Kariya, Aichi


Kariya is a city in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 153,162 in 66,751 households, 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. 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.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, 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

’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

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.
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

Railway

Conventional lines

;Central Japan Railway Company
  • Tōkaidō Main Line: - - - - -
;Meitetsu
  • Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line: - - -
  • Mikawa Line: - - - -

    Roads

Expressway

Culture

Festival

  • Mando Matsuri

    Tokusanhin

  • Dried turnip

    Sports

The city is home to the SeaHorses Mikawa, 5-time champion of Japan's top professional basketball league.
SexNamecompetitionLeagueHomeSponsorSince
MenToyota Industries SCSoccerTōkai Regional LeagueToyota Industries Obu plant groundToyota Industries1946
MenSeaHorses MikawaBasketballB.League Wing Arena KariyaSeaHorses Mikawa1947
WomenToyota Auto Body QueenseisVolleyballV.League Kariya City GymnasiumToyota Auto Body1951
WomenToyota Industries Shyning VEGASoftballJapan Softball League Kariya StadiumToyota Industries1952
MenJTEKT StingsVolleyballV.League Kariya City GymnasiumJTEKT1958
WomenDenso IrisWomen's basketballW.LeagueWing Arena KariyaDenso1962
MenToyota Auto Body BRAVE KINGSHandballJapan Handball League Toyota Auto Body Yoshiwara GymnasiumToyota Auto Body1967
WomenToyota Boshoku Sunshine RabbitsWomen's basketballW.LeagueWing Arena KariyaToyota Boshoku1980
MenToyota Industries ShuttlesRugbyTop Challenge League Toyota Industries Kariya groundToyota Industries1984
MenFC KariyaSoccerJapan Football League Wave stadium KariyaMIKAWA BAY FOOTBALL CLUB2006

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