Aichi

Aichi prefecture (愛知県 Aichi-ken) is located in the Chubu region of Japan . The capital is Nagoya .

**Aichi prefecture (愛知県)**
Symbols
Aichi prefectural symbol
Capital	Nagoya
Region :	Chubu
Island :	Honshu
Area - Total - % water	Ranked28th 5,153.81 km² 5.4%
Population - Total ( Dec 1 , 2002 ) - Density	Ranked4th 7,130,802 1,383/km²
Districts :	15
Municipalities :	88
ISO 3166-2 :	JP-23
Pref. Flower :	Iris (Iris laevigata)
Pref. Tree :	Hananoki (Acer pycnanthum)
Pref. Bird :	Scops Owl (Otus scops japonicus)

Table of contents

1 History

2 Geography

2.1 Cities
2.2 Towns and Villages

3 Economy

4 Demographics

5 Culture

6 Tourism

7 Prefectural symbols

8 Miscellaneous topics

9 External links

History

Originally the region was divided into the three provinces of Owari , Mikawa and Ho. After the Taika era, Mikawa and Ho were united into a single entity. In 1871 , after the abolition of the Han system , Owari, with theexception of the Chita peninsula , was institutionalized as Nagoya prefecture,while Mikawa combined with the Chita peninsula formed the Nukata prefecture. Nagoya prefecture was renamed to Aichi prefecture inApril of 1872 and on November 27 wasunited with Nukata prefecture.

Geography

Located near the center of the Japanese archipelago , Aichi prefecturefaces the Ise and Mikawa bay in the south and is bordered by Shizuoka in theeast, Nagano in the north east, Gifu in the north, and Mie in the west. Itmeasures 106 km east to west and 94 km south to north and with 5,153.81 km² accounts for approximately 1.36% of the total surface area of Japan. The highest spot is Chasuyama with 1415 m above sea level.

Nagoya Castle is located in the prefecture.

Cities

Towns and Villages

Economy

Aichi is a major industrial region and includes the city of Toyota ,home of Toyota Motor Corporation .

Demographics

As of 2001 Aichi prefecture's population was 50.03% male and 49.97% female [1] . 139,540 residents or 0.2% areof foreign nationality [2] .

Population by age (2001) [3]
Age	% Population	% Male	% Female
0 - 9	10.21	10.45	9.96
10 - 19	10.75	11.02	10.48
20 - 29	15.23	15.71	14.75
30 - 39	14.81	15.31	14.30
40 - 49	12.21	12.41	12.01
50 - 59	15.22	15.31	15.12
60 - 69	11.31	11.22	11.41
70 - 79	6.76	6.01	7.52
over 80	3.12	2.01	4.23
unknown	0.38	0.54	0.23

Culture

Tourism

Notable sites in Aichi prefecture include a tour of the Toyota car factory in thecity by the same name, the monkey park in Inuyama , and the castles in Nagoya , Toyohashi , and Inuyama . Because of Aichi's location along the Eastern seacoast, there are some scenic spots, but nosignificant beach destinations when compared to neighboring Shizuoka prefecture . Rather, most attractions are man-made destinations, dealing with the region'shistory or modern marvels.

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

The 2005 World Exposition , Aichi, Japan, will be held in Toyota , Seto and Nagakute .

2005 World Expositionwebsite

External links

Prefectures of Japan