Higashiura, Aichi

This article is about the town in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. There is another town with the same name in Hyogo Prefecture, see Higashiura, Hyogo.

Higashiura 東浦町
Town
Upper: Aeon Mall Higashiura, Odai Park middle:Aisai Kenko-no-mori Park, Kenko-in<br/lower: Higashiura Station
Flag Seal
Location of Higashiura in Aichi Prefecture
Higashiura
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu region Tōkai region
Prefecture	Aichi Prefecture
District	Chita
Government
• Mayor	Tokumitsu Imura (井村徳光, Imura Tokumitsu)
Area
• Total	31.14 km2 (12.02 sq mi)
Population (February 2015)
• Total	49,905
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Cinnamomum camphora
- Flower	Deutzia crenata
Phone number	0562-83-3111
Address	Higashiura-chō, Chita-gun, Aichi-ken 470-2192
Website	www.town.higashiura.aichi.jp (Japanese)

Higashiura town hall

Higashiura (東浦町, Higashiura-chō) is a town located in Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2015, the town had an estimated population of 49,794 and a population density of 1600 persons per km². The total area was 31.14 km².

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

History

The area around Higashiraura has been settled since prehistoric times, and archaeologists have uncovered Jomon 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.

Economy

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

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
• Japan National Route 366

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

External links

• Official website (Japanese)