Taketoyo

Taketoyo 武豊町
Town
Taketoyo Town Office
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Location of Taketoyo in Aichi Prefecture
Taketoyo
Coordinates: 34°51′3.8″N 136°54′53″E / 34.851056°N 136.91472°ECoordinates: 34°51′3.8″N 136°54′53″E / 34.851056°N 136.91472°E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu region Tōkai region
Prefecture	Aichi Prefecture
District	Chita
Area
• Total	25.92 km^2 (10.01 sq mi)
Population (May 2015)
• Total	42,738
• Density	1,650/km^2 (4,300/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Cinnamomum camphora
- Flower	Camellia sasanqua
Phone number	0569-72-1111
Address	2 Nagaoyama, Taketoyo-chō, Chita-gun, Aichi-ken 470-2406
Website	Official website

Taketoyo (武豊町 Taketoyo-chō) is a town located in Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of May 2015, the town had an estimated population of 42,738 and a population density of 1650 persons per km². The total area was 25.82 square kilometres (9.97 sq mi).

Geography

Taketoyo is located in the northeast corner of Chita Peninsula in southern Aichi Prefecture, bordered by Mikawa Bay to the east. Part of the town’s area is within the borders of the Mikawa Wan Quasi-National Park.

Neighboring municipalities

• Aichi Prefecture
  • Hekinan
  • Handa
  • Tokoname
  • Minamichita

History

The village of Taketoyo was established in the early Meiji period cadastral reforms of 1878. It was raised to town status on February 15, 1891.

An Imperial decree in July 1899 established Taketoyo as an open port for trading with the United States and the United Kingdom.^[1]

On October 5, 1954, Taketoyo annexed the neighboring village of Fuki, also from Chita District.

Economy

The traditional industries in the town center around the production of soy sauce, miso and cotton products.

Due to its location near the Greater Nagoya metropolis and the port facilities at Kinuura Port, Taketoyo is home to numerous factories, including glass manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals. Chubu Electric Power also has a large electrical generating facility, the Taketoyo Thermal Power Plant located in Taketoyo. The traditional industries in the town center around the production of soy sauce, miso and cotton products.

Education

• Taketoyo has four elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school
• International schools:
  • Escola Expressão - Brazilian primary school^[2]

Transportation

Railway

• Central Japan Railway Company – Taketoyo Line
  • Taketoyo
• Meitetsu – Kōwa Line
  • Age-Chita-Taketoyo-Fuki
• Meitetsu – Chita New Line
  • Fuki

Highway

• Japan National Route 247

Noted people from Taketoyo

• Shōko Ieda – Author

References

1. US Department of State. (1906). A digest of international law as embodied in diplomatic discussions, treaties and other international agreements (John Bassett Moore, ed.), Vol. 5, p. 759.
2. "Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão" (Archive). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. Retrieved on October 13, 2015.

External links

Media related to Taketoyo, Aichi at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (Japanese)