Ichinomiya, Aichi (town)

This article is about the town in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. For the Japanese city also in Aichi see Ichinomiya, Aichi. There are towns in other prefectures in Japan with the same name, see Ichinomiya (disambiguation).

Ichinomiya
一宮町

Former municipality
Since	February 1, 2006
Currently part of	Toyokawa
Ichinomiya's location in Aichi, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Tōkai region
Prefecture	Aichi
District	Hoi District
Physical characteristics
Area	36.61 km²
Population (as of January 1, 2006)
Total	16,440
Density	449/km²
Symbols
Tree	Osmanthus
Flower	Azalea

former Ichinomiya Town Hall

Ichinomiya (一宮町, Ichinomiya-chō) is a former town located in Hoi District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of January 1, 2006, the town had an estimated population of 16,440 and a population density of 449 persons per km². Its total area was 36.61 km². The town was often called as Mikawa-Ichinomiya to avoid confusion with the much larger city of Ichinomiya in former Owari Province.

Geography

Ichinomiya was located in east-central of Aichi Prefecture.

History

Ichinomiya was named after the Ichinomiya of Mikawa Province, the Toga Shrine. Modern Ichinomiya village was created through the merger of two small hamlets on July 1, 1906. It annexed Yamato village from neighboring Yana District in 1954. Ichinomiya was elevated to town status on April 1, 1961. On February 1, 2006, Ichinomiya merged into the city of Toyokawa and ceased to exist as an independent administrative division.

External links

• Official website in Japanese