is a
city located in
Aichi Prefecture,
Japan.
As of
October 12005, the city has an estimated
population of 379,830 and a
density of 1,413.94 persons per
km². The total area is 261.26 km².
The city was founded on
August 1,
1906.
Features
The city is located in the east of Aichi Prefecture, and is the central city of the prefecture's Higashi Mikawa () district. Mikawa Port () is a major
port for
worldwide trade, and its presence has made Toyohashi an important city as the biggest import and export hub in Japan for
automobiles, in volume terms. Compared to other ports around the world, Mikawa is roughly on a par with the
German port of
Bremerhaven.
The city also has a
beach fronting the
Pacific Ocean, where
sea turtles have been seen laying eggs.
By size, Toyohashi was Aichi Prefecture's second-largest city until March 31, 2005. It was on April 1, 2005 that
Toyota city combined with six peripheral municipalities and saw its total population rise above 400,000 people, thus edging ahead of Toyohashi into second place. Meanwhile,
Ichinomiya city combined with two peripheral towns and saw its population rise above 370,000, and may soon surpass Toyohashi.
Hamamatsu city is just across the border in
Shizuoka Prefecture, and saw large-scale municipal government mergers on July 1, 2005. There is some question as to whether Hamamatsu and Toyohashi might be merged in the future.
Administration
Toyohashi City Office
Mayor
Masaru Hayakawa (1996 -)
National government
Akihiko Yamamoto (
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan))
Transportation
Rail
Toyohashi Station
Toyohashi is a station on the
TÅkaidÅ Shinkansen and the
TÅkaidÅ Main Line. The
Hikari shinkansen stops in Toyohashi Station approximately once every two hours, and the
Kodama shinkansen stops twice an hour. Aside from the
TÅkaidÅ Shinkansen and
TÅkaidÅ Main Line, Toyohashi Station is the start of the
Iida Line,
Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line,
Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line, and the
Toyohashi Railroad Azumada Main Line, making it an important transportation hub.
The
Azumada Main Line of
Toyohashi Railroad is a local ''shiden'' (市電 "
street car") line running north from Ekimae station through UndÅ KÅen Mae station and Akaiwa station. The
Atsumi Line runs along the Atsumi Peninsula.
Roads
★ Expressway
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★
Tomei Expressway (Toyokawa IC :Toyokawa city)
★ National Highways
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★ Route 1
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★ Route 23
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★ Route 42
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★ Route 151
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★ Route 259
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★ Route 362
Bus
Almost all services are operated by
Toyohashi Railroad (Toyotetsu or Houtetsu).
Industry
Automobiles made by
Toyota,
Mitsubishi,
Suzuki,
Daimler-Chrysler,
Ford,
Audi,
Porsche and
Volkswagen are imported and exported through Toyohashi. The city acts as the port for approximately 50% of all automobile imports into Japan, and the volume of foreign-car imports is rising annually. Toyohashi was also the top producer of thread and textiles in volume terms during
World War II.
Agriculture
Toyohashi is active in growing vegetables such as
cabbage, and is also one of the top producers in Japan of
quail. The city is a leading agricultural area, producing roughly ¥600 million annually.
Special products
Chikuwa, Gohei rice cake (五平餅 ''Gohei-mochi''), beach fermented
soybeans, food boiled down in soy of
goby, egg of the quail of production volume Japan one, Toyohashi writing brush (è±Šæ©‹ç† ''Toyohashi-fude'').
Place of interests & ruins
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Yoshida Castle
Toyohashi city public hall
Yoshida castle mark (å‰ç”°åŸŽå€), Urigo ruins (瓜郷éºè·¡), Toumeidai of Maeshiba, Futagawa inn headquarter data mansion and Toyohashi Itimi technique museum, Watashi of Ushikawa, Toyohashi city public hall (è±Šæ©‹å¸‚å…¬ä¼šå ‚ ''Toyohashi-shi KÅkaidÅ'') and Akaiwa temple etc...
Facilities and parks
Toyohashi is the self-governing community city in Japan with the most parks.
Toyohashi encompasses a flora and fauna park, Imou swamp, Mikawa Seaside Forest, Kamo Iris Garden, and the Mukaiyama ''
Ume'' Garden.
Toyohashi also has what is considered to be the best
surfing beach in
Aichi and the surrounding region of Japan.
Festivals
Toyohashi Festival, Spring Festival, Flower iris Festival, Gion festival, Ogre festival, Akumi joruri performed by manipulating marionettes, festival model of flame.
Educational facilities
Universities
★ Aichi University
★
Toyohashi University of Technology [1]
★ Toyohashi Sozo College
Media
★
FM Toyohashi(JOZZ6AA-FM, 84.30 MHz)
★ Higashi Aichi Newspaper
★ Tonichi Newspaper
Miscellaneous notes
★ The Japanese magazine Toyo Economics new information (æ±æ´‹çµŒæ¸ˆæ–°å ±), life, industry, converting the exponent which it diverges such as health, it enters into 5 fingers at statistical numerical value of the town where Japan which has started is easy to live.
★ It is close, from resident in Toyota city applying in Hamamatsu city, automobile industry focusing on because needs of labor force are high, the foreign migrant worker of the South American type which begins Brazil increases, the number of foreign register people in Toyohashi city as of 2005 June 1 becomes also 18,557.
★ The terrestrial analog-digital television, NHK-FM, as for FM Aichi and the Toyohashi relay station of ZIP-FM there is Nukata town, the analog digital television of Aichi prefecture being only the UHF antenna, is all viewing possible. In addition before television Aichi establishes, the household which receives the triple television as a name remainder, it is many. At part area the analog digital television of Shizuoka prefecture it is viewing possible by the fact that the UHF-VHF antenna is directed in the Hamamatsu direction, but the household which really directs the antenna to the Hamamatsu direction is little.
External links
★
Toyohashi official website
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