Country Japan Area 36.61 km² District Hoi District, Aichi | Prefecture Aichi Prefecture Population 16,440 (1 Jan 2006) | |
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Merged February 1, 2006
(now part of Toyokawa) Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 10°C, Wind W at 21 km/h, 51% Humidity Region Chūbu region (Tōkai region) | ||
Ichinomiya (一宮町, Ichinomiya-chō) was a town located in Hoi District, east-central Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
As of January 1, 2006, the town had an estimated population of 16,440 and a population density of 449 persons per km². Its total area was 36.61 km².
The town was often called as Mikawa-Ichinomiya to avoid confusion with the much larger city of Ichinomiya in former Owari Province.
History
Ichinomiya was named after the Ichinomiya of Mikawa Province, the Toga Shrine. Modern Ichinomiya village was created through the merger of two small hamlets on July 1, 1906. It annexed Yamato village from neighboring Yana District in 1954. Ichinomiya was elevated to town status on April 1, 1961.
On February 1, 2006, Ichinomiya was merged into the expanded city of Toyokawa and has ceased to exist as an independent municipality.