 2013
Economy
Economy
• Illustration — Kariya CBD
Manufacturing
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
Companies headquartered in Kariya
• ADVICS • Aisin • Aska Corporation • DCM Kahma • Denso • JTEKT • Toyota Auto Body • Toyota Boshoku • Toyota Industries • Illustration — ADVICS • Illustration — Aisin • Illustration — Aska Corporation • Illustration — DCM Kahma • Illustration — Denso • Illustration — JTEKT • Illustration — Toyota Auto Body • Illustration — Toyota Boshoku • Illustration — Toyota Industries
Education
Education
• Illustration — Aichi University of Education
University
University
• Aichi University of Education
Schools
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.
Transportation
Transportation
• Illustration — Map of Meitetsu Mikawa Line • Illustration — The Kilometre Zero of Kariya
Conventional lines
Conventional lines
• Central Japan Railway Company • Tōkaidō Main Line: - Higashi-Kariya - Noda-Shimmachi - Kariya - Aizuma - • Meitetsu • Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line: - Hitotsugi - Fujimatsu - • Mikawa Line: - Kariya - Kariyashi - Ogakie -
Expressway
Expressway
• Isewangan Expressway
Japan National Route
Japan National Route
• Route • Route • Route • Route • Illustration — Kariya Station • Illustration — Kariya Parking Area (Kariya Highway Oasis) • Illustration — Japan National Route 23 (Chiryu Bypass) • Illustration — Aizuma river cycling road
Festival
Festival
• Mando Matsuri
Tokusanhin
Tokusanhin
• Dried turnip (Kiriboshi Daikon)
Sports
Sports
• Illustration — SeaHorses Mikawa The city is home to the SeaHorses Mikawa, 5-time champion of Japan's top professional basketball league. • Sex — Name — competition — League — Home — Sponsor — Since • Men — Toyota Industries SC — Soccer — Tōkai Regional League — Toyota Industries Obu plant ground — Toyota Industries — 1946 • Men — SeaHorses Mikawa — Basketball — B.League (B1) — Wing Arena Kariya — SeaHorses Mikawa — 1947 • Women — Toyota Auto Body Queenseis — Volleyball — V.League (V1) — Kariya City Gymnasium — Toyota Auto Body — 1951 • Women — Toyota Industries Shyning VEGA — Softball — Japan Softball League (JSL) — Kariya Stadium — Toyota Industries — 1952 • Men — JTEKT Stings — Volleyball — V.League (V1) — Kariya City Gymnasium — JTEKT — 1958 • Women — Denso Iris — Women's basketball — W.League — Wing Arena Kariya — Denso — 1962 • Men — Toyota Auto Body BRAVE KINGS — Handball — Japan Handball League (JHL) — Toyota Auto Body Yoshiwara Gymnasium — Toyota Auto Body — 1967 • Women — Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits — Women's basketball — W.League — Wing Arena Kariya — Toyota Boshoku — 1980 • Men — Toyota Industries Shuttles — Rugby — Top Challenge League (Top1) — Toyota Industries Kariya ground — Toyota Industries — 1984 • Men — FC Kariya — Soccer — Japan Football League (JFL) — Wave stadium Kariya — MIKAWA BAY FOOTBALL CLUB — 2006 • Illustration — Kariya City Gymnasium • Illustration — Wave stadium Kariya • Illustration — Wing Arena Kariya • Illustration — Kariya Stadium • Illustration — Toyota Industries Kariya ground
Local attractions
Local attractions
• Kariya castle • Kariya city Children's traffic park • Kariya Highway Oasis • Kijo Park • Mississauga Park - in honour of twinning with Mississauga, Ontario and scaled model of Mississauga City Centre • Suhara Park • Illustration — Kariya Highway Oasis • Illustration — Kariya city Children's traffic park • Illustration — Kijo Park • Illustration — Kariya castle • Illustration — Mississauga Park • Illustration — Suhara Park
Notable people from Kariya
Notable people from Kariya
• Norihiro Akahoshi, professional baseball player • On Kawara, artist • Koji Kondo, professional soccer player • Nobuyuki Sato, marathon runner • Mitsunori Yoshida, professional soccer player
International School
• The Colégio Pitágoras Brasil, a Brazilian school was previously located in Kariya.
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