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[edit]

* 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[edit]

### Primary schools[edit]

* Kozakai Nishi Primary School
* Kozakai Higashi Primary School

### Junior High school[edit]

* Kozakai Junior High School

### High school[edit]

* Kozakai High School

### Social education[edit]

#### Ceremony Hall[edit]

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

## Transportation[edit]

### Railway[edit]

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

### Road[edit]

The Kilometre Zero of Kozakai

#### National highway[edit]

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

### Local attractions[edit]

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[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

Media related to Kozakai, Aichi at Wikimedia Commons

* Toyokawa Official website (in Japanese)

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Japan

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