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Country
  
Japan

- Tree
  
Camphor laurel

Area
  
43.43 km²

Prefecture
  
Aichi Prefecture

Region
  
Chūbu (Tōkai)

- Flower
  
Satsuki azalea

Population
  
107,690 (2010)

University
  
Seijoh University

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Phone number
  
052-603-2211, 0562-33-1111

Weather
  
8°C, Wind NW at 18 km/h, 70% Humidity

Tōkai (東海市, Tōkai-shi) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

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Map of Tokai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

As of May 2015, the city had an estimated population of 111,950 and a population density of 2580 persons per km². The total area was 43.43 square kilometres (16.77 sq mi).

Geography

Tōkai is located in the far northwestern neck of Chita Peninsula in southern Aichi Prefecture, and is bordered by Ise Bay to the east, and the metropolis of Nagoya to the north.

Neighboring municipalities

  • Aichi Prefecture
  • Nagoya (Minami-ku, Minato-ku, Midori-ku
  • Ōbu
  • Chita
  • Higashiura

    • History

    The city of Tōkai was established on April 1, 1969 through the merger of the former towns of Yokosuka and Ueno (both from Chita District).

    Economy

    Tōkai has a strong industrial base along its coastline, dominated by a large steel mill owned by Nippon Steel.

    Education

  • Seijoh University
  • Nagoya Meitoku Junior College
  • Nihon Fukushi University – Tokai campus
  • Tōkai has twelve elementary schools six middle schools and three high schools

    • Railway

  • Meitetsu – Tokoname Line
  • Nawa-Shūrakuen-Shinnittetsu-mae-Ōtagawa-Owari Yokosuka-
  • Meitetsu – Kōwa Line
  • Ōtagawa-Takayokosuka-Minami-Kagiya-Yawata Shinden-Tatsumigaoka

    • Highway

  • Isewangan Expressway
  • Route 4 (Nagoya Expressway)
  • Chitahantō Road (no interchange)
  • Japan National Route 155
  • Japan National Route 247
  • Japan National Route 302

    • Sister city relations

  • – Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan, since October 20, 1999
  • - Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan, since March 24, 2007
  • – Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan, since November 20, 2009
  • -Nilüfer, Turkey, since May 10, 2007
  • - Shire of Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia since October 16, 2014

    • Local attractions

  • Shurakuen Park
  • Oike Park

    • Noted people from Tōkai

  • Kamakichi Kishinouye – biologist
  • Tomohiro Kondo – professional golfer
  • Dragon Kid – professional wrestler

    • References

    Tōkai, Aichi Wikipedia
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