Area 116.2 km² Local time Sunday 3:48 PM | Flower Platycodon | |
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Website www.city.toki.lg.jp/wcore/english/index.html Weather 14°C, Wind SW at 18 km/h, 47% Humidity Points of interest Gifu Toki Koen, Toki Yorimichi Hot Spring, Tokishi Park, Mount Mikuni, Oribenosato Park | ||
Toki (土岐市, Toki-shi) is a city located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The city is located on the Honshū island, to the southeast of Gifu City, the prefectural capital. The Toki River runs through the downtown area. Toki is known as one of the largest producers of Japanese pottery, generally referred to as Mino ware.
Contents
- Map of Toki Gifu Prefecture Japan
- History
- Demographics
- Mayor
- Representative body
- Railroad
- Sister cities
- References
Map of Toki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
History
The history of pottery making in Toki area appears to have started more than 1,300 years ago. The production of Mino ware dates to the 16th century during the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Oribe ware developed as a style of Mino ware.
The city was incorporated on February 1, 1955, with the area formerly divided among 5 towns (Tokitsu, Oroshi, Tsumagi, Dachi and Izumi) and 3 villages (Tsurusato, Sogi and Hida).
In January 2004, a referendum was called to decide whether Toki should merge with its neighboring municipalities, the cities and town of Tajimi, Mizunami and Kasahara. A proposition, which would have allowed them to consummate the merger, failed to obtain majority support.
In Spring 2005, Toki was in the national news in Japan when an outlet mall was opened on the outskirts of the city. Malls are a relatively rare thing outside the major cities of Japan, and the city was brought to a standstill after a nationwide advertising campaign attracted people from all over Japan.
The city is home to the Large Helical Device, a stellarator investigating plasma physics with an eye towards fusion power generation.
Demographics
As of July 2011, the city has an estimate population of 60,163, with 20,896 households and a population density of 520 persons per km². The total area is 116.16 km².
Mayor
The current Mayor of Toki is Yasunari Katō. Previous Mayors include:
Representative body
Toki has an eighteen-member city council, which serves as the legislative body of the city.