Higashiura

Higashiura (東浦町, Higashiura-chō) is a town located in Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. On 1 October 2019, the town had an estimated population of 49,010 in 20,563 households,[2] and a population density of 1,574 per square kilometre (4,080/sq mi). The total area was 31.14 square kilometres (12.02 sq mi).

Higashiura 東浦町
Town
Upper: Aeon Mall Higashiura, Odai Park middle:Aisai Kenko-no-mori Park, Kenko-in lower: Higashiura Station
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Location of Higashiura in Aichi Prefecture
Higashiura
Coordinates: 34°58′37.7″N 136°57′56.1″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu region Tōkai region
Prefecture	Aichi
District	Chita
Area
• Total	31.14 km^2 (12.02 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2019)
• Total	49,010
• Density	1,600/km^2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Cinnamomum camphora [1]
- Flower	Deutzia crenata
Phone number	0562-83-3111
Address	Higashiura-chō, Chita-gun, Aichi-ken 470-2192
Website	Official website

Higashiura town hall

Geography

Higashiura is located in the northern tip of Chita Peninsula in southern Aichi Prefecture.

Neighboring municipalities

• Aichi Prefecture
  • Kariya
  • Takahama
  • Ōbu
  • Chita
  • Tōkai
  • Handa
  • Agui

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Higashiura has been increasing steadily over the past 70 years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1940	12,017	—
1950	16,173	+34.6%
1960	20,425	+26.3%
1970	24,550	+20.2%
1980	36,035	+46.8%
1990	40,430	+12.2%
2000	45,168	+11.7%
2010	49,800	+10.3%

Climate

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 Higashiura is 15.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1604 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.4 °C.[4]

History

The area around Higashiraura has been settled since prehistoric times, and archaeologists have uncovered Jōmon period shell middens dating approximately 7000 BC. In the Sengoku period, the area was under the control of the Mizuno clan and was the birthplace of the mother of Tokugawa Ieyasu. In the Edo period, it was part of the holdings of Owari Domain.

The village of Higashiura was established on May 1, 1906 through the merger of five hamlets, all within Chita District. It was elevated to town status on June 1, 1948. But later in future, they will be elevated city.

Economy

Higashiura is a regional commercial center and a bedroom community for Nagoya.

Education

Higashiura has seven public elementary schools and three public junior high schools operated by the town government and one public high school operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

Central Japan Railway Company - Taketoyo Line

• Owari-Morioka - Ogawa - Ishihama - Higashiura
  • The route of the Tōkaidō Main Line passes through Higashiura, but no stations are located within the town.

Highway

• Chitahantō Road
• National Route 336

Local attractions

• Odai Matsuri - held annually in April

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  Odai Matsuri
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  Kenkon-in
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  Odai Park

References

1. "Archived copy" 東浦町の概要 (in Japanese). Higashiura. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. Higashiura Town official statistics (in Japanese)
3. Higashiura population statistics
4. Higashiura climate data

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)