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Toyokawa City is located in East Mikawa, the southeast part of
Aichi Prefecture, which is in the central region of long, slender
Japan. It is about 60km, a one-hour car drive, from Nagoya, the prefecture
capital. Toyokawa spreads out in the central flatlands and plains,
with the foothills of the Mikawa Mountains to the north and the first
class Toyogawa River flowing in the east.
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Toyokawa, a comfortable city with a mild
climate and blessed with nature, has thrived from ancient times as
a center of politics, economics and culture. Born on June 1, 1943
as the 208th ranked city in Japan,Toyokawa has developed since as
a middle-sized core city in the region through its balance of commerce,
industry and agriculture. Toyokawa is famous throughout the country
as a production area though the progress made by transportation equipment,
general machinery and electronics, as well as for agricultural products
such as spray chrysanthemums, roses and beefsteak leaves.
Now, with a population passing 120,000 people, Toyokawa is making
progress in building a personalized, charming city based on its 4th
general plan setting the goal of creating a "Health and Welfare
City Rich in Culture". Also, Toyokawa entered into a sister-city
relationship with Cupertino City (California, USA), and since then
international interchange at the citizen level has been undertaken
such as junior high school student exchanges and so on. |
| OUTLINE |
| City Location(City
Hall) |
1-1 Suwa Toyokawa,Aichi |
| East Longitude |
137o22'47" |
| North Longitude |
34o49'23" |
| City Area |
65.44km2 |
| Population |
120,925(As of April 1,2005) |
| Households |
42830(As of April 1,2005) |
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