Toyokawa

Toyokawa is a city positioned within the jap a part of Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of May 2015, the town had an anticipated population of 181,051 and a populace density of 1120 folks in keeping with km². The general region become 161.14 rectangular kilometres. Toyokawa, famous for its Toyokawa Inari temple, is blessed with a good balance of industry, commerce, agriculture and forestry spread over its 160 km² boundary, and is situated in an area wealthy in records, traditions, and culture.

The region of contemporary Toyokawa was settled in prehistoric instances. During the Nara length, the kokubunji of Mikawa Province became hooked up in 741. The temple of Toyokawa Inari, a famous pilgrimage vacation spot, dates from 1441. A number of daimyo clans under the Tokugawa shogunate originate in what are now elements of Toyokawa, most substantially the Makino extended family. The region prospered at some stage in the Edo period with publish cities along the Tokaido, Goyu-shuku and Akasaka.

After the Meiji Restoration, on October 1, 1889 the area turned into organized into numerous villages inside Hoi District, Aichi Prefecture, along with Toyokawa Village. On March thirteen, 1893, Toyokawa changed into promoted to city repute. Toyokawa City became based on June 1, 1943 by means of the merger of Toyokawa town with neighboring Ushikubo Town and Yawata Village, all from Hoi District.