Tōei, Aichi

Tōei

東栄町
Tōei 東栄町
Town
	Tōei town hall
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Tōei in Aichi Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu region; Tōkai region
Prefecture	Aichi Prefecture
District	Kitashitara
Area
• Total	123.38 km2 (47.64 sq mi)
Population (May 2015)
• Total	3,359
• Density	27.2/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
• Tree	Cryptomeria
• Flower	Lilium auratum
• Bird	Japanese bush-warbler
Phone number	0536-76-0501
Address	Hongo, Tōei-mura, Kitashitara-gun, Aichi-ken 449-0292
Website	Official website

Tōei (東栄町, Tōei-chō) is a town located in Kitashitara District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of May 2015, the town had an estimated population of 3,359 and a population density of 27.2 persons per km². The total area was 123.40 square kilometres (47.65 sq mi).

Geography

Tōei is located in the extreme northeast corner of Aichi Prefecture. Over 90 percent of the town’s area is covered by mountains and forest, and much of the town is within the borders of the Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park.

Neighboring municipalities

Aichi Prefecture

Shinshiro
Kitashitara District
- Toyone

Shizuoka Prefecture

Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu

History

During the Edo period all of present Tōei was tenryō under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. After the Meiji Restoration, the area was organized into several villages within Kitashitara District, including Hongō, Miwa, Midono, Furikusa and Sono. In 1900, a portion of Hongō Village split off to become Shimokawa Village. Hongō was elevated to town status on October 1, 1921.

On April 1, 1955 Hongō Town merged with the neighboring villages of Midono, Shimokawa and Sono to form the town of Tōei. The village of Miwa joined the new town the following year, on July 1, 1956.

Economy

The primary industry of Tōei is small-scale forestry, and agriculture.

Education

Tōei has one elementary school and one middle school.

Transportation

Railway

JR Central - Iida Line
- Tōei

Highway

Local attractions

Hana Matsuri is an annual festival held from November through March, in which over 40 performers with wooden masks perform dances and rituals. It has been recognized as an Intangible Important Cultural Property since May 4, 1976.^[1]