Toyohashi, Aichi
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Toyohashi (豊橋市; -shi) is a city located in Aichi, Japan.
As of 2005 July 1, the city has an estimated population of 379,196 and the density of 1,413.94 persons per km². The total area is 261.26 km².
The city was founded on August 1, 1906.
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Features
In the city which is the Aichi prefecture east, it is the central city of Aichi prefecture Higashi-Mikawa district.As for Mikawa Port which holds the Japanese prominent world trade port "Mikawa Port", centers Toyohashi city in regard to the import and export of the automobile also the amount quantity the Japanese maximum. The worldwide prominent automobile export entry into port which lines up with the German Bremerhaven port.
With the beach which confronts in the Pacific Ocean also egg laying of the sea turtle is seen.Toyohashi station is Japanese first populace station.As the town which the street car runs it is known.
It was the Aichi prefecture second city to 2005 March 31.But, Toyota city combining with peripheral 6 municipalities on 2005 April 1, population broke 40 ten thousand people. As a result, Toyohashi city came to the point of surrendering long time the position.Furthermore, Ichinomiya city combining with peripheral 2 city towns, population broke 37 ten thousand people. Presently Toyohashi is the third city at narrow margin, but depending upon when there is also a possibility of falling down to the fourth city.
Hamamatsu city which assumes that Toyohashi city and there is "a relationship of mutual love", large-scale merger is done on 2005 July 1st and becoming large influences, present mayor offers the conception of large-scale merger with the peripheral self-governing community. Whether or not large-scale merger will be done in the future, it is unclear.
Administration
Mayor
Masaru Hayakawa(1996 -)
National government
Akihiko Yamamoto(Liberal Democratic Party (Japan))
Transportation
Rail
Toyohashi is a station on the Tokaido Shinkansen and Tokaido Main Line.In the Toyohashi station, Hikari approximately 1, Kodama everything you park in two hours.Toyohashi station other than Tokaido Shinkansen and Tokaido Main Line, is the initial setting station of Iida Line and Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line and Toyohashi Railway Atsumi LineandToyohashi Railway Azumada Line, is one of the stations which become important.
Toyohashi Railway Azumada Line, Shiden (street car), is a local line running north from Ekimae station through Undo-Kouen-Mae station or Akaiwa station.
Toyohashi Railway Atsumi Line is run the Atsumi peninsula.
Roads
- Expressway
- Tomei Expressway (Toyokawa IC :Toyokawa city)
- National Highways
- Route 1
- Route 23
- Route 42
- Route 151
- Route 259
- Route 362
Bus
Almost all services are operated by Toyohashi Railway Co. (Toyotetsu or Houtetsu).
Industry
Toyota, Mitsubishi Motors, Suzuki Motors, Daimler-Chrysler, Ford , Audi,Porsche and Volkswagen... -import and export of automobile.Presently, we do approximately 50% discharge of the automobile entire import quantity of Japan, accumulation of the foreign car manufacturer is advanced yearly.At one time, the filature spinning industry being active, as for filature production volume of The World War 2 ago entire country one was.
In addition, production of vegetables such as cabbage is active including the nurturing quail which is proud of the number of raising of Japan one feathers. Agriculture is rough volume of manufacture for approximately 600 hundred million Yen Japan one.
Special products
Chikuwa, Gohei rice cake, beach fermented soybeans, food boiled down in soy of goby, egg of the quail of production volume Japan one, Toyohashi writing brush.
Place of interests & ruins
Yoshida castle mark, Urigo ruins, Toumeidai of Maeshiba, Futagawa inn headquarter data mansion and Toyohashi Itimi technique museum, Watashi of Ushikawa, Toyohashi city public hall and Akaiwa temple etc...
Facilities and parks
Toyohashi city being Japan, is called the self-governing community where the number of parks is most.
Toyohashi comprehensive flora and fauna park, Imou swamp, Mikawa seaside forested land, Kamo iris garden, Mukaiyama plum forest garden etc..
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
- Toyohashi Sozo College
Media
- FM Toyohashi(JOZZ6AA-FM, 84.30MHz)
- Higashi Aichi Newspaper
- Tonichi Newspaper
Miscellaneous notes
- The Japanese Toyo Economics new information, 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 1st 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.
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