Toyota, Aichi

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Toyota 豊田市
Asuke Town Kuragaike Park Sanage-jinja Shrine Toyota skyline
Sunflower
Tree	Zelkova serrata

Toyota (豊田市, Toyota-shi, pronounced [toꜜjota ɕi]), formerly known as Koromo, is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019^[update], the city had an estimated population of 426,162 and a population density of 464 people per km². The total area was 918.32 square kilometres (354.57 sq mi). It is located about 50 minutes from Nagoya by way of the Meitetsu Toyota Line.

Several of Toyota Motor Corporation's manufacturing plants, including the Tsutsumi plant, are located here. The longstanding ties between the Toyota Motor Corporation and the town of Toyota, formerly known as Koromo (挙母市, Koromo-shi), gave the town its current name. The city's flag (and seal), is a unicursal hexagram.

Geography

Toyota is located in north-central Aichi Prefecture, and is the largest city in the prefecture in terms of area. The city area is mountainous to the north, with peaks averaging around 1000 feet (328 m) in height along its northern border with Nagano and Gifu Prefectures. Much of the mountainous northern portion of the city is within the Aichi Kōgen Quasi-National Park.

Toyota is within a two-hour drive of Nagoya.^[1]

• 
  Downtown
• 
  Iyama
• 
  Kuroda Lake
• 
  Mikawa Lake
• 
  Okuyahagi Lake

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 Toyota is 15.3 °C (59.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,470.4 mm (57.89 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.4 °C (81.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.6 °C (38.5 °F).^[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[6] the population of Toyota has been increasing over the past 50 years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1960	151,632	—
1970	234,078	+54.4%
1980	315,871	+34.9%
1990	370,858	+17.4%
2000	395,224	+6.6%
2010	421,552	+6.7%

Surrounding municipalities

Aichi Prefecture

• Anjō
• Okazaki
• Kariya
• Shinshiro
• Seto
• Chiryu
• Nisshin
• Nagakute
• Miyoshi
• Shitara

Gifu Prefecture

• Toki
• Mizunami
• Ena

Nagano Prefecture

• Neba

City scape

• 
  Skyline of Toyota
• 
  Koromo Castle
• 
  Toyotashi Station Pedestrian Deck
• 
  Downtown of Toyota

History

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Origins

The area of present-day Toyota City has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and archaeologists have found a continuous record of artifacts from the

period onwards. In early proto-historic times, the area was under the control of the Mononobe clan, who built numerous kofun burial mounds. The local place name "Koromo" is mentioned in the Kojiki and other early Japanese documents.

Edo period

During the

took his clan name, was located within what is now the city of Toyota.

Meiji period

After the

Nishikamo District

with the establishment of the modern municipalities system.

The area was a major producer of

Modern history

On March 1, 1951, Koromo gained city status, and absorbed the village of Takahashi from Nishikamo District on September 30, 1956. Due to the fame and economic importance of its major employer, the city of Koromo (挙母市) changed its name to Toyota on January 1, 1959.

Toyota became a sister city with

in 1960. It continued to expand by annexing the towns of Kamigo (Hekikai District) on March 1, 1964, and Takaoka (Hekikai District) on September 1, 1965, and Sanage (Nishikamo District) on April 1, 1967, as well as the village of Matsudaira (Higashikamo District) on April 1, 1970.

In 1979 the

was opened, thus considerably improving access to the city via rail transport.

Toyota became a Core City in 1998, with increased local autonomy.

On March 25, 2005,

and Toyota. The Expo continued until September 25, 2005.

On April 1, 2005, Toyota absorbed the town of

Mitsuru Obe and Eric Pfanner of

• 
  Sanage shinto shrine
• 
  Asuke area (Groups of Traditional Buildings)
• 
  Koromo Castle
• 
  City center of Toyota

Government

Mayor-council

Toyota has a

unicameral

city legislature of 45 members.

Prefectural Assembly

The city contributes five members to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly.

House of Representatives

In terms of national politics, the city is divided between Aichi District 11 and Aichi District 14 of the

Diet of Japan

.

Public

Police

• Aichi Prefectural Police
  • Asuke police station
  • Toyota police station

Firefighting

• Fire department
  • Toyota-Kita fire department
  • Toyota-Minami fire department
  • Toyota-naka fire department
  • Asuke fire department

Health care

• Hospital
  • Asuke Hospital
  • Toyota Kosei Hospital
  • TOYOTA Memorial Hospital

Post office

• Toyota Post office

Library

• Toyota City Library

• 
  Toyota Police Station
• 
  Toyota Fire Department
• 
  Toyota Kosei Hospital
• 
  Toyota Post Office
• 
  Toyota City Library

Twin towns – sister cities

Toyota is twinned with:^[12]

• Detroit, United States (since 1960)
• Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom (since 1998)

Economy

Primary sector of the economy

Agriculture

• Peach
• Pyrus pyrifolia (Atago)

Forestry

• Cryptomeria
• Chamaecyparis obtusa

Secondary sector of the economy

The main headquarters of Toyota is located in a 14-story building in Toyota. As of 2006 the head office has the "Toyopet" Toyota logo and the words "Toyota Motor". The Toyota Technical Center, a 14-story building, and the original Honsha plant, Toyota's first plant engaging in mass production and formerly named the Koromo plant, are adjacent to one another in a location near the headquarters. Vinod Jacob from The Hindu described the main headquarters building as "modest".^[1] In 2013 company head Akio Toyoda reported that it had difficulties retaining foreign employees at the headquarters due to the lack of amenities in Toyota.^[13]

Tertiary sector of the economy

Shopping center

• Æon Toyota
• Æon Takahashi
  (GREEN CITY)
• KiTARA
• Lut's
• Meglia
• T-FACE

• 
  Azakai Town
• 
  Inabu Town
• 
  JA Aichi Toyota
• 
  Toyota 86
• 
  Æon Toyota
• 
  KiTARA

Education

Colleges and universities

• Aichi Gakusen University
• Aichi Institute of Technology
• Toyota National College of Technology
• Aichi Mizuho College
• Ohkagakuen University – Toyota campus
• Chukyo University – Toyota campus
• Japanese Red Cross Toyota College of Nursing
• Junior College of Toyota (1990–1999)

Primary and secondary education

Toyota has 78 public elementary schools and 27 public middle schools operated by the city government and 12 public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There are also two private middle schools and eight private high schools. The prefecture also operates two special education schools for the disabled.

International schools

• Escola Alegria de Saber – Brazilian school^[14]
• Escola NECTAR – Brazilian primary school^[14]
• Escola Pintando o Sete – Brazilian primary school^[14]

Transportation

Toyota, as the home city of

Hikari

services do not stop there.

Railways

Conventional lines

Meitetsu

• Kamitoyota – Jōsui
• Uwagoromo – Tsuchihashi – Takemura – Wakabayashi – Mikawa Yatsuhashi

Aichi Loop Railway

• Aichi Loop Line: Mikawa-Kamigō – Ekaku – Suenohara – Mikawa-Toyota – Shin-Uwagoromo – Shin-Toyota – Aikan-Umetsubo – Shigō – Kaizu – Homi – Sasabara – Yakusa

Linimo

• Aichi High-Speed Transit: Tōji-shiryōkan-minami – Yakusa

Roads

Expressways

• Tōmei Expressway
• Shin-Tōmei Expressway
• Isewangan Expressway
• Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway

Japan National Route

• National Route 153
• National Route 155
• National Route 248
• National Route 301
• National Route 419
• National Route 420
• National Route 257
• National Route 473

• 
  Toyotashi Station
• 
  Shin-Toyota Station
• 
  Toyota JCT
• 
  Toyota-Higashi JCT
• 
  National Route 153
• 
  Toyota big bridge
• 
  Toyota Arrows Bridge

Local attractions

• Asuke area (Groups of Traditional Buildings
  )
• Toyota Municipal Museum of Art
• Toyota Automobile Museum
• Toyota Kaikan Exhibition Hall
• Toyota Kuragaike Commemorative Hall
• Kampachi Gorge
• Kōrankei Gorge
• Kuragaike park
• Obara shikizakura
• The ruins of Matsudaira

• 
  Asuke area
• 
  Asuke Castle
• 
  Toyota Municipal Museum of Art
• 
  Toyota Kaikan Exhibition Hall
• 
  Toyota Kuragaike Commemorative Hall
• 
  Kampachi Gorge
• 
  Kōrankei Gorge
• 
  Sanshu Asuke Yashiki
• 
  Kōjaku-ji
• 
  Obara shikizakura
• 
  The ruins of Matsudaira
• 
  Kuragaike park
• 
  Koromo Festival

Culture

Sports

Sports Team

Sex	Name	competition	League	Home	Sponsor	Since
Men	Toyota Verblitz	Rugby	Japan Rugby League One	Toyota Sports Center	Toyota Motor Corporation	1941
Men	Toyota Sunhawks	Volleyball	V.League (V2)	Toyota Sports Center	Toyota Motor Corporation	1946
Men	Toyota Baseball club	Baseball	Japan Amateur Baseball Association (JABA)	Toyota Sports Center	Toyota Motor Corporation	1947
Women	Toyota Red Terriers	Softball	Japan Softball League (JSL)	Toyota Sports Center	Toyota Motor Corporation	1948
Women	Toyota Sunpiena	Volleyball	V.League (V2)	Toyota Sports Center	Toyota Motor Corporation	1950
Men	Toyota Griffins	Handball	Japan Handball League (JHL・Challenge Division)	Toyota Sports Center	Toyota Motor Corporation	1970
Men	Kirix Toyota Bull Fighters	American football	X-League	Toyota Athletic Stadium	Kirix Group	1974
Men	Toyota Tsusho BLUE WING	Rugby	TOP West League	Fujioka Ground	Toyota Tsusho	1980
Men	Nagoya Grampus	Soccer	J.League (J1)	Toyota Stadium	Nagoya Grampus Eight Inc.	1991

Sports Facilities

• Sky Hall Toyota
• Toyota Athletic Stadium
• Toyota Sports Center
• Toyota Stadium

Notable people from Toyota

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• Suzuki Shōsan, Edo period Zen prelate
• Yoshio Markino, artist, author
• Miliyah Kato, singer
• Masami Mitsuoka, singer
• Etsuko Nishio, singer, actress
• Katsuaki Watanabe, former president of Toyota Motors
• Tadashi Sugiura, professional baseball player
• Masato Naito, Olympic hurdler

References

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)