Toyoake, Aichi

	Nagoya		Tōgō
		Toyoake
	Ōbu		Kariya

Toyoake 豊明市
City
Okehazama Old Battle Field
Flag Seal
Location of Toyoake in Aichi Prefecture
Toyoake
Coordinates: 35°03′3.1″N 137°0′46.2″E / 35.050861°N 137.012833°E / 35.050861; 137.012833Coordinates: 35°03′3.1″N 137°0′46.2″E / 35.050861°N 137.012833°E / 35.050861; 137.012833
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Aichi Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Hidekatsu Aiba
Area
• Total	23.22 km2 (8.97 sq mi)
Population (May 2015)
• Total	69,511
• Density	2,990/km2 (7,700/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Zelkova
- Flower	Sunflower
Phone number	0562-92-1111
Address	1-1 Komochimatsu, Shinden-chō, Toyoake-shi, Aichi-ken 470-1195
Website	Official website

Toyoake City Hall

Toyoake (豊明市, Toyoake-shi) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

As of May 2015, the city had an estimated population of 69,511 and a population density of 2,990 persons per km². The total area was 23.22 square kilometres (8.97 sq mi).

History

The area of modern Toyoake was part of Owari Province and was the location of many battles during the Sengoku period. In the cadastral reforms of 1888, Toyoake Village was created within Aichi District. Toyoake became a town on January 1, 1951, and was elevated to city status on August 1, 1982.

Education

Primary schools

• Toyoake Primary School
• Kutsukake Primary School
• Chuo Primary School
• Sakae Primary School
• Omiya Primary School
• Soho Primary School
• Misaki Primary School
• Tate Primary School
• Karatake Primary School

Junior High schools

• Toyoake Junior High School
• Sakae Junior High School
• Kutsukake Junior High School
• Seijo Junior High School

High schools

• Toyoake High School
• Seijo High School

International schools

North Korean:

• Aichi Korean Middle and High School

Universities and Colleges

• Fujita Health University
• Ohkagakuen University
• Nagoya College

Transportation

Route 1 in Toyoake

Railway

• Meitetsu – Nagoya Main Line
  • Zengo-Toyoake

Highway

• Isewangan Expressway - Toyoake Interchange
• Japan National Route 1

Sister city relations

• Toyone, Japan
• Agematsu, Japan
• Shepparton, Australia ^[1]

Local attractions

Places

• Ruins of Kutsukake Castle (沓掛城址)
• Okehazama Old Battle Field (桶狭間古戦場伝説地)
• Chukyo Racecourse (中京競馬場)

Events

• Toyoake Haru-Matsuri (豊明春まつり)
• Toyoake Natsu-Matsuri (豊明夏まつり)
• Toyoake Matsuri (豊明まつり)
• Toyoake Marathon (とよあけマラソン)

Noted people from Toyoake

• Kimiyasu Kudoh – professional baseball player ^[2]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Toyoake, Aichi.

• Official website (Japanese) (with link to pages in English)

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