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| Toyokawa City is located in East Mikawa, the southeast part
of Aichi Prefecture, which is in the central region of long,
slender Japan. It is about 60km, a one-hour car drive, from
Nagoya, the prefecture capital. Toyokawa spreads out in the
central flatlands and plains, with the foothills of the Mikawa
Mountains to the north and the first class Toyogawa River flowing
in the east. |
| Toyokawa, a comfortable city with
a mild climate and blessed with nature, has thrived from ancient
times as a center of politics, economics and culture. Born on
June 1, 1943 as the 208th ranked city in Japan,Toyokawa has
developed since as a middle-sized core city in the region through
its balance of commerce, industry and agriculture. Toyokawa
is famous throughout the country as a production area though
the progress made by transportation equipment, general machinery
and electronics, as well as for agricultural products such as
spray chrysanthemums, roses and beefsteak leaves.
Now, with a population about 160,000 people, Toyokawa is
making progress in building a personalized, charming city
based on its 5th general plan setting the goal of creating
a "Livable and Refreshing City with All Citizens'
Participation". Also,
Toyokawa entered into a sister-city relationship with Cupertino
City (California, USA), and since then international interchange
at the citizen level has been undertaken such as junior high
school student exchanges and so on. |
City Location
(City Hall)
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1-1 Suwa Toyokawa,Aichi |
| East Longitude |
137o22'47" |
| North Latitude |
34o49'23" |
| City Area |
150.70km2 |
| Population |
159,563
(As of January 15,2008) |
| Households |
54,502
(As of January 15,2008) |
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