Inazawa

Inazawa is located in the flatlands of far western Aichi Prefecture, bordering Gifu Prefecture on the west. Both the Kiso River and the Gojō River flow through the city.

The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Inazawa is {{cvt|15.6|°C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1758|mm}} with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{cvt|27.9|°C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|4.4|°C}}.[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/aichi/inazawa-4923/ Inazawa climate data]

Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-aichi.php Inazawa population statistics] the population of Inazawa has been relatively steady over the past 30 years.

{{Historical populations

| 1940 | 56,321

| 1950 | 71,370

| 1960 | 79,847

| 1970 | 110,629

| 1980 | 126,023

| 1990 | 132,483

| 2000 | 136,928

| 2010 | 136,415

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;Aichi Prefecture

• Aisai
• Ama
• Ichinomiya
• Kiyosu

;Gifu Prefecture

• Hashima
• Kaizu

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.

In the early Meiji period establishment of the modern municipalities system, 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.

File:Inazawa city office.JPG

Inazawa has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 26 members. The city contributes two members to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 9 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

• {{Flagicon|GRE}} Olympia, Greece, since August 22, 1987{{cite web | url=http://www.city.inazawa.aichi.jp/ka_annai/hishokoho/olympia/top.html | title=姉妹都市：オリンピア市（ギリシャ） | publisher=稲沢市 | access-date=February 14, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808050146/http://www.city.inazawa.aichi.jp/ka_annai/hishokoho/olympia/top.html | archive-date=August 8, 2011 | url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/j/00.cgi | title=姉妹提携情報 | publisher=自治体国際化協会 | access-date=February 14, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027200400/http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/j/00.cgi | archive-date=October 27, 2012 | url-status=dead }}
• {{flagicon|CHN}} Chifeng, China, since May 16, 1989.{{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}}

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• Nagoya Bunri University

• Aichi Bunkyo Women's College

Inazawa has 23 public elementary schools and nine public junior high schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There are also one private high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.

Inazawa is a regional commercial center and has traditionally been known for its production of vegetables and ginkgo nuts.

Sony and Toyoda Gosei have large production plants in the city.

Due to its transportation connections with the Nagoya metropolis, Inazawa is increasingly becoming a commuter town.

• Aikoku Alpha Corporation, automotive components
• Fujikei Kyoi, sake brewing
• Toshin Housing Company, construction
• Uny, supermarket chain

;20px Central Japan Railway Company

• Tokaido Main Line: - {{STN|Kiyosu|x}} – {{STN|Inazawa|x}} –

;20px Meitetsu

• Nagoya Main Line: - {{STN|Ōsato|x}} – {{STN|Okuda|x}} – {{STN|Kōnomiya|x}} – {{STN|Shima-Ujinaga|x}} –
• Bisai Line:- {{STN|Rokuwa|x}} – (Fuchidaka) – {{STN|Marubuchi|x}} – {{STN|Kami-Marubuchi|x}} – {{STN|Morikami|x}} – {{STN|Yamazaki|x|Aichi}} –

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• Image:JP Expressway E1.svg Meishin Expressway

• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|155}}

File:Inazawa Station West Exit.JPG|Inazawa Station

File:Konomiya Station from southeast 20150124.JPG|Kōnomiya Station

File:MT-Morikami Station-Building.JPG|Morikami Station

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;Castles

• Orizu Castle
• Shobata Castle

;Shrines and Temples

• Owari Kokubun-ji
• Owari Ōkunitama Jinja
• Yawase Kannon Temple

;Natural attractions

• Sobue Dune

;Cultural events

• Hadaka Matsuri on the 12th day of the new Chinese Year

;Buildings and structures

• Solae (tower) – 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.{{Cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7169772.stm | title=Japan opens 'tallest lift tower' | publisher=BBC News | date=January 3, 2008}}{{Cite web| url=http://www.kone.com/en/stories-and-references/stories/putting-elevators-to-test.aspx | title=Putting elevators to test | publisher=KONE Corporation | date=April 17, 2018}}

File:Shobata Castle Site.jpg|Shobata Castle

File:下津城址.jpg|Orizu Castle

File:Owari Kokubun temple.JPG|Owari Kokubun temple

File:Yawase Kannon s2.JPG|Yawase Kannon Temple

File:Konomiya Street in Inazawa, Aichi 20150124.JPG|Konomiya Street

File:稲沢サンドフェスタ04.jpg|Sobue Dune

• Junki Ito, professional baseball player
• Masaichi Kaneda, professional baseball player
• Seiko Niizuma, actress and singer
• Takanori Ogisu, artist
• Mineo Ōsumi, admiral, Imperial Japanese Navy
• Wataru Sakata, professional wrestler
• Nana Seino, actress and model{{cite web|url=https://mdpr.jp/model/detail/1292|language=ja|title=清野菜名|work=Modelpress|access-date=August 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811134637/https://mdpr.jp/model/detail/1292|archive-date=August 11, 2018|url-status=live}}

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• {{official website|http://www.city.inazawa.aichi.jp|Inazawa City official website}} {{in lang|ja}}

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Category:Cities in Aichi Prefecture