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Country
  
Japan

Website
  
City of Toyokawa

Local time
  
Saturday 9:00 AM

District
  
Hoi District, Aichi

Prefecture
  
Aichi Prefecture

Area
  
9.92 km²

Population
  
21,708 (1 Nov 2007)

Flower
  
Satsuki azalea

Kozakai, Aichi

Merged
  
February 1, 2010 (now part of Toyokawa)

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Weather
  
8°C, Wind NW at 18 km/h, 65% Humidity

Region
  
Chūbu region (Tōkai region)

Kozakai (小坂井町, Kozakai-chō) was a town located in Hoi District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

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Map of Kozakaicho, Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture 441-0103, Japan

As of November 1, 2007, (the last census information available) the town had an estimated population of 22,708 and a population density of 2,188.31 persons per km². The total area was 9.92 km².

On February 1, 2010, Kozakai was merged into the expanded city of Toyokawa. Therefore, Hoi District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

History

  • October 1, 1889 - Toyoaki Village (豊秋村) was founded.
  • September 12, 1906 - Kozakai Village was founded by the unification of Toyoaki Village and Ina Village (伊奈村).
  • September 12, 1926 - Kozakai Town was founded.
  • 1973 - Toyokawa Shinkin Bank Incident (豊川信用金庫事件 Toyokawa Shin'yō Kinko Jiken) occurred.
  • 1993 - Kozakai Town Cultural Hall (小坂井町文化会館) was completed.
  • February 1, 2010 - Kozakai merged with the city of Toyokawa.

    • Primary schools

  • Kozakai Nishi Primary School
  • Kozakai Higashi Primary School

    • Junior High school

  • Kozakai Junior High School

    • High school

  • Kozakai High School

    • Ceremony Hall

  • Kozakai Town Cultural Hall (小坂井町文化会館 Kozakai-chō Bunka Kaikan ; commonly called "Freuden Hall")

    • Railway

  • Central Japan Railway Company
  • Iida Line - Kozakai Station
  • Tōkaidō Main Line - Nishi-Kozakai Station
  • Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line - Ina Station

    • National highway

  • National highway - Route 1, Route 151, Route 247

    • Local attractions

  • Utari Jinja (菟足神社)
  • Gosha Inari (五社稲荷)
  • Ruins of Ina Castle (伊奈城趾)

    • Noted persons from Kozakai

  • Yasuhiko Okada (岡田 康彦 Okada Yasuhiko) - Former Administrative Vice-Minister of the Environment of Japan

    • References

    Kozakai, Aichi Wikipedia
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