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22-417: The Meitetsu Airport Line ( 名鉄空港線 , Meitetsu Kūkō-sen ) is a railway line in Aichi Prefecture , Japan, operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu (Nagoya Railroad), connecting Tokoname Station and Central Japan International Airport Station in Tokoname . The line opened, dual track and electrified, on 29 January 2005, and features a 1,076 m (3,530 ft) bridge over Ise Bay to

44-520: Is the capital and largest city of Aichi Prefecture, and the fourth-largest city in Japan . Other major cities include Toyota , Okazaki , and Ichinomiya . Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya form the core of the Chūkyō metropolitan area , the third-largest metropolitan area in Japan and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. Aichi Prefecture is located on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast and forms part of

66-531: Is the old capital of Owari. The Aichi Prefectural Police and its predecessor organisations have been responsible for law enforcement in the prefecture since 1871. The Expo 2005 World Exposition was held in Seto and Nagakute . In the third volume of the Man'yōshū there is a poem by Takechi Kurohito that reads: "The cry of the crane, calling to Sakurada; it sounds like the tide, draining from Ayuchi flats, hearing

88-611: The Edo period . The exact location of the provincial capital is not known, but is traditionally considered to have been located in what is now the city of Inazawa , although the Ichinomiya of the province is located in what is now Ichinomiya . During the Heian period , the province was divided into numerous shōen controlled by local samurai clans. However, by the Sengoku period ,

110-565: The Kintetsu Nagoya Line . Gross domestic product (2018) is the second largest in Japan, the shipment value of manufactured goods (2018) is the first in Japan, annual product sales (2019) is the third largest in Japan, and its agricultural output (2018) is eighth in Japan. Aichi's agriculture industry and commerce are all ranked high in Japan, and the industrial structure is well-balanced. Companies headquartered in Aichi include

132-625: The Meiji Mura open-air architectural museum in Inuyama , which preserves historic buildings from Japan's Meiji and Taishō periods, including the reconstructed lobby of Frank Lloyd Wright 's old Imperial Hotel (which originally stood in Tokyo from 1923 to 1967). Other popular sites in Aichi include the tour of Toyota car factory in the city by the same name, the monkey park in Inuyama, and

154-829: The Tōkai region , a subregion of the Chūbu region and Kansai region . Aichi Prefecture is home to the Toyota Motor Corporation . Aichi Prefecture had many locations with the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens , The Chubu Centrair International Airport , and the Legoland Japan Resort . Located near the center of the Japanese main island of Honshu , Aichi Prefecture faces the Ise and Mikawa Bays to

176-603: The artificial island where the airport is situated. The line is operated as an extension of the Meitetsu Tokoname Line. ● L: Local ( 普通 , futsū ) ● S: Semi Express ( 準急 , junkyū ) ● E: Express ( 急行 , kyūkō ) ● R: Rapid Express ( 快速急行 , kaisoku kyūkō ) ● L: Limited Express ( 特急 , tokkyū ) ● MU: μSKY Limited Express ( ミュースカイ , myū sukai ) All trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass stations marked "|". Some trains stop at "▲". Aichi Prefecture Nagoya

198-628: The capital. Owari is mentioned in records of the Nara period , including the Kujiki , although the area has been settled since at least the Japanese Paleolithic period, as evidenced by numerous remains found by archaeologists. Early records mention a powerful “Owari clan”, vaguely related to, or allied with the Yamato clan , who built massive kofun burial mounds in several locations within

220-467: The castles in Nagoya , Okazaki , Toyohashi , and Inuyama. Aichi Prefecture has many wonderful beaches. For example, Himakajima Beach, Shinojima Beach, Akabane Beach and Utsumi Beach. Owari Province Owari Province ( 尾張国 , Owari no Kuni ) was a province of Japan in the area that today forms the western half of Aichi Prefecture , including the modern city of Nagoya . The province

242-640: The crane cry". Ayuchi is the original form of the name Aichi , and the Fujimae tidal flat is all that remains of the earlier Ayuchi-gata. It is now a protected area. For a time, an Aichi Station existed on the Kansai Line (at the time the Kansai Railway) between Nagoya and Hatta stations, but its role was overtaken by Sasashima-raibu Station on the Aonami Line and Komeno Station on

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264-726: The exception of the Chita Peninsula , was established as Nagoya Prefecture, while Mikawa combined with the Chita Peninsula and formed Nukata Prefecture . Nagoya Prefecture was renamed to Aichi Prefecture in April 1872 and was united with Nukata Prefecture on November 27 of the same year. The government of Aichi Prefecture is located in the Aichi Prefectural Government Office in Nagoya, which

286-404: The following. Companies such as Fuji Heavy Industries , Mitsubishi Motors , Pfizer , Sony , Suzuki , Bodycote , and Volkswagen Group also operate plants or branch offices in Aichi. Expressways and toll roads National highways National universities Public universities Private universities The sports teams listed below are based in Aichi. Notable sites in Aichi include

308-523: The province had fragmented into many small territories largely dominated by the Oda clan . Under Oda Nobunaga , the province was reunified. Nobunaga began his campaign to reunify Japan from his stronghold at Kiyosu Castle . and many of his retainers (who later became daimyōs under the Tokugawa shogunate ) were natives of Owari, including Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Katō Kiyomasa . Under Tokugawa Ieyasu ,

330-638: The province was assigned as a feudal domain to his ninth son, Tokugawa Yoshinao with official revenues of 619,500 koku , the largest domain in the Tokugawa clan holdings outside of the shogunate itself. Yoshinao was founder of the Owari Tokugawa clan , one of the Gosanke , which had the hereditary right of succession to the position of shōgun should the main line fail. The castle town of Nagoya prospered during this period, and Owari Province

352-613: The province, from which archaeologists have recovered bronze artifacts and mirrors dating from the 4th century. Atsuta Shrine is of very ancient origin, ranking with Ise Shrine in importance, and is the repository of one of the Imperial Regalia of Japan , the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi . Under the Engishiki classification system, Owari was divided into eight counties, which persisted as administrative units into

374-461: The south and borders Shizuoka Prefecture to the east, Nagano Prefecture to the northeast, Gifu Prefecture to the north, and Mie Prefecture to the west. It measures 106 km (66 mi) east to west and 94 km (58 mi) south to north and forms a major portion of the Nōbi Plain . With an area of 5,172.48 square kilometres (1,997.11 sq mi) it accounts for approximately 1.36% of

396-407: The total surface area of Japan. The highest spot is Chausuyama at 1,415 m (4,642 ft) above sea level. The western part of the prefecture is dominated by Nagoya , Japan's third largest city, and its suburbs, while the eastern part is less densely populated but still contains several major industrial centers. Due to its robust economy, for the period from October 2005 to October 2006, Aichi

418-491: The towns and villages in each district : As of 2001, Aichi Prefecture's population was 50.03% male and 49.97% female. 139,540 residents (nearly 2% of the population) are of foreign nationality. Originally, the region was divided into two provinces of Owari and Mikawa . After the Meiji Restoration , Owari and Mikawa were united into a single entity. In 1871, after the abolition of the han system , Owari, with

440-600: Was created in 646. Owari bordered on Mikawa , Mino , and Ise Provinces. Owari and Mino provinces were separated by the Sakai River , which means "border river." The province's abbreviated name was Bishū ( 尾州 ) . Owari is classified as one of the provinces of the Tōkaidō . Under the Engishiki classification system, Owari was ranked as a "superior country" (上国) and a "near country" (近国), in relation to its distance from

462-500: Was especially known for its ceramics industry. Following the abolition of the han system in 1871 after the Meiji Restoration , former Owari Domain and Inuyama Domain were transformed into short-lived prefectures, which were joined with Nukata Prefecture , which was the former Mikawa Province, to form the new Aichi Prefecture in January 1872. At the same time, the province continued to exist for some purposes. For example, Owari

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484-573: Was the fastest growing prefecture in terms of population, beating Tokyo , at 7.4% and around with after Saitama Prefecture . As of 1 April 2012, 23% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks , namely the Aichi Kōgen , Hida-Kisogawa , Mikawa Wan , and Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Parks along with seven Prefectural Natural Parks. Thirty-eight cities are located in Aichi Prefecture. These are

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