Kiyosu
| Kiyosu 清須市 | |||
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| City | |||
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Kiyosu Castle | |||
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 Location of Kiyosu in Aichi Prefecture | |||
  Kiyosu
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| Coordinates: 35°11′59.3″N 136°51′10.3″E / 35.199806°N 136.852861°ECoordinates: 35°11′59.3″N 136°51′10.3″E / 35.199806°N 136.852861°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) | ||
| Prefecture | Aichi Prefecture | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Shizuharu Kato (since August 2005) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 17.32 km2 (6.69 sq mi) | ||
| Population (May 2015) | |||
| • Total | 66,537 | ||
| • Density | 3,830/km2 (9,900/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Cornus florida | ||
| - Flower | Tulip, Cherry blossom | ||
| Phone number | 052-400-2911 | ||
| Address | 1238 Sukaguchi, Kiyosu-shi, Aichi-ken 452-8569 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Kiyosu (清須市 Kiyosu-shi) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
As of May 2015, the city had an estimated population of 66,537 and a population density of 3,830 persons per km². The total area was 17.32 square kilometres (6.69 sq mi).
Geography
Kiyosu is located in far western Aichi Prefecture, bordered by the Nagoya metropolis to the east.
Surrounding municipalities
- Aichi Prefecture
History
Kiyosu was the location of a post town (Kiyosu-juku) on the junction of the Nakasendō and the Minoji connecting Kamakura with Kyoto and the Ise Shrine during the Kamakura period. In the Muromachi period, the area was fortified with the construction of Kiyosu Castle, which subsequently became a stronghold of the Oda clan and the base from which Oda Nobunaga consolidated his control over Owari Province during the Sengoku period. After the start of the Edo period, Kiyosu Castle was dismantled by order of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and most of the population relocated to Nagoya. By the start of the Meiji period, the area was a rural area organized into Nishikasugai District of Aichi Prefecture. The town of Kiyosu was proclaimed on August 1, 1889.
The modern city of Kiyosu was established on July 7, 2005, from the merger of the former town Kiyosu absorbing the towns of Shinkawa and Nishibiwajima (all from Nishikasugai District).
On October 1, 2009, the neighboring town of Haruhi (also from Nishikasugai District) was merged into Kiyosu.[1]
Transportation
Railways
- Central Japan Railway Company – Tōkaidō Main Line
- Meitetsu – Nagoya Main Line
- Meitetsu – Inuyama Line
- Meitetsu – Tsushima Line
Highways
- Nagoya Dai-ni Kanjo Expressway
- Route 6 (Nagoya Expressway)
- Route 16 (Nagoya Expressway)
- Japan National Route 22
- Japan National Route 302
Education
- Aichi Medical College for Physical and Occupational Therapy
- Nagoya Bunri University
- Kiyosu has eight elementary schools, four middle schools and two high schools
Sister city relations
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Spain - Jerez de la Frontera, Spain,[2] from January 1994
Notable people from Kiyosu
- Yoshio Ishida – professional go player
- Ai Kato – actress and model
- Akira Toriyama – manga, game artist and character designer
References
- ↑ http://www.kokudo.or.jp/new/cities/sub/chubu/23.htm
- ↑ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
External links
Media related to Kiyosu at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (Japanese)
| Wards of Nagoya |  | |
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| Core cities | ||
| Special cities | ||
| Cities | ||
| Aichi District | ||
| Ama District | ||
| Chita District | ||
| Kitashitara District | ||
| Nishikasugai District | ||
| Niwa District | ||
| Nukata District | ||
