:Tōkai, Aichi

Tōkai is located in the far northwestern neck of Chita Peninsula in southern Aichi Prefecture, and is bordered by Ise Bay to the east, and the metropolis of Nagoya to the north. It extends 8.06 kilometers from east to west and 10.97 kilometers from north to south. Much of the city is near sea level in altitude.

The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Tōkai is 15.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1730 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.5 °C.[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/jepun/aichi/tokai-4894// Tōkai climate data]

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|location = Tōkai (1981–2010)

|Jan record high C = 16.8

|Feb record high C = 20.2

|Mar record high C = 24.9

|Apr record high C = 29.9

|May record high C = 32.3

|Jun record high C = 36.2

|Jul record high C = 38.7

|Aug record high C = 39.2

|Sep record high C = 38.8

|Oct record high C = 30.1

|Nov record high C = 26.1

|Dec record high C = 21.3

|year record high C = 39.2

|Jan high C = 9.5

|Feb high C = 10.5

|Mar high C = 14.1

|Apr high C = 20.1

|May high C = 24.3

|Jun high C = 27.4

|Jul high C = 31.2

|Aug high C = 32.9

|Sep high C = 28.6

|Oct high C = 23.3

|Nov high C = 17.6

|Dec high C = 12.2

|year high C = 21.0

|Jan mean C = 4.9

|Feb mean C = 5.6

|Mar mean C = 8.9

|Apr mean C = 14.4

|May mean C = 18.9

|Jun mean C = 22.6

|Jul mean C = 26.4

|Aug mean C = 27.8

|Sep mean C = 24.2

|Oct mean C = 18.3

|Nov mean C = 12.5

|Dec mean C = 7.3

|year mean C = 16.0

|Jan low C = 0.7

|Feb low C = 1.2

|Mar low C = 4.1

|Apr low C = 9.2

|May low C = 14.0

|Jun low C = 18.6

|Jul low C = 22.7

|Aug low C = 23.9

|Sep low C = 20.4

|Oct low C = 14.1

|Nov low C = 8.0

|Dec low C = 2.8

|year low C = 11.7

|Jan record low C =-6.3

|Feb record low C =-6.2

|Mar record low C =-3.5

|Apr record low C =-0.2

|May record low C =5.8

|Jun record low C =11.9

|Jul record low C =16.6

|Aug record low C =16.6

|Sep record low C =11.1

|Oct record low C =4.0

|Nov record low C =-0.8

|Dec record low C =-3.7

|year record low C =-6.3

|Jan precipitation mm = 45.7

|Feb precipitation mm = 62.0

|Mar precipitation mm = 114.5

|Apr precipitation mm = 123.5

|May precipitation mm = 149.9

|Jun precipitation mm = 200.5

|Jul precipitation mm = 173.9

|Aug precipitation mm = 119.7

|Sep precipitation mm = 236.7

|Oct precipitation mm = 137.9

|Nov precipitation mm = 82.2

|Dec precipitation mm = 43.2

|year precipitation mm = 1489.6

|Jan sun = 157.6

|Feb sun = 163.6

|Mar sun = 186.5

|Apr sun = 197.0

|May sun = 183.8

|Jun sun = 144.4

|Jul sun = 164.6

|Aug sun = 208.9

|Sep sun = 158.5

|Oct sun = 164.8

|Nov sun = 156.1

|Dec sun = 161.9

|year sun = 2052.1

|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web

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Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-aichi.php Tōkai population statistics] the population of Tōkai greatly expanded in the 1960s, and has continued to grow at a reduced rate from that period over the past 50 years.

{{Historical populations

| 1940 | 22,512

| 1950 | 29,888

| 1960 | 33,965

| 1970 | 86,608

| 1980 | 96,048

| 1990 | 97,358

| 2000 | 99,921

| 2010 | 107,704

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;{{flagicon|Aichi}}Aichi Prefecture

• Chita
• Higashiura
• Nagoya (Minami-ku, Minato-ku, Midori-ku)
• Ōbu

During the Edo period, the area around Tōkai consisted of a number of fishing settlements and was governed as part of Owari Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate.

With the establishment of the modern municipalities system after the start of the Meiji period, the area was organized into a number of villages within Chita District, Aichi.

The city of Tōkai was established on April 1, 1969, through the merger of the former towns of Yokosuka and Ueno within Chita District.

File:Tokai City Hall 2021-10 ac (1).jpg

Tōkai has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 22 members. The city contributes two members to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 8 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

• {{flagicon|TUR}} Nilüfer, Bursa Province, Turkey, since May 10, 2007{{cite web|url=http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=23&n=Aichi%20Prefecture|title=International Exchange|work=List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures|publisher=Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR)|access-date=November 21, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224052656/http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=23&n=Aichi%20Prefecture|archive-date=December 24, 2015}}
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Shire of Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia, since October 16, 2014

• {{flagicon|Yamagata}} Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, since October 20, 1999
• {{flagicon|Iwate}} Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, since March 24, 2007
• {{flagicon|Okinawa}} Okinawa, Okinawa Prefecture, since November 20, 2009

Tōkai has a strong industrial base along its coastline, dominated by a large steel mill owned by Nippon Steel and by Aichi Steel, which has its headquarters and three manufacturing plants in the city."[http://www.aichi-steel.co.jp/ENGLISH/about/location.html Business Locations — Production locations]." Aichi Steel. Retrieved on May 25, 2018.

File:Nihon Fukushi University Tokai Campus ac (1).jpg

• Nihon Fukushi University – Tokai campus
• Seijoh University

• Tōkai has twelve public elementary schools and six public middle schools operated by the city government and three public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education.

;20px Meitetsu

• Tokoname Line: - {{STN|Nawa|x|Aichi}} - {{STN| Shūrakuen|x}} - {{STN|Shinnittetsu-mae|x}} - {{STN| Ōtagawa |x}} - {{STN|Owari Yokosuka|x}} -
• Kōwa Line: - {{STN|Ōtagawa |x}} - {{STN|Takayokosuka |x}} - {{STN|Minami-Kagiya|x}} - {{STN|Yawata Shinden|x}} -

• File:JP Expressway E1A.svg Isewangan Expressway
• File:JP Expressway E87.svg Chitahantō Road (no interchange)
• 22px Nagoya Expressway Route 4

• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|155}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|247}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|302}}

File:MT-Ōtagawa Station-EastPlaza 2017.jpg|Ōtagawa Station

File:MT-Owari Yokosuka Station-WestGate 2.jpg|Owari Yokosuka Station

File:Nagoya Expwy. Tokai Route 20160210E.JPG|Tōkai JCT

File:Tokai-shimpo 20150815A.JPG|Tōkai-shimpo Entrance

File:Meiko East Bridge 20171119D.jpg|Meiko East Big Bridge

;Temples

• Gyokurin-ji
• Kanpuku-ji
• Miroku-ji

File:Gyokurinji.jpg|Gyokurin-ji

File:Kanpukuji1.jpg|Kanpuku-ji

File:Mirokuji, Tōkai. Sanmon（Main Gate） and Nio (new) (2016.10.02).jpg|Miroku-ji

;Parks

• Oike Park
• Shurakuen Park

;Museums

• GAS ENERGY EXHIBIT HALL
• Heisyu Memorial Hall
• KAGOME Memorial Hall
• The Reverend Mr.ICHITAROU TOMATO Memorial Hall

File:Heishukinenkan.JPG|Heisyu Memorial Hall

File:KAGOME Memorial Hall in Aichi 01.jpg|KAGOME Memorial Hall

File:TOMATO Memorial Hall in Aichi 01.jpg|TOMATO Memorial Hall

• Ōta Festival
• Owari-Yokosuka Matsuri

File:Ootamatsuri.JPG|Ōta Festival

File:Yokosukamatsuri.jpg|Owari-Yokosuka Matsuri

• Dragon Kid, professional wrestler
• Kamakichi Kishinouye, biologist
• Tomohiro Kondo, professional golfer
• Aoi Morikawa, Actor and Model

• Tōkai is the setting for the manga and anime series The Quintessential Quintuplets

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