is a

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in central

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 ...

, Japan. , the city had an estimated

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of 153,162 in 66,751 households, and a

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of 3,040 persons per km². The total area of the city is .

Geography

Kariya is situated in central

, on the Mikawa side of the border between former

Owari Province was a province of Japan in the area that today forms the western half of Aichi Prefecture, including the modern city of Nagoya. The province was created in 646. Owari bordered on Mikawa, Mino, and Ise Provinces. Owari and Mino provinces w ...

and Mikawa Province. The area is flat and well-watered, with an average elevation of less than 10 meters above sea level.

Climate

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

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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Aisai is 15.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1578 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.4 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Kariya has grown steadily over the past 70 years.

Neighboring municipalities

;

* Anjō * Chiryū * Higashiura * Miyoshi *

Ōbu is a Cities of Japan, city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 92,179 in 39,382 households, and a population density of 2,739 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Ōbu has been a member of the ...

* Takahama * Tōgō * Toyoake *

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History

Feudal period

Kariya was a

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in the Sengoku period, in an area contested between the Imagawa clan, Oda clan and various local warlords, including the Mizuno clan and Matsudaira clan.

Early modern period

Tokugawa Ieyasu’s maternal grandfather Mizuno Tadamasa rebuilt Kariya Castle in the mid-16th century. The Mizuno clan shifted allegiances adroitly between the Imagawa clan to

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and to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who relocated the clan to Ise Province. However, Mizuno Katsunari, the grandson of Tadamasa was allowed to return to the clan's ancestral territories by Ieyasu after the Battle of Sekigahara as ''

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'' of Kariya Domain, a feudal han under the

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. The domain was reassigned to numerous clans during the

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, but was retained by the Doi clan from 1734 until the

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Late modern period

After the Meiji Restoration, Kariya Town was created within Hekikai District, Aichi Prefecture with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889. The town prospered as a center for commerce, sake production, sericulture and ceramics due to its location on the main railway routes. The Yosami Transmitting Station, located in Kariya, was Japan's tallest structure when completed in 1929.

Contemporary history

Kariya achieved city status on April 1, 1950. The city expanded by annexation of neighboring Fujimatsu and most of Yosami villages on April 1, 1955. Control of the Yosami Transmitting Station was returned to Japan from the

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in 1994, and the former facility is now a city park.

Government

Kariya has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 28 members. The city contributes two members to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 13 of the

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of the

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Sister cities

International

* Mississauga,

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, since July 7, 1981

National

* Higashiyoshino,

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, since July 1, 2013

Economy

Secondary sector of the economy

Manufacturing

The economy of Kariya is dominated by companies related to the Toyota Group, including Toyota Industries Corporation, Aisin Seiki and Denso Corporation. Toyota Motor Corporation started as a division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works (now called Toyota Industries Corporation). The Toyoda Automatic Loom Works was highly profitable and board members reinvested much of the profits into the growing automobile manufacturing business.

Companies headquartered in Kariya

*ADVICS * Aisin *Aska Corporation *DCM Kahma * Denso * JTEKT *

Toyota Auto Body Toyota Auto Body () is a manufacturing subsidiary of the Toyota group based in Japan. It is headquartered in Kariya, Aichi and was established in 1945. The company has plants in the Mie Prefecture, Mie and Aichi Prefecture, Aichi prefectures and ...

* Toyota Boshoku * Toyota Industries File:The headquarter of ADVICS.jpg, ADVICS File:Aisin Seiki head office ac.jpg, Aisin File:Kariya ASKA Corporation 2020 ac.jpg, Aska Corporation File:Headquarters of KAHMA.JPG, DCM Kahma File:DENSO Kariya Headquarter Building 2013-08A.JPG, Denso , JTEKT File:Toyota Auto Body head office 16-05 (4).JPG,

File:Toyota Boshoku Corporation HQ 120912.jpg, Toyota Boshoku File:Kariya Toyota Industries infomation technology institute.JPG, Toyota Industries

Education

University

* Aichi University of Education

Schools

*Kariya has 15 public elementary schools and six public junior high schools operated by the city government, and four public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There are also one public high schools operated by the national government.

International School

*The Colégio Pitágoras Brasil, a Brazilian school was previously located in Kariya.

Transportation

Railway

Conventional lines

;

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* Tōkaidō Main Line: - - - - - ; Meitetsu logomark 2

Meitetsu * Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line: - - - * Mikawa Line: - - - -

Roads

Expressway

* Isewangan Expressway

Japan National Route

* * * * File:Kariya Station south entrance 2020-10 ac (3).jpg, Kariya Station File:Kariyaoasis1.JPG, Kariya Parking Area
(Kariya Highway Oasis) File:知立バイパス (刈谷市).jpg, Japan National Route 23
(Chiryu Bypass) File:Aizuma river cycling road and Tokaido Shinkansen ac1.JPG, Aizuma river cycling road

Culture

Festival

*Mando Matsuri

Tokusanhin

* Dried turnip (Kiriboshi Daikon)

Sports

The city is home to the SeaHorses Mikawa, 5-time champion of Japan's top professional basketball league. File:Kariya City Gymnasium ac.jpg, Kariya City Gymnasium File:Wave Stadium Kariya 2021-05 ac (4).jpg, Wave stadium Kariya File:Wing Arena Kariya 2019-05 ac (1).jpg,

Wing Arena Kariya Wing Arena Kariya is an arena in Kariya, Aichi, Japan. It is located in Kariya City General Athletic Park. Description It was built in January, 2007. It has 2,376 seats (1,576 fixed, 800 temporary). It is the home arena of the SeaHorses Mikaw ...

File:Kariya baseball ground 2013-08.JPG, Kariya Stadium File:Toyota Industries Corporation Kariya ground 2013-08.JPG, Toyota Industries Kariya ground

Local attractions

**Kariya castle *Kariya city Children's traffic park *Kariya Highway Oasis * Kijo Park *Mississauga Park - in honour of twinning with Mississauga, Ontario and scaled model of Mississauga City Centre *Suhara Park File:KariyaPA20180715D.jpg, Kariya Highway Oasis File:Kariya city Koutsu Jido Yuen-d.JPG, Kariya city Children's traffic park File:Kariya Kijo park cherry blossom-b.JPG, Kijo Park File:Kariya Kijo park ruins of Kariya castle.JPG, Kariya castle File:Mississauga Park main gate ac (2).jpg, Mississauga Park File:Suhara-ike Pond 04, Igaya-cho Kariya 2020.jpg, Suhara Park

Notable people from Kariya

* Norihiro Akahoshi, professional baseball player * On Kawara, artist * Koji Kondo, professional soccer player * Nobuyuki Sato, marathon runner * Mitsunori Yoshida, professional soccer player

References

External links

*
Kariya City official website

Mississauga Sister City Site
{{Authority control Cities in Aichi Prefecture