Aisai

Aisai 愛西市
City
Morikawa lotus field
Flag Seal
Location of Aisai in Aichi Prefecture, highlighted in pink
Aisai
Coordinates: 35°9′N 136°44′E / 35.150°N 136.733°E / 35.150; 136.733Coordinates: 35°9′N 136°44′E / 35.150°N 136.733°E / 35.150; 136.733
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Aichi Prefecture
Area
• Total	66.63 km2 (25.73 sq mi)
Population (February 2012)
• Total	64,507
• Density	968/km2 (2,510/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Podocarpaceae
- Flower	Nelumbo nucifera
Phone number	0567-26-8111
Address	Yoneno 308,Inaba-cho, Aisai-shi, Aichi-ken 496-8555
Website	City of Aisai

Aisai City hall

Aisai (愛西市, Aisai-shi) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2012, the city has an estimated population of 64,507 and a population density of 968 persons per km². The total area is 66.63 km².

Geography

Aisai is located in the coastal flatlands of far western Aichi Prefecture, bordering Gifu Prefecture on the west. It has a short border with Mie Prefecture to the southwest. The Kiso River and the Nagara River pass through the city.

Surrounding municipalities

• Aichi Prefecture
  • Tsushima
  • Kanie
  • Inazawa
  • Yatomi
  • Ama
• Mie Prefecture
  • Kuwana
• Gifu Prefecture
  • Kaizu

History

During the Edo period, the area of modern Aisai was controlled by the Yokoi clan, retainers of the Owari Tokugawa of Nagoya. During the Meiji period, the area was organized into several villages under Kasai District and Kaito District, Aichi Prefecture, which later became Ama District, Aichi in the Taisho period.

The modern city of Aisai was created through the merger on April 1, 2005 of Saya and Saori Towns and Hachikai and Tatsuta Villages.

Transportation

Railways

• Central Japan Railway Company – Kansai Main Line
  • Eiwa
• Meitetsu – Tsushima Line
  • Shobata – Fujinami
• Meitetsu – Bisai Line
  • Saya – Hibino --(Tsushima)-- Machikata--(Inazawa)--Fuchidaka

Highways

• Higashi-Meihan Expressway
• Japan National Route 155

Noted people from Aisai

• Katō Takaaki – pre-war Prime Minister of Japan
• Shoichi Yokoi – Imperial Japanese Army holdout found in Guam
• Daiki Wakamatsu – professional soccer player

Gallery

External links

• Aisai City official website (Japanese)
• Media related to Aisai at Wikimedia Commons

Aichi Prefecture
Nagoya (capital)
Wards of Nagoya	Atsuta Chikusa Higashi Kita Meitō Midori Minami Minato Mizuho Moriyama Naka Nakagawa Nakamura Nishi Shōwa Tempaku
Core cities	Okazaki Toyohashi Toyota
Special cities	Ichinomiya Kasugai
Cities	Aisai Ama Anjō Chiryū Chita Gamagōri Handa Hekinan Inazawa Inuyama Iwakura Kariya Kitanagoya Kiyosu Komaki Kōnan Miyoshi Nagakute Nishio Nisshin Ōbu Owariasahi Seto Shinshiro Tahara Takahama Tokoname Tōkai Toyoake Toyokawa Tsushima Yatomi
Aichi District	Tōgō
Ama District	Kanie Ōharu Tobishima
Chita District	Agui Higashiura Mihama Minamichita Taketoyo
Kitashitara District	Shitara Tōei Toyone
Nishikasugai District	Toyoyama
Niwa District	Fusō Ōguchi
Nukata District	Kōta
List of mergers in Aichi Prefecture