Kanie

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Tōkai region

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File:Kanie Town Hall ac (2).jpg

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{{nihongo|Kanie|蟹江町|Kanie-chō}} is a town located in Ama District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. {{As of|2019|10|01}}, the town had an estimated population of 37,082 in 16,647 households,[http://www.town.kanie.aichi.jp Kanie Town official statistics] {{in lang|ja}} and a population density of 3,344 persons per km². The total area of the town was {{convert|11.09|sqkm|sqmi}}.

Etymology

The origin of the town's name comes from the once-plentiful {{nihongo|crab|蟹|kani}} population.{{cite web|title=Introduction to Kanie town|url=http://www.town.kanie.aichi.jp/e/about.html|work=Kanie official website|access-date=9 August 2011|archive-date=27 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927062817/http://www.town.kanie.aichi.jp/e/about.html|url-status=dead}}

Geography

Kanie is located in the southwest Aichi Prefecture in the extreme end of the Nōbi Plain at the delta of the Kiso River, bordering on Ise Bay to the south. The average elevation of the town is sea level.

=Neighboring municipalities=

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-aichi.php Kanie population statistics] the population of Kanie has been increasing over the past 50 years.

{{Historical populations

| 1960 | 15,639

| 1970 | 24,377

| 1980 | 30,966

| 1990 | 34,428

| 2000 | 36,240

| 2010 | 36,639

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=Climate=

The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Kanie is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1678 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.4 °C.[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/aichi/kanie-47570/ Kanie climate data]

History

Kanie was part of ancient Owari Province. During the Sengoku period, it was the site of the Siege of Kanie, where Toyotomi Hideyoshi fought the Oda clan to secure his hold over the province. It was part of the holdings of the Owari Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. With the Meiji period establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the town of Kanie was established. The 1891 Mino–Owari earthquake caused extensive damage to the area. In October 2003, Kanie participated in discussions with regards to a possible merge with neighboring town of Yatomi and village of Jūshiyama. However, negotiations failed in 2004 and Kanie decided to remain as an independent municipality.

Economy

Kanie is primarily a regional commercial center and bedroom community for the Nagoya metropolis.

Education

Kanie has five public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

Middle schools

Kanie-Kita Middle School
Kanie Middle School

Elementary schools

Funairi Elementary School
Gakuto Elementary School
Kanie Elementary School
Shin-Kanie Elementary School
Sunishi Elementary School

Transportation

=Railway=

20px Central Japan Railway Company - Kansai Main Line

{{STN|Kanie|x}}

20px Kintetsu Railway – Nagoya Line

{{STN|Kintetsu Kanie|x}} - {{STN|Tomiyoshi|x}}

=Highway=

File:Ama Kanie Town km zero.JPG of Kanie]]

Image:JP Expressway E23.svg Higashi-Meihan Expressway
{{jct|country=JPN|Route|1}}

Sister city relations

{{flagicon|USA}} - Marion, Illinois, USA,{{cite web|url=http://www.town.kanie.aichi.jp.e.cz.hp.transer.com/soshiki/2/shimaitoshi-teikei.html|title=International Exchange|work=Sister city tie-up interchange business|publisher=Kanie Town|access-date=9 May 2019|archive-date=3 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503123904/http://www.town.kanie.aichi.jp.e.cz.hp.transer.com/soshiki/2/shimaitoshi-teikei.html|url-status=dead}} sister cities since March 26, 2010.

Local attractions

Owari Onsen hot spring
Sunari Festival

Noted people from Kanie

Kisho Kurokawa, architect
Masahiro Narita, basketball player

References

External links

[http://www.town.kanie.aichi.jp/ Official website] {{in lang|ja}}

Category:Towns in Aichi Prefecture

Category:Populated coastal places in Japan