Inazawa

Inazawa 稲沢市
City
Upper stage:Owari ōkunitama-jinja Lower stage:Inazawa Skyline
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Location of Inazawa in Aichi Prefecture
Inazawa
Coordinates: 35°15′53″N 136°47′48.9″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Aichi Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Toshiaki Ōno
Area
• Total	79.35 km2 (30.64 sq mi)
Population  (May 2015)
• Total	136,551
• Density	1,720/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Pine
- Flower	Chrysanthemum
Phone number	0587-32-1111
Address	1 Inabuchō, Inazawa-shi, Aichi-ken 492-8269
Website	www.city.inazawa.aichi.jp

Inazawa City hall

Inazawa (稲沢市, Inazawa-shi) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

As of May 2015, the city had an estimated population of 136,551 and a population density of 1,720 persons per km². The total area was 79.35 square kilometres (30.64 sq mi).

Inazawa is the location of the Solae elevator testing tower, previously the highest such tower in the world, but now surpassed by the Kunshan Test Tower in China.

Geography

Inazawa is located in the coastal flatlands of far western Aichi Prefecture, bordering Gifu Prefecture on the west.

Surrounding municipalities

• Aichi Prefecture
  • Ichinomiya
  • Aisai
  • Kiyosu
  • Ama
• Gifu Prefecture
  • Hashima
  • Kaizu

History

Inazawa is the location of the Nara period provincial capital and provincial temple of Owari Province. The Owari Onkunitama Jinja, an important Shinto shrine located within the borders of the present city, also dates from this period. During the Edo period, Inaba and Ozawa villages formed a post town on the Minoji, a kaidō connecting Miya-juku (Atsuta on the Tōkaidō to Tarui-juku (Mino Province) on the Nakasendō. During the Meiji period, the town of Inazawa was created. The area of the town was expanded in 1907 and 1955 through the annexation of neighboring villages, and on November 1, 1958, the Inazawa was elevated to city status.

On April 1, 2005, the towns of Heiwa and Sobue (both from Nakashima District) were merged into Inazawa.

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  Shobata Castle

Transportation

Railways

• Central Japan Railway Company – Tokaido Main Line
  • Kiyosu – Inazawa
• Meitetsu – Nagoya Main Line
  • Ōsato – Okuda – Kōnomiya – Shima-Ujinaga
• Meitetsu – Bisai Line
  • Rokuwa – (Fuchidaka) – Marubuchi – Kami-Marubuchi – Morikami – Yamazaki

Highways

• Meishin Expressway
• Japan National Route 155

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  Inazawa Station
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  Kōnomiya Station
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  Morikami Station

Education

Nagoya Bunri University

University

• Nagoya Bunri University

College

• Aichi Bunkyo Women's College

Inazawa has 23 elementary schools, nine middle schools and four high schools.

Local attractions

Solae (tower)

Kōnomiya Street

Castle

• Orizu Castle
• Shobata Castle

Temple

• Owari Kokubunji temple - Owari Provincial temple
• Yawase Kannon Temple

Shrine

• Kōnomiya Shrine - Owari Okunitama-jinja shrine

Dune

• Sobue Dune

Tower

• Solae (tower)

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  Orizu Castle
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  Shobata Castle
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  Owari Kokubun temple
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  Yawase Kannon Temple
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  Kōnomiya Shrine
  (Owari Okunitama-jinja shrine)
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  Sobue Dune

Sister city relations

• - Greece, Olympia, Greece
• – Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China, since May 16, 1989

Notable people from Inazawa

• Masaichi Kaneda – professional baseball player
• Junki Ito – professional baseball player
• Wataru Sakata – professional wrestler

External links

• Inazawa City official website Template:Ja icon