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Shinshiro

Coordinates: 34°54′57.3″N 137°29′55″E / 34.915917°N 137.49861°E / 34.915917; 137.49861
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For the Sakanaction album, see Shin-shiro (album).
Shinshiro
新城市
City
Battle of Nagashino Festival
Battle of Nagashino Festival
Flag of Shinshiro
Flag
Official seal of Shinshiro
Seal
Location of Shinshiro in Aichi Prefecture
Location of Shinshiro in Aichi Prefecture
Shinshiro is located in Japan
Shinshiro
Shinshiro
 
Coordinates: 34°54′57.3″N 137°29′55″E / 34.915917°N 137.49861°E / 34.915917; 137.49861
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Tōkai)
PrefectureAichi Prefecture
Government
 • MayorRyoji Hozumi (since October 2005)
Area
 • Total499.23 km2 (192.75 sq mi)
Population
 (May 2015)
 • Total47,074
 • Density94.3/km2 (244/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols 
• TreePrunus serrulata
• FlowerLilium auratum
• BirdEurasian scops-owl
Phone number0536-23-1111
Address6-1 Higashi-Iribune, Shinshiro-shi, Aichi-ken 441-1392
WebsiteOfficial website
Shinshiro City Hall

Shinshiro (新城市, Shinshiro-shi) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

As of May 2015, the city had an estimated population of 47,074 and a population density of 94.3 persons per km2. The total area was 499.23 square kilometres (192.75 sq mi).

Geography

Shinshiro is located in east-central Aichi Prefecture. Much of the northern and eastern portion of the city area is covered in mountains and forest, and most is within the borders of the Aichi Kōgen Quasi-National Park

Neighboring municipalities

History

Battle of Nagashino in 1575

The area of present-day Shinshiro was part of the territories of the Okudaira clan, the predecessors of the Matsudaira clan and Tokugawa clan during the Sengoku period. Their stronghold, Nagashino Castle in what is now the northern part of Shinshiro, was the site of the Battle of Nagashino, between the forces of Oda Nobunaga and the Takeda clan. Noda Castle, at which Takeda Shingen was wounded at the Siege of Noda was also located within the borders of Shinshiro. During the Edo period, most of the area was tenryō territory ruled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate through hatamoto administrators.

After the start of the Meiji period, Shinshiro Town in Minamishitara District, Aichi Prefecture was proclaimed on October 1, 1889. The area of the town expanded through annexation of neighboring villages in 1955 and 1956. The city of Shinshiro was proclaimed on November 1, 1958.

On October 1, 2005, the town of Hōrai, and the village of Tsukude (both from Minamishitara District) were merged into Shinshiro. The city of Shinshiro now covers all of former Minamishitara District.

Economy

Shinshiro is a regional commercial center, with the economy concentrated on agriculture and light manufacturing.

Education

Transportation

Rail

Highway

Sister city relations

Shinshiro was part of the 1998 summit of worldwide cities named "New Castle" with:

Germany Neuburg an der Donau Germany

Switzerland Neuchâtel Switzerland

France Neufchâteau France

United States New Castle, Indiana USA

United States New Castle, Pennsylvania USA

United States New Castle, Delaware USA

England Newcastle upon Tyne England

England Newcastle-under-Lyme England

South Africa Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa

Local attractions

  • Sakurabuchi Park
    Sakurabuchi Park
  • Mount Hōraiji
    Mount Hōraiji
  • Mount Hōraiji(Niōmon)
    Mount Hōraiji(Niōmon)
  • Hōraisan Tōshō-gū
    Hōraisan Tōshō-gū
  • Hōrai-ji
    Hōrai-ji
  • Site of former Nagashino Castle
    Site of former Nagashino Castle
  • Atera Seven Water Falls
    Atera Seven Water Falls
  • Yuya Onsen
    Yuya Onsen

Notable people from Shinshiro

References

  1. ^ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  2. ^ "US-Japan Sister Cities by State". Asia Matters for America. Honolulu, HI: East-West Center. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
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