is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

located in Niwa District,

Aichi Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,461,111 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the ...

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. , the town had an estimated

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of 24,160 in 9547 households, and a

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of 1,775 persons per km². The total area of the town was .

Geography

Ōguchi is located in the extreme northeast corner of Aichi Prefecture, in the middle of the

Nōbi Plain The is a large plain in Japan that stretches from the Mino area of southwest Gifu Prefecture to the Owari area of northwest Aichi Prefecture and extreme northern Mie Prefecture, covering an area of approximately .

. The

Gojō River The flows through Gifu and Aichi prefectures in Japan. It empties into the Shin River, which is part of the Shōnai River system. Geography The ''sakura'' on the banks of the river in Ōguchi, Konan, and Iwakura are Japan's Top 100 ''sakur ...

flows through the town.

Neighboring municipalities

*Aichi Prefecture ** Fusō ** Inuyama **

Komaki is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 148,872 in 68,174 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city was . Komaki is commonly associated with the former Komaki Airport, whi ...

** Kōnan

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Ōguchi has increased steadily over the past 50 years.

Climate

The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (

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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Ōguchi is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1819 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.1 °C.

History

The villages of Kashiwamori, Ōta, Ōguchi and Tominari were created within

Niwa District, Aichi is a Districts of Japan, district located in northwestern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2019, the district had an estimated population of 58,304 with a population density, density of 2,351 persons per km2. The total area is 24.79 k ...

with the establishment of the modern municipalities system in 1889. On October 1, 1906 Ōta, Ōguchi and Tominari and a portion of Kashiwamori merged to form the village of Ōguchi. It was raised to town status in 1962.

Economy

Okuma Corporation is a machine tool builder based in Ōguchi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It has global market share in numerical control, CNC machine tools such as CNC metal lathe, lathes, milling (machining), machining centers, and turn-mill machining centers. The ...

and

Yamazaki Mazak Corporation is a Japanese machine tool builder based in Oguchi, Japan. In most of the world they are referred to as Mazak. History The company was founded in 1919 in Nagoya by Sadakichi Yamazaki as a small company making pots and pans. During the 1920s i ...

, two global

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companies have their headquarters in the city, as well as global automotive components supplier Tokai Rika.
" Tokai Rika. Retrieved on October 05, 2019.

Education

Ōguchi has three public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education..

Transportation

Railway

Ōguchi is not served by passenger rail transport. The nearest train station is on the Meitetsu Inuyama Line in neighboring Fusō.

Highway

* *

Sister city relations

* -

Matsue, Shimane is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture, Japan, located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. , the city had an estimated population of 196,748 in 91287 households and a population density of 340 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Ma ...

, Japan, sister city since August 29, 2015

Local attractions

*Ōguchi Castle

References

External links

* Towns in Aichi Prefecture {{Aichi-geo-stub