Komaki


Komaki is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 148,872 in 68,174 households, and a population density of. The total area of the city was. Komaki is commonly associated with the former Komaki Airport, which is located on the border between Komaki and neighboring Kasugai.

Geography

Komaki is located in the middle of the Nōbi Plain, west-central Aichi Prefecture, north of the Nagoya metropolis. The city skyline is dominated by Mount Komaki, which is topped with Komaki Castle.

Climate

The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters. The average annual temperature in Komaki is. The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Komaki has increased rapidly over the past 60 years.

Surrounding municipalities

;Aichi Prefecture
  • Inuyama
  • Iwakura
  • Kasugai
  • Kitanagoya
  • Kōnan
  • Ōguchi
  • Toyoyama

    History

Ancient history

Archaeological remains from the Japanese Paleolithic through Yayoi period have been found in what is now Komaki, and burial tumuli from the Kofun period are also common.

Feudal period

During the Sengoku period, Oda Nobunaga used Komaki Castle as his headquarters from which he launched his invasion of Mino Province and later the area surrounding Mount Komaki was the site of the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute in 1584.

Early modern period

It was part of the holdings of Owari Domain during the Edo period, and prospered as a post town on the route connecting Nagoya with the Nakasendō highway.

Late modern period

During the Meiji period establishment of the modern municipalities system, the area was organized into villages under Higashikasugai District, Aichi.
Komaki was proclaimed a town on July 16, 1906, through the merger of four villages.

Contemporary history

Komaki was raised to city status on January 1, 1955, after merging with the village of Kitasato in Nishikasugai District, Aichi.

Government

Komaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 25 members. The city contributes two members to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi 16th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Sister cities

International

;Sister cities
;Friendship city
Komaki has a mixed economy, with agriculture, commence, and light manufacturing industries playing important roles.
Komaki's GDP per capita was in 2014.

Primary sector of the economy

Agriculture

  • Peach
  • Rice

    Poultry farming

  • Nagoya Cochin chicken

    Secondary sector of the economy

Manufacturing

, a global rubber and synthetic resin products manufacturing company, whose automotive anti-vibration components hold the largest global market share, has its headquarters in the city.

Tertiary sector of the economy

Commerce

Due to its highway connections with the Nagoya metropolis, it is also becoming a bedroom community.

Companies headquartered in Komaki

  • COMO
  • SATO FOODS INDUSTRIES
  • santec
  • CKD Corporation
  • Sumitomo Riko
  • Taihei Machinery Works
  • Tsunoda Co
  • HOUTOKU Co

    Education

Universities

  • Aichi Bunkyo University
  • Nagoya Zokei University

    Schools

;Elementary and secondary education
Komaki has 16 public elementary schools and nine public junior high schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.

International School

  • The Colégio Dom Bosco, a Brazilian school was formerly located in Komaki.

    Transportation

Airways

Airports

  • Nagoya Airport

    Railways

Conventional lines

;Meitetsu
  • Komaki Line: - - - - - -
The Peachliner, formally the Tōkadai Shin-kōtsū Peach Liner was a people mover which operated from 1991 until September 30, 2006, when it became the first people-mover system in Japan to cease operations.

Roads

Expressways

  • Image:JP Expressway E19.svg|24px|alt=E19 Chūō Expressway
  • Image:JP Expressway E1.svg|24px|alt=E1Meishin Expressway
  • Image:JP Expressway E1.svg|24px|alt=E1 Tōmei Expressway
  • Route 11

    Japan National Route

Local attractions

;Historic sites
  • Iwaya Kofun
  • Komaki shuku
  • Mount Komaki
  • Ryūon-ji temple
  • Shinooka Kiln ruins
  • Tagata Jinja
;Parks
  • Menard Art Museum
  • Komaki Municipal Baseball Stadium
  • Park Arena Komaki
  • Shimin Shiki no Mori

    Culture

Festivals

  • Hōnen Matsuri, and annual fertility festival held on March 15 at Tagata Shrine.
  • Bamboo Installation

    Sports

Noted people from Komaki

  • AK-69, hip-hop artist
  • Kohei Hirate, professional race car driver
  • Miku Ishida, singer, gravure artist
  • Masanari Omura, professional footballer
  • Minoru Tanaka, professional wrestler
  • Asuka Teramoto, Olympic gymnast
  • Jōtarō Watanabe, Imperial Japanese Army general