is a city in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 153,162 in 66,751 households,Kariya City official statistics and a population density of 3,040 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Kariya is situated in central Aichi Prefecture, on the Mikawa side of the border between former Owari Province and Mikawa Province. The area is flat and well-watered, with an average elevation of less than 10 meters above sea level.
Climate The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Aisai is 15.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1578 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.4 °C.Kariya climate data
Demographics Per Japanese census data,Kariya population statistics the population of Kariya has grown steadily over the past 70 years.
Neighboring municipalities Aichi Prefecture Anjō Chiryū Higashiura Miyoshi Ōbu Takahama Tōgō Toyoake Toyota
History
Feudal period Kariya was a castle town in the Sengoku period, in an area contested between the Imagawa clan, Oda clan and various local warlords, including the Mizuno clan and Matsudaira clan.
Early modern period Tokugawa Ieyasu’s maternal grandfather Mizuno Tadamasa rebuilt Kariya Castle in the mid-16th century. The Mizuno clan shifted allegiances adroitly between the Imagawa clan to Oda Nobunaga and to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who relocated the clan to Ise Province.
However, Mizuno Katsunari, the grandson of Tadamasa was allowed to return to the clan's ancestral territories by Ieyasu after the Battle of Sekigahara as daimyō of Kariya Domain, a feudal han under the Tokugawa shogunate. The domain was reassigned to numerous clans during the Edo period, but was retained by the Doi clan from 1734 until the Meiji Restoration.
Late modern period After the Meiji Restoration, Kariya Town was created within Hekikai District, Aichi Prefecture with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889. The town prospered as a center for commerce, sake production, sericulture and ceramics due to its location on the main railway routes. The Yosami Transmitting Station, located in Kariya, was Japan's tallest structure when completed in 1929.
Contemporary history Kariya achieved city status on April 1, 1950. The city expanded by annexation of neighboring Fujimatsu and most of Yosami villages on April 1, 1955. Control of the Yosami Transmitting Station was returned to Japan from the United States Navy in 1994, and the former facility is now a city park.
Government
Kariya has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 28 members. The city contributes two members to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 13 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Sister cities International Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, since July 7, 1981
National Higashiyoshino, Nara Prefecture, since July 1, 2013
Economy
Secondary sector of the economy Manufacturing The economy of Kariya is dominated by companies related to the Toyota Group, including Toyota Industries Corporation, Aisin Seiki and Denso Corporation. Toyota Motor Corporation started as a division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works (now called Toyota Industries Corporation). The Toyoda Automatic Loom Works was highly profitable and board members reinvested much of the profits into the growing automobile manufacturing business.
Companies headquartered in Kariya ADVICS Aisin Aska Corporation DCM Kahma Denso JTEKT Toyota Auto Body Toyota Boshoku Toyota Industries
Education
University Aichi University of Education
Schools Kariya has 15 public elementary schools and six public junior high schools operated by the city government, and four public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There are also one public high schools operated by the national government.
International School The Colégio Pitágoras Brasil, a Brazilian school was previously located in Kariya."Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão" (Archive). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. February 7, 2008. Retrieved on October 13, 2015.
Transportation
Railway Conventional lines Central Japan Railway Company Tōkaidō Main Line: - - - - - Meitetsu Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line: - - - Mikawa Line: - - - -
Roads Expressway Isewangan Expressway
Japan National Route
Culture Festival Mando Matsuri
Tokusanhin Dried turnip (Kiriboshi Daikon)
Sports
The city is home to the SeaHorses Mikawa, 5-time champion of Japan's top professional basketball league. Sex Name competition League Home Sponsor Since Men Toyota Industries SC Soccer Tōkai Regional League Toyota Industries Obu plant ground Toyota Industries 1946 Men SeaHorses Mikawa Basketball B.League (B1) Wing Arena Kariya SeaHorses Mikawa 1947 Women Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Volleyball V.League (V1) Kariya City Gymnasium Toyota Auto Body 1951 Women Toyota Industries Shyning VEGA Softball Japan Softball League (JSL) Kariya Stadium Toyota Industries 1952 Men JTEKT Stings Volleyball V.League (V1) Kariya City Gymnasium JTEKT 1958 Women Denso Iris Women's basketball W.League Wing Arena Kariya Denso 1962 Men Toyota Auto Body BRAVE KINGS Handball Japan Handball League (JHL) Toyota Auto Body Yoshiwara Gymnasium Toyota Auto Body 1967 Women Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits Women's basketball W.League Wing Arena Kariya Toyota Boshoku 1980 Men Toyota Industries Shuttles Rugby Top Challenge League (Top1) Toyota Industries Kariya ground Toyota Industries 1984 Men FC Kariya Soccer Japan Football League (JFL) Wave stadium Kariya MIKAWA BAY FOOTBALL CLUB 2006
Local attractions Kariya castle Kariya city Children's traffic park Kariya Highway Oasis Kijo Park Mississauga Park - in honour of twinning with Mississauga, Ontario and scaled model of Mississauga City Centre Suhara Park
Notable people from Kariya
Norihiro Akahoshi, professional baseball player On Kawara, artist Koji Kondo, professional soccer player Nobuyuki Sato, marathon runner Mitsunori Yoshida, professional soccer player
References
External links
Kariya City official website Mississauga Sister City Site