is a prefecture of Japan located in the

Chūbu region The , Central region, or is a region in the middle of Honshū, Japan's main island. In a wide, classical definition, it encompasses nine prefectures (''ken''): Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, and Y ...

Honshū , historically called , is the largest and most populous island of Japan. It is located south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Straits. The island ...

. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders

Mie Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 () and has a geographic area of . Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture ...

to the west,

Gifu Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture ...

and

Nagano Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the n ...

to the north, and

Shizuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,637,998 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the north ...

to the east.

Overview

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most p ...

is the capital and largest city of Aichi Prefecture, and the fourth-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including

Toyota is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...

Okazaki Okazaki may refer to: *Okazaki (surname) *Okazaki, Aichi, a city in Japan *Okazaki Castle, a castle in Japan *Okazaki fragments Okazaki fragments are short sequences of DNA nucleotides (approximately 150 to 200 base pairs long in eukaryotes) w ...

, and

Ichinomiya is a Japanese historical term referring to the Shinto shrines with the highest rank in a province. Shrines of lower rank were designated , , , and so forth. ''Encyclopedia of Shinto'' ''Ichi no miya'' retrieved 2013-5-14. The term gave rise t ...

. Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya form the core of the

Chūkyō metropolitan area , or the , is a major metropolitan area in Japan that is centered on the city of Nagoya (the " Chūkyō", i.e., the "capital in the middle") in Aichi Prefecture. The area makes up the most urbanized part of the Tōkai region. The population of ...

, the third-largest metropolitan area in Japan and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. Aichi Prefecture is located on Japan's

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contine ...

coast and forms part of the

Tōkai region The is a subregion of the Chūbu region and Kansai region in Japan that runs along the Pacific Ocean. The name comes from the Tōkaidō, one of the Edo Five Routes. Because Tōkai is a sub-region and is not officially classified, there i ...

, a

subregion A subregion is a part of a larger region or continent and is usually based on location. Cardinal directions, such as south are commonly used to define a subregion. United Nations subregions The Statistics Division of the United Nations (UN) ...

of the Chūbu region and

Kansai region The or the , lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, often also Mie, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. The metr ...

. Aichi Prefecture is home to the

Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 m ...

. Aichi Prefecture had many locations with the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, The Chubu Centrair International Airport, and the Legoland Japan Resort.

Geography

Located near the center of the Japanese main island of

Honshu , historically called , is the largest and most populous island of Japan. It is located south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Straits. The island ...

, Aichi Prefecture faces the Ise and Mikawa Bays to the south and borders

to the east,

to the northeast,

to the north, and

to the west. It measures east to west and south to north and forms a major portion of the Nōbi Plain. With an area of it accounts for approximately 1.36% of the total surface area of Japan. The highest spot is Chausuyama at above sea level. The western part of the prefecture is dominated by

, Japan's third largest city, and its suburbs, while the eastern part is less densely populated but still contains several major industrial centers. Due to its robust economy, for the period from October 2005 to October 2006, Aichi was the fastest growing prefecture in terms of population, beating

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...

, at 7.4% and around with after

Saitama Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefectur ...

. 23% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as the Natural Parks, namely the Aichi Kōgen, Hida-Kisogawa, Mikawa Wan, and Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Parks along with seven Prefectural Natural Parks.

Cities

Thirty-eight cities are located in Aichi Prefecture. * Aisai *

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* Anjō *

Chiryū is a city in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 71,992 in 32,579 households, and a population density of 4,414 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Chiryū is situated in central Ai ...

* Chita * Gamagōri * Handa * Hekinan *

* Inazawa * Inuyama * Iwakura * Kariya * Kasugai * Kitanagoya *

Kiyosu is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 69,687 in 29,477 households, and a population density of 4,017 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kiyosu is located in far western Aichi Pr ...

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, w ...

* Kōnan * Miyoshi * Nagakute *

(capital) * Nishio * Nisshin *

* Ōbu *

Owariasahi is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 81,954 in 35,583 households, and a population density of 3,897 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Owariasahi is located in west-cen ...

* Seto * Shinshiro * Tahara * Takahama *

Tokoname is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 57,872 in 24,872 households, and a population density of 1,035 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Tokoname is located on the western coas ...

* Tōkai *

Toyoake is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 69,525 in 30,185 households, and a population density of 2,994 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Toyoake is located in the coastal f ...

Toyohashi is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 377,453 in 160,516 households and a population density of 1,400 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . By area, Toyohashi was Aichi Prefecture's second-la ...

Toyokawa is a city in the eastern part of Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 183,930 in 72,949 households, and a population density of 1,141 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Toyokawa, famous for its Toyok ...

Tsushima Tsushima may refer to: Places * Tsushima Island, part of Nagasaki Prefecture ** Tsushima, Nagasaki, a city in Nagasaki Prefecture (coterminous with Tsushima Island) ** Tsushima Province, a historical province, coterminous with modern Tsushima Su ...

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Towns and villages

These are the towns and villages in each

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: * Aichi District ** Tōgō * Ama District **

Kanie is a town located in Ama District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 37,082 in 16,647 households, and a population density of 3,344 persons per km². The total area of the town was . Etymology The origin of ...

** Ōharu **

Tobishima Meiko West Bridge is a village located in Ama District, Aichi Prefecture, in the Tōkai region of Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 4,609 in 1765 households, and a population density of 206 persons per km². The total area of ...

* Chita District **

Agui Agui (; ; September 7, 1717 – October 10, 1797) was a Manchu noble general for the Qing dynasty. As the only son of Akdun, he was a scion of a noble family who led a number of important Manchu military operations, including several of the "Ten ...

Higashiura is a town located in Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. On 1 October 2019, the town had an estimated population of 49,010 in 20,563 households, and a population density of . The total area was . Geography Higashiura is located in the nor ...

** Mihama ** Minamichita **

Taketoyo is a town located in Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 43,147 in 18,392 households, and a population density of 1,636 persons per km2. The total area of the town was . Geography Taketoyo is locate ...

Kitashitara District is a rural district located in northeastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the district had an estimated population of 8,595 and a population density of 15.5 persons per km2. Its total area was 554.51 km2. Towns and villag ...

** Shitara ** Tōei ** Toyone *

Nishikasugai District is a district located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. About Located on the central Owari Region. As of 1 October 2019 the population was 15,630 persons with a population density of 2,529 per km2. The total area is 6.18 km2. Currently the distr ...

Toyoyama Aerial photograph of Toyoyama town in 2019 is a town located in Nishikasugai District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,630 in 6,757 households, and a population density of 2,529 persons per km². The total a ...

* Niwa District ** Fusō ** Ōguchi *

Nukata District is a rural district located in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As a result of various consolidations and mergers of municipalities, most of the district was incorporated into the cities of Okazaki and Toyota, and now consists of only the town ...

** Kōta File:Kaniegawa.JPG, Ama District,

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, Toyone File:Cherry blossoms on the gojo river.jpg, Niwa District, Ōguchi File:Front Approach to Honkoji Temple (Kota Town).jpg,

, Kōta

Demographics

As of 2001, Aichi Prefecture's population was 50.03% male and 49.97% female. 139,540 residents (nearly 2% of the population) are of foreign nationality.

Population by age (2001)

Mergers

History

Originally, the region was divided into two provinces of Owari and Mikawa. After the

Meiji Restoration The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were r ...

, Owari and Mikawa were united into a single entity. In 1871, after the

abolition of the han system The in the Empire of Japan and its replacement by a system of prefectures in 1871 was the culmination of the Meiji Restoration begun in 1868, the starting year of the Meiji period. Under the reform, all daimyos (, ''daimyō'', feudal lords) ...

, Owari, with the exception of the

Chita Peninsula Chita Peninsula (知多半島 ''Chita Hantō'') is a peninsula to the south of Aichi Prefecture, central Honshū, Japan. It runs approximately north-south. To the west is Ise Bay is a bay located at the mouth of the Kiso Three Rivers ...

, was established as Nagoya Prefecture, while Mikawa combined with the Chita Peninsula and formed Nukata Prefecture. Nagoya Prefecture was renamed to Aichi Prefecture in April 1872, and was united with Nukata Prefecture on November 27 of the same year. The government of Aichi Prefecture is located in the Aichi Prefectural Government Office in Nagoya, which is the old capital of Owari. The

Aichi Prefectural Police The is the prefectural police force responsible, under the control of the Aichi Prefectural Public Safety Commission, for policing Aichi Prefecture. History Its origins date back to 1871 ( Meiji 4), when its predecessor organisation, the Ai ...

and its predecessor organisations have been responsible for law enforcement in the prefecture since 1871. The

Expo 2005 Expo 2005 was a World Expo held for 185 days between Friday, March 25 and Sunday, September 25, 2005, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, east of the city of Nagoya. Japan has also hosted Expo '70 Osaka (World Expo), Expo '75 Okinawa (Specialised Expo) ...

World Exposition was held in Seto and Nagakute.

Etymology

In the third volume of the ''

Man'yōshū The is the oldest extant collection of Japanese (poetry in Classical Japanese), compiled sometime after AD 759 during the Nara period. The anthology is one of the most revered of Japan's poetic compilations. The compiler, or the last in ...

'' there is a poem by Takechi Kurohito that reads: "The cry of the crane, calling to Sakurada; it sounds like the tide, draining from Ayuchi flats, hearing the crane cry". Ayuchi is the original form of the name ''Aichi'', and the Fujimae tidal flat is all that remains of the earlier Ayuchi-gata. It is now a protected area. For a time, an Aichi Station existed on the Kansai Line (at the time the Kansai Railway) between

and Hatta stations, but its role was overtaken by Sasashima-raibu Station on the

Aonami Line The is a third-sector railway line in the city of Nagoya operated by the . Officially called the , it connects Nagoya Station with Kinjō-futō Station, and was a freight branch line of Tokaido Main Line, converted for passenger usage in Octob ...

and Komeno Station on the Kintetsu Nagoya Line.

Economy

Gross domestic product Gross domestic product (GDP) is a money, monetary Measurement in economics, measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjec ...

(2018) is the second in Japan, shipment value of manufactured goods (2018) is the first in Japan, annual product sales(2019) is the third in Japan, and agricultural output (2018) is eighth in Japan. Agriculture industry, and commerce are all ranked high in Japan, and the industrial structure is well-balanced. ;Main industry *

Automotive industry The automotive industry comprises a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, and selling of motor vehicles. It is one of the world's largest industries by revenue (from 16 % su ...

Aerospace Industry Aerospace is a term used to collectively refer to the atmosphere and outer space. Aerospace activity is very diverse, with a multitude of commercial, industrial and military applications. Aerospace engineering consists of aeronautics and astro ...

Ceramics Industry A ceramic is any of the various hard, brittle, heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing an inorganic, nonmetallic material, such as clay, at a high temperature. Common examples are earthenware, porcelain, ...

* Steel,

Alloy steel Alloy steel is steel that is alloyed with a variety of elements in total amounts between 1.0% and 50% by weight to improve its mechanical properties. Alloy steels are broken down into two groups: low alloy steels and high alloy steels. The differ ...

Industry Companies headquartered in Aichi include the following. Companies such as Fuji Heavy Industries,

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Sony , commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professional ...

Suzuki is a Japan, Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan. Suzuki manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, All-terrain vehicle, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), outboard motor, outboard marine engines, wheelchairs ...

, Bodycote, and

Volkswagen Group Volkswagen AG (), known internationally as the Volkswagen Group, is a German multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. The company designs, manufactures and distributes passenger and commercial ...

also operate plants or branch offices in Aichi.

International relations

Expo 2005 Flaggs and Corporate Pavillion Zone

Sister Autonomous Administrative division

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Transport

Rail

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JR Central is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR Tōkai ( ja, JR東海, links=no). ''Tōkai'' is a reference to the geographical ...

Tokaido Shinkansen The is a Japanese high-speed rail line that is part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Along with the Sanyo Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed railway through the Taiheiyō Belt, also known as the Tokaido corridor. Opened in 1 ...

: Tokaido Line :

Chūō Main Line The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It connects Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faste ...

: Kansai Line : Taketoyo Line : Iida Line ; Meitetsu_logomark_2

Meitetsu , referred to as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan. Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the '' Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of which ...

: Nagoya Line : Inuyama Line : Komaki Line : Centrair Line :

Tokoname Line The is a railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu), connecting Jingū-mae Station in Nagoya and Tokoname Station in Tokoname, Aichi, Tokoname. Stations L: S: E: R: ...

: Seto Line :

Toyokawa Line The is a railway line in Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad , referred to as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan. Some of the more famo ...

: Gamagori Line : Toyota Line : Chita Line :

Mikawa Line The is a railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) connecting Sanage Station in Toyota and Hekinan Station in Hekinan. It originally extended beyond Hekinan to Kira Yoshida, ...

Bisai Line The is a 30.9 km Japanese railway line which connects Yatomi Station in Yatomi, Aichi with Tamanoi Station in Ichinomiya, Aichi. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). Stations History The Yat ...

: Chikko Line : Tsushima Line ; KintetsuLogo

Kintetsu : Nagoya Line ; Aonami_line_logo

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Nagoya Municipal Subway The is a rapid transit system serving Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. It consists of six lines that cover of route and serve 87 stations. Approximately 90% of the subway's total track length is underground. The subway system ...

Higashiyama Line : Nagoya Subway Logo V2 (Meijo Line)

Meijo Line : Nagoya Subway Logo V2 (Tsurumai Line)

Tsurumai Line (connecting to Meitetsu Toyota and Inuyama Line) : Nagoya Subway Logo V2 (Sakura-dori Line)

Sakura-dori Line : Nagoya Subway Logo V2 (Meiko Line)

Meiko Line : Nagoya Subway Logo V2 (Kamiiida Line)

Kamiiida Line The is a subway line which is part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Japan. It runs between two stations, Kamiiida and Heian-dōri, both in Kita Ward, Nagoya. Both stations have automatic platform gates. The Kamiiida Line's col ...

(connecting to Meitetsu Komaki Line) ; Toyotetsu logomark

Toyohashi Railroad ; Aikan_logomark

Aichi Loop Line The is a Japanese railway line connecting Okazaki Station in Okazaki, Aichi, Okazaki and Kōzōji Station in Kasugai, Aichi, Kasugai, operated by the . The company or the line is abbreviated as . This is the only line the company operates. Despi ...

People movers and tramways

*Nagoya Guideway Bus * Linimo *Toyohashi Railroad

Road

Expressways and toll roads * Chuo Expressway * Higashi-Meihan Expressway（East Meihan Expressway） * Isewangan Expressway（Ise Bayside Expressway） *

Meishin Expressway The , or Nagoya-Kōbe Expressway is a toll expressway in Japan. It runs from a junction with the Tōmei Expressway in Komaki, Aichi (outside Nagoya) west to Nishinomiya, Hyōgo (between Osaka and Kobe). It is the main road link between Osaka a ...

*Mei-Nikan Expressway * Nagoya Expressway * Shin-Meishin Expressway * Shin-Tōmei Expressway * Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway *

Tomei Expressway Tomei may refer to: People with the surname Tomei, which is an Italian version of Thomas * Concetta Tomei, (born 1945), American actress * Louis Tomei (1910–1955), American racecar driver *Marisa Tomei, (born 1964), American actress Other: *Tōm ...

* Chita Peninsula Road * South Chita Road *

Chubu International Airport Connecting Road The is a 4-laned toll road in Tokoname, Aichi, Japan. It is managed by Aichi Prefectural Road Public Corporation. Overview Officially the road is designated as Aichi Prefectural Route 522. The road is designated (motor vehicles must have a disp ...

* Chita across Road *Nagoya Seto Road National highways *

Route 1 The following highways are numbered 1. For roads numbered A1, see list of A1 roads. For roads numbered B1, see list of B1 roads. For roads numbered M1, see List of M1 roads. For roads numbered N1, see list of N1 roads. For roads numbered ...

* Route 19 (Nagoya-Kasugai- Tajimi- Nagiso- Matsumoto- Nagano) * Route 22 (Nagoya-Ichinomiya-

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) * Route 23 ( Ise- Matsuzaka- Suzuka- Yokkaichi-Nagoya-Toyoake-Chiryu-Gamagori-Toyohashi) * Route 41 (Nagoya-Komaki-Inuyama- Gero- Takayama- Toyama) * Route 42 *

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* Route 153 * Route 154 * Route 155 (Tokoname-Chita-Kariya-Toyota-Seto-Kasugai-Komaki-Ichinomiya-Tsushima-Yatomi) * Route 247 * Route 248 * Route 257 (

Hamamatsu is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. the city had an estimated population of 791,707 in 340,591 households, making it the prefecture's largest city, and a population density of . The total area of the site was . Overview ...

-Shinshiro-Toyota-Ena-Nakatsugawa-Gero-Takayama) * Route 259 * Route 301 * Route 302 * Route 362 * Route 363 * Route 366 * Route 419 * Route 420 * Route 473 (Gamagori-Okazaki-Toyota-Shitara-Hamamatsu) * Route 474 * Route 475

Airports

* Chubu Centrair International Airport * Nagoya Airfield

Ports

* Nagoya Port – International Container hub and ferry route to

Sendai is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 designated cities. The city was founded in 1600 by the ''daimyō'' Date M ...

and Tomakomai, Hokkaido *Mikawa Port – mainly automobile and car parts export and part of inport base *Kinuura Port – Handa and Hekinan

Education

Universities

National universities * Aichi University of Education * Graduate University for Advanced Studies - Okazaki Campus ( National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Japan) *

Nagoya Institute of Technology The , abbreviated to Nitech (or in Japanese to 名工大, ''Meikōdai''), is a public highest-level educational institution of science and technology located in Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous cit ...

Nagoya University , abbreviated to or NU, is a Japanese national research university located in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya. It was the seventh Imperial University in Japan, one of the first five Designated National University and selected as a Top Type university of ...

* Toyohashi University of Technology File:Aichi University of Education ac (2).JPG, Aichi University of Education File:NIBB building2.jpg, Graduate University for Advanced Studies File:Nagoya Institute of Technology2.jpg,

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File:Toyohashi University of Technology 120825.jpg, Toyohashi University of Technology Public universities * Aichi Prefectural University *

Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts formerly known as "Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music" is a public university in the city of Nagakute in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The university was established in 1966 and is located in a hilly area on the eastern outskirts o ...

Nagoya City University , abbreviated to , is a public university in Japan. The main campus (Kawasumi) is located in Mizuho-ku, Nagoya City. Other three campuses (Yamanohata, Tanabe-dori and Kita Chikusa) are also located in the city. Nagoya City University has been r ...

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File:Nagoya City University Tanabe-dori Campus 20131209.JPG,

Private universities * Aichi Bunkyo University *

Aichi Gakuin University is a private university in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It has campuses at the city of Nisshin, Aichi, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya and Meijō Park in Nagoya. The predecessor of the university, a Soto Zen college, was founded in 1876, and it was chartered as a ...

* Aichi Gakusen University *

Aichi Institute of Technology is a private university at Toyota, Aichi, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, w ...

Aichi Medical University is a private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public stu ...

Aichi Mizuho College 250px, Aichi Mizuho College is a private university with campuses in Mizuho-ku, Nagoya and Toyota, Aichi in Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northw ...

Aichi Sangyo University is a private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public stu ...

Aichi Shukutoku University is a private university in Nagakute, Aichi, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, ...

* Aichi Toho University * Aichi University *

Aichi University of Technology is a private university in Gamagōri, Aichi, Japan. The school opened as a junior college in 1987. It became a four-year in 2000. It offers profound scholarship and sound technological skills to students based on their founding spirit of Freedom ...

* Chubu University *

Chukyo University is a private university in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, with campuses in Nagoya and Toyota. The main building is located in Yagoto, Shōwa-ku, Nagoya. Notable faculty members * Naomi Miyake, cognitive scientist * Koji Murofushi, Olympic hammer ...

* Daido University * Doho University * Fujita Health University * Globis University Graduate School of Management – Nagoya Campus * Japanese Red Cross Toyota College of Nursing * Kinjo Gakuin University * Meijo University * Nagoya Bunri University * Nagoya College of Music * Nagoya Gakuin University * Nagoya Keizai University * Nagoya Sangyo University * Nagoya University of Arts * Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences * Nagoya University of Commerce & Business * Nagoya University of Foreign Studies * Nagoya Women's University * Nagoya Zokei University *

Nanzan University is a private, Catholic and coeducational higher education institution run by the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) in the Shōwa Ward of Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is considered to be one of the most prestigious private univers ...

Nihon Fukushi University is a private university with its main campus at Mihama, Aichi, and other campuses at Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3m ...

* Ohkagakuen University *

Okazaki Women's Junior College Okazaki Women's Junior College is a private women's junior college in the city of Okazaki in Aichi Prefecture, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwe ...

Seijoh University is a private university in Tōkai, Aichi is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 113,698 in 51,035 households, and a population density of 2,618 persons per km². The total area of the city was ...

* Seisa University – Nagoya Schooling Campus * Shigakkan University * Shubun University *

Sugiyama Jogakuen University is a private women's college in Hoshigaoka in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan, with a subsidiary campus in the city of Nisshin. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1905 as a sewing school, and it was chartered as a university in 1949. Local ...

* Tokai Gakuen University * Tokyo University of Social Welfare – Nagoya Campus *

Toyohashi Sozo College is a private university in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japa ...

* Toyota Technological Institute * University of Human Environments File:Aichi University - Daigaku-Kinenkan.jpg, Aichi University File:AICHIGAKUIN Univ.MEIJO-KOEN.JPG,

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File:Toyota Technological Institute (2016.04.17).JPG, Toyota Technological Institute

Senior high schools

Sports

The sports teams listed below are based in Aichi.

Baseball

;

Central League The or is one of the two professional baseball leagues that constitute Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship plays against the winner of the Pacific League in the annual Japan Series. It currently cons ...

Chunichi Dragons The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chūbu region of Japan. The team plays in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball. They have won the Central League pennant nine times (most recently in ...

(

)

Soccer

;

J.League The , officially is Japan's professional football league including the first division J1 League, second division J2 League and third division J3 League of the Japanese association football league system. J1 League is one of the most successfu ...

Nagoya Grampus (formerly known as ) is a Japanese association football club that plays in the J1 League, following promotion from the J2 League in 2017. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp. in 1939, the ...

(

and

) ; JFL *

FC Maruyasu Okazaki , playing as , is a Japanese professional football team based in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture. They currently play in Japan Football League The also known as simply the JFL is the 4th tier of the Japanese association football league system, pos ...

(

) ;Tokai Regional League *

FC Kariya are a Japanese football club based in Kariya, Aichi. They're aiming to gain professional status. Since the 2022 season, after being relegated from the Japan Football League, they are playing in the Tōkai Adult Soccer League History The club ...

( Kariya) ; L.League * NGU Loveledge Nagoya (

)

Basketball

; B.League *

SAN-EN NeoPhoenix is a B.League professional basketball team, based in the eastern Mikawa and Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture region of central Japan. The team was founded in 1965 as the company team of the OSG Corporation, a Toyokawa-based machine parts man ...

（

and

） * SeaHorses Mikawa（ Kariya） * Nagoya Diamond Dolphins（

） * Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya（

） *Aisin AW Areions Anjo（ Anjō）

Volleyball

; V.League *

Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza The Wolf Dogs Nagoya () are a men's volleyball team based in Inazawa, Aichi is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 135,580 in 54,999 households, and a population density of . The total area of ...

( Inazawa) * JTEKT Stings（ Kariya） *

Denso Airybees is a women's volleyball team based in Nishio city, Aichi, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The club was founded in 1972. The owner of the team is Denso. Honours Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League *Runners-up (1): 2007-2008 *Regu ...

( Nishio) * Toyota Auto Body Queenseis ( Kariya)

Rugby

;

Top League Japan Rugby League One (formerly the Top League) is a rugby union competition in Japan. It is the highest level of professional rugby competition in the country. The Japan Rugby Football Union created the competition in 2003, by absorbing the ...

* Toyota Verblitz (

) *

Toyota Industries Shuttles Toyota Industries Shuttles Aichi (also called Toyota Jido Shokki as distinct from Toyota, which was renamed Toyota Verblitz) is a Japanese rugby team owned by Toyota Industries. They were promoted to Japan's top-flight league Top League for the ...

（ Kariya）

Futsal

; F.League *

Nagoya Oceans are a Japanese professional futsal club, currently playing in the F. League Division 1. The team is located in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Their home ground is Takeda Teva Ocean Arena. Season-by-season Sponsor Technical Sponsor ...

（

）

Football

; X-League * Nagoya Cyclones（

） *Kirix Toyota Bull Fighters (

) *Aichi Golden Wings (

and

) ;AFL *Nagoya Redbacks Australian Football Club ( AFL Japan)（

）

Tourism

SCMaglev and Railway Park in Aichi Prefecture

Notable sites in Aichi include the Meiji Mura open-air architectural museum in Inuyama, which preserves historic buildings from Japan's Meiji and Taishō periods, including the reconstructed lobby of

Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years. Wright played a key role in the architectural movements o ...

's old Imperial Hotel (which originally stood in Tokyo from 1923 to 1967). Other popular sites in Aichi include the tour of

car factory in the city by the same name, the monkey park in Inuyama, and the castles in

, and Inuyama. Aichi Prefecture has many wonderful beaches. For example, Himakajima Beach, Shinojima Beach, Akabane Beach and Utsumi Beach. Atsuta Shrine.jpg, Atsuta Shrine Toyokawainari honden.jpg, Toyokawa Inari Castle in Inuyama.JPG, Inuyama Castle Kiyosu-jo&ote-bashi.jpg,

Kiyosu Castle is a Japanese castle located in Kiyosu, eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is noted for its association with the rise to power of the Sengoku period warlord, Oda Nobunaga. The kanji in the name of the castle was written as 清須城. The curr ...

and Kiyosu Castle Park in Kiyosu Okazakijo2.JPG,

Okazaki Castle is a Japanese castle located in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Okazaki Castle was home to the Honda clan, ''daimyō'' of Okazaki Domain, but the castle is better known for its association with Tokugawa Ieyasu ...

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Tokugawa Art Museum The is a private art museum, located on the former '' Ōzone Shimoyashiki'' compound in Nagoya, central Japan. Its collection contains more than 12,000 items, including swords, armor, Noh costumes and masks, lacquer furniture, Chinese and Japane ...

Meijimurabunkazai15.JPG, Meiji-mura TOYOTA AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM.JPG, Toyota Automobile Museum FLIGHT OF DREAMS4.jpg, Flight of Dreams Yakimonosanpomichi1.JPG,

pottery footpath LAGUNA TEN BOSCH.jpg, Laguna Ten Bosch Himakajima8.JPG, Himakajima Shinojima1.jpg, Shinojima Sakushima5.jpg, Sakushima Morikoro Park.JPG, Site of Expo 2005 Tahana nanohana.jpg, Field Mustard, Tahara Higashiyama botanical gardens-01.jpg, Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium1.jpg, Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium Horaijisan1.jpg, Mount Hōraiji Senmishikizakura1.jpg, Obara shikizakura Mt.Tyausu Moss phlox.jpg, Chausuyama Plateau Ajisainosato1.jpg, Katahara Onsen(Hydrangea Park) Matsudairago1.jpg, The ruins of

Matsudaira The was a Japanese samurai clan that descended from the Minamoto clan. It originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province (modern-day Aichi Prefecture). During the Sengoku period, the chieftain of the main line of ...

Sakurabuchi park2.JPG, Sakurabuchi Park Yotsuyanosenmaida.jpg, Thousand Rice Paddies of Yotsuya Kisogawazutsumi.JPG, Kisogawazutsumi Noma lighthouse.jpg, Nomazaki Lighthouse Irago view hotel.jpg, View of Cape Irago from Irako View Hotel File:Legoland japan.jpg, Legoland Japan

Notable people from Aichi

Manabu Kubota is a former Japanese football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where t ...

(born 1981) Football player who played for Yokohama FC and New Wave Kitakyushu. * F Chopper Koga ( ja, FチョッパーKOGA, Efu Choppā Koga), bass player and leader of the rock band Gacharic Spin * Yūki Ishikawa ( 石川祐希, Professional Volleyball Player, Japan National Team, Power Volley Milano Italy Super lega * Syoh Yoshida (born 1984), Japanese artist * Yuki Yamada (actor) (born 1990), Japanese actor * Yoshiaki Katayama (born 1993), racing driver * Tatsuya Kataoka (born 1975), racing driver * Haruna Ono (musician), lead vocals and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Scandal * Mami Sasazaki (musician), lead guitar and vocalist for the rock band Scandal * Suzuki Ichiro (Professional baseball player, member of

Japan national baseball team The is the national team representing Japan in international baseball competitions. It won the World Baseball Classic in 2006 and 2009, as well as WBSC Premier12 in 2019. The team is currently ranked 1st in the world by the World Baseball S ...

) and 2x time

World Baseball Classic The World Baseball Classic (WBC) is an international baseball tournament sanctioned from 2006 to 2013 by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) and after 2013 by World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) in partnership with Major Leagu ...

Champion * Koji Kondo (born 1961) composer and

pianist A pianist ( , ) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can make use of the piano, pianists have a wide repertoire and a wide variety of styles to choose from, among them traditional classical music, j ...

born in

who works on

video game soundtracks Video game music (or VGM) is the soundtrack that accompanies video games. Early video game music was once limited to sounds of early sound chips, such as programmable sound generators (PSG) or FM synthesis chips. These limitations have led to ...

for Nintendo

Festival and events

;

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. I ...

Intangible Cultural Heritage *Owari Tsushima Tenno Matsuri（ Aisai,

） *Inuyama Festival（ Inuyama） *Kamezaki Shiohi Festival（ Handa） *Chiryu Festival（

） *Sunari Festival（ Ama District

） Tsushimatennosai1.JPG, Owari Tsushima Tennōsai (eve) Inuyama Festival.jpg, Inuyama Festival Kamezakishiohi Festival2.jpg, Kamezaki Shiohi Festival Tiryuumatsuri7.JPG, Chiryu Festival Sunarimatsuri1.JPG, Sunari Festival ;Others *Nagoya Festival（

Nagoya City is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the List of Japanese cities by population, fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast i ...

） *Tsutsui-chō/Dekimachi Tennō Festival（

Higashi-ku） *Miya Festival（ Gamagōri） *Toyohama Sea bream Festival（ Chita District Minamichita Town） *Okkawa Festival（ Handa） *

Hōnen Matsuri was the religious reformer and founder of the first independent branch of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism called . He is also considered the Seventh Jōdo Shinshū Patriarch. Hōnen became a Tendai initiate at an early age, but grew disaffected an ...

（

） *Omanto festival（ Takahama） *Kōnomiya Hadaka Matsuri（ Inazawa） *Tezutsu Matsuri（

） *Nagashino festival（ Shinshiro） *Mando festival（ Kariya） *Isshiki Lantern Festival（ Nishio） *Toba Fire Festival（Nishio） *Owari Tsushima Autumn Festival（

） Nagoyamatsuri7.JPG, Nagoya Festival Tokugawaendashizoroe1.JPG, Tsutsui-chō/Dekimachi Tennō Festival Miyamatsuri.JPG, Miya Festival Taimatsuri1.jpg, Toyohama Sea bream Festival File:Okkawamatsuri2.jpg, Okkawa Festival File:Hōnen Matsuri 6.JPG,

File:おまんと祭り.JPG, Omanto festival File:Kounomiya-hadakamaturi.jpg, Kōnomiya Hadaka Matsuri File:Toyokawatezutsu.jpg, Toyokawa Tezutsu Matsuri File:Nagashinofestival.JPG, Nagashino festival File:Kariyamandomatsuri.jpg, Mando festival File:Mikawa Isshiki Lantern Festival.jpg, Isshiki Lantern Festival File:Toba Fire Festival3.jpg, Toba Fire Festival File:Owari Tsushima autumn festival1.jpg, Owari Tsushima Autumn Festival

References

External links

* *
Aichi Now-Official Site for Tourism Aichi
{{Asian Games Host Cities Chūbu region Prefectures of Japan