Kozakai

Former municipality in Chūbu, Japan

Kozakai

小坂井町

Former municipality

Kozakai Town Office

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Location of Kozakai in Aichi Prefecture

Kozakai

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 34°48′N 137°22′E﻿ / ﻿34.800°N 137.367°E﻿ / 34.800; 137.367
Country| Japan
Region| Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture| Aichi Prefecture
District| Hoi
Merged| February 1, 2010
(now part of Toyokawa)
Area

• Total

| 9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Population

(November 1, 2007)

• Total

| 21,708
• Density| 2,188.31/km2 (5,667.7/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+09:00 (JST)
Website| City of Toyokawa
Symbols

Flower| Satsuki azalea
Tree| Osmanthus

Kozakai (小坂井町, Kozakai-chō) was a town located in Hoi District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

As of November 1, 2007, (the last census information available) the town had an estimated population of 22,708 and a population density of 2,188.31 persons per km2. The total area was 9.92 km2.

On February 1, 2010, Kozakai was merged into the expanded city of Toyokawa. Therefore, Hoi District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

## History

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* October 1, 1889 – Toyoaki Village (豊秋村) was founded.
* September 12, 1906 – Kozakai Village was founded by the unification of Toyoaki Village and Ina Village (伊奈村).
* September 12, 1926 – Kozakai Town was founded.
* 1973 – Toyokawa Shinkin Bank Incident (豊川信用金庫事件 Toyokawa Shin'yō Kinko Jiken) occurred.
* 1993 – Kozakai Town Cultural Hall (小坂井町文化会館) was completed.
* February 1, 2010 – Kozakai merged with the city of Toyokawa.

## Education

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### Primary schools

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* Kozakai Nishi Primary School
* Kozakai Higashi Primary School

### Junior High school

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* Kozakai Junior High School

### High school

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* Kozakai High School

### Social education

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#### Ceremony Hall

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* Kozakai Town Cultural Hall (小坂井町文化会館 Kozakai-chō Bunka Kaikan; commonly called "Freuden Hall")

## Transportation

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### Railway

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* Central Japan Railway Company
* Iida Line – Kozakai Station
* Tōkaidō Main Line – Nishi-Kozakai Station
* Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line – Ina Station

### Road

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The Kilometre Zero of Kozakai

#### National highway

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* National highway – Route 1, Route 151, Route 247

### Local attractions

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Gosha Inari

* Utari Jinja (菟足神社)
* Gosha Inari (五社稲荷)
* Ruins of Ina Castle (伊奈城趾)

## Noted persons from Kozakai

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* Yasuhiko Okada (岡田 康彦 Okada Yasuhiko) – Former Administrative Vice-Minister of the Environment of Japan

## External links

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Media related to Kozakai, Aichi at Wikimedia Commons

* Toyokawa Official website (in Japanese)

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* Japan

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