Country Japan Prefecture Aichi Prefecture - Flower Camellia sasanqua Population 57,024 (May 2015) | Region Chūbu (Tōkai) - Tree Japanese Black Pine Area 55.89 km² | |
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 13°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 48% Humidity Points of interest Rinku Beach りんくうビーチ, INAX Live Museum, Sainenji, Tokonametonomori Museum, Kamanoaruhiroba Museum | ||
Tokoname in aichi near centrair airport is a good place to visit
Tokoname (常滑市, Tokoname-shi) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Contents
- Tokoname in aichi near centrair airport is a good place to visit
- Map of Tokoname Aichi Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Neighboring municipalities
- History
- Economy
- Education
- Airport
- Railway
- Highway
- Local attractions
- Noted people from Tokoname
- References
Map of Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
In May 2015 the city had an estimated population of 57.024 and a population density of 1020 persons per km². The total area was 55.89 square kilometres (21.58 sq mi).
Geography
Tokoname is located on the western coast of the Chita Peninsula in southern Aichi Prefecture, facing Ise Bay.
Neighboring municipalities
History
Tokoname has been associated with ceramics production since at least the Heian period, and Tokoname-yaki works from this period have been found in locations as far away as Aomori Prefecture in the north of Japan and Kagoshima prefecture in the south. By the Kamakura period, over 3000 kilns were active. During the Sengoku period, the area came under the control of the Isshiki clan, and later came under the rule of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. During the Edo period, the area around present-day Tokoname was part of Owari Domain.
In the post Meiji Restoration cadastral reforms of 1889, the town of Tokoname was created. Tokoname was elevated to city status on April 1, 1954 by the merger of Tokoname town with the towns of Onizaki (鬼崎), Nishiura (西浦) and Ōno (大野), and the village of Miwa (三和村).
Chubu Centrair International Airport, built on an artificial island off the coast of Tokoname, opened on February 17, 2005, providing a major boost to local development.
Economy
Tokoname is a regional commercial center, and has been known since the Heian period for its production of ceramics, notably Tokoname-yaki, and ceramics production remains the mainstay of the local economy. One of the main producing companies is INAX.
With its long coastline, commercial fishing also plays an important role in the local economy.
Education
Tokoname has nine elementary schools, four middle schools and one high school.