Toyoyama

Town in Nishikasugai District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Town in Japan

Toyoyama

豊山町

Town

Toyoyama Town Office

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Location of Toyoyama in Aichi Prefecture

Toyoyama

Coordinates: 35°15′1.8″N 136°54′43.7″E﻿ / ﻿35.250500°N 136.912139°E﻿ / 35.250500; 136.912139
Country| Japan
Region| Chūbu region
Tōkai region
Prefecture| Aichi
District| Nishikasugai
Area

• Total| 6.18 km2 (2.39 sq mi)
Population

(October 1, 2019)

• Total| 15,630
• Density| 2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
\- Tree| Castanopsis
\- Flower| Camellia sasanqua
Phone number| 0568-28-0001
Address| Toyoyama-chō, Nishikasugai-gun, Aichi-ken 480-0292
Website| Official website
Aerial photograph of Toyoyama in 2019

Toyoyama (豊山町, Toyoyama-chō) is a town located in Nishikasugai District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019[update], the town had an estimated population of 15,630 in 6,757 households,[1] and a population density of 2,529 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 6.18 square kilometres (2.39 sq mi).

## Geography

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Toyoyama is located in the flatlands of central Aichi Prefecture. A third of the area of the town is occupied by Nagoya Airfield.

### Neighboring municipalities

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* Aichi Prefecture
* Nagoya – Kita-ku
* Kasugai
* Kitanagoya
* Komaki

## Demographics

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Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Toyoyama has been increasing over the past 20 years.

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1940 | 3,713| —
1950 | 4,265| +14.9%
1960 | 4,612| +8.1%
1970 | 11,005| +138.6%
1980 | 13,693| +24.4%
1990 | 13,213| −3.5%
2000 | 13,001| −1.6%
2010 | 14,404| +10.8%

### Climate

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The town has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Toyoyama is 15.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1713 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.4 °C.[3]

## History

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Aoyama and Toyoba villages were created within Nishikasugai District, Aichi with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889. The town villages merged to form the village of Toyoyama on July 16, 1906. Toyoyama was elevated to town status on April 1, 1972.

## Economy

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aerospace Division assembles the Mitsubishi Regional Jet in Toyoyama. Nakanihon Air Service, a general aviation operator, is also located in Toyoyama on the airport grounds.[4] Toyoyama is also home to the Nagoya Central Wholesale Market.

## Education

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* Toyoyama has three public elementary schools and one public high school. The schools are operated by the town government.

## Transportation

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### Airport

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* Nagoya Airfield

### Railway

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Toyoyama does not have a passenger railway service.

### Highway

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The Kilometre Zero of Toyoyama

* Route 11 (Nagoya Expressway)
* National Route 41

## Notable people from Toyoyama

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* Ichiro Suzuki, baseball player.[5]
* Tae Honma, professional wrestler

## References

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1. ^ Toyoyama Town official statistics (in Japanese)
2. ^ Toyoyama population statistics
3. ^ Toyoyama climate data
4. ^ "Welcome To Nakanihon Air Service Station". Nakanihon Air Service. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
5. ^ "A Seeker on the Diamond". Aichi Prefecture. Retrieved September 24, 2012.

## External links

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Media related to Toyoyama, Aichi at Wikimedia Commons

* Official website (in Japanese)

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Aichi Prefecture

Nagoya (capital)

Nagoya|

| Wards|

* Atsuta
* Chikusa
* Higashi
* Kita
* Meitō
* Midori
* Minami
* Minato
* Mizuho
* Moriyama
* Naka
* Nakagawa
* Nakamura
* Nishi
* Shōwa
* Tenpaku

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Core cities|

* Okazaki
* Toyohashi
* Toyota
* Ichinomiya

Special city|

* Kasugai

Cities|

* Aisai
* Ama
* Anjō
* Chiryū
* Chita
* Gamagōri
* Handa
* Hekinan
* Inazawa
* Inuyama
* Iwakura
* Kariya
* Kitanagoya
* Kiyosu
* Komaki
* Kōnan
* Miyoshi
* Nagakute
* Nishio
* Nisshin
* Ōbu
* Owariasahi
* Seto
* Shinshiro
* Tahara
* Takahama
* Tokoname
* Tōkai
* Toyoake
* Toyokawa
* Tsushima
* Yatomi

Districts|

* Aichi District
* Tōgō
* Ama District
* Kanie
* Ōharu
* Tobishima
* Chita District
* Agui
* Higashiura
* Mihama
* Minamichita
* Taketoyo
* Kitashitara District
* Shitara
* Tōei
* Toyone
* Nishikasugai District
* Toyoyama
* Niwa District
* Fusō
* Ōguchi
* Nukata District
* Kōta

Former Districts|

* Atsumi District
* Haguri District
* Hazu District
* Hekikai District
* Higashikasugai District
* Higashikamo District
* Hoi District
* Kitashitara District
* Minamishitara District
* Nakashima District
* Nishikamo District
* Yana District

* List of mergers in Aichi Prefecture
* Aichi Prefectural Police

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* VIAF
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* Japan

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