Toyohashi ( 豊橋市 , Toyohashi-shi ) is a city in Aichi Prefecture , Japan. As of 1 December 2019 , the city had an estimated population of 377,453 in 160,516 households and a population density of 1,400 persons per km . The total area of the city was 261.86 square kilometres (101.10 sq mi). By area, Toyohashi was Aichi Prefecture's second-largest city until March 31, 2005, when it was surpassed by the city of Toyota , which had merged with six peripheral municipalities.
24-534: Kohama (小浜, 小濵 or 粉浜) may refer to: Locations [ edit ] Kohama-chō (小浜町), an area of Toyohashi in Japan Kohama-gobo, one of the names of Gosho-ji , a Buddhist temple in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan Kohamajima , an island which is part of the town of Taketomi, Okinawa, Japan People [ edit ] Hidehiro Kohama (小浜英博 or 小濵 英博),
48-597: A clan fief . The domain was assigned to several different fudai daimyō clans until coming into the possession of the Matsudaira (Nagasawa-Ōkōchi) clan in 1752, which remained in residence at Yoshida until the Meiji Restoration . The final daimyō of Yoshida, Matsudaira Nobuhisa , surrendered the domain to the Meiji government in 1868. In 1869, the name of the domain was formally changed from Yoshida to Toyohashi. With
72-659: A highly contested zone between the Imagawa clan based in Suruga Province and various local warlords, who built a number of fortifications in the area, including Yoshida Castle . The rising power of the Matsudaira clan and its alliance with Oda Nobunaga eventually neutralized the threat posed by the Imagawa, and the area became part of the holdings of Tokugawa Ieyasu . Following the Battle of Odawara in 1590, Toyotomi Hideyoshi ordered
96-519: A popular news and sports announcer on Sun Television in Japan Mototaka Kohama (小浜元孝) (1932-2017), a Japanese basketball player and head coach who took his team to the world championships three times Satoru Kohama, a Lt. Commander and CO of the Japanese destroyer Hatsushimo (1933) during World War II Unabara Ohama Kohama (海原お浜・小浜), a Japanese manzai duo which had a TV variety show in
120-491: A school of sake making in the former Settsu Province of Japan See also [ edit ] Obama (disambiguation) and Ohama (disambiguation) for the word written in Japanese with the same kanji 小浜, but pronounced Obama or Ohama Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kohama . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
144-738: A subsidiary of Toyohashi Railroad . Toyohashi has many parks, including the Natural History Museum and Zoological Park, the Imou swamp, Mikawa Seaside Forest, Kamo Iris Garden, and the Mukaiyama Ume Garden. It also has what is considered one of the best surfing beaches in Aichi and the surrounding region. Toyohashi Festival, Spring Festival, Iris Flower Festival, Gion Festival, Demon Festival (February), and traditional marionette performances (Akumi joruri). At some of these festivals, especially
168-489: Is 328 metres (1,076 ft). Its total area is approximately 200 square kilometers. Atsumi Peninsula is noted for its temperate climate, due to the warm Kuroshio Current offshore. The rock formations at Cape Irago, its western tip, and its beaches are part of the Mikawa Wan Quasi-National Park . Administratively, almost all of the peninsula falls within the city of Tahara , with its eastern "neck" within
192-564: Is a peninsula in southern Aichi Prefecture , central Honshū , Japan . It has an approximate length of 50 kilometres (31 mi) east-west, separating Mikawa Bay (to the north) from the Pacific Ocean to the south, with Ise Bay lying to its west. It faces the Chita Peninsula , to the northwest, across the entrance to Mikawa Bay. It has a width ranging from 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to 8 kilometres (5.0 mi), and its highest point
216-587: Is located in southeastern Aichi Prefecture, and is the capital of the informal "Higashi-Mikawa Region" of the prefecture. It is bordered by Shizuoka Prefecture to the east, and by Mikawa Bay and the headlands of the Atsumi Peninsula to the west. To the south is the Enshū Sea of the Pacific Ocean . The presence of the warm Kuroshio Current offshore gives the city a temperate climate. The Katahama Jusan-ri Beach ( 片浜十三里 ) stretching in adjacent city of Tahara to
240-759: Is on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and the Tōkaidō Main Line . Hikari shinkansen services stop at Toyohashi Station approximately once every two hours, and Kodama services stop twice an hour. Toyohashi Station is also the terminus of the Iida Line , Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line , Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line , and the Toyohashi Railroad Azumada Main Line , making it an important transportation hub. Almost all services are operated by Toyotetsu Bus,
264-557: The 1944 Tōnankai earthquake , and even more damage during the Toyohashi Air Raid , which destroyed more than 60% of the city in June 1945. In 1955, Toyohashi's geographic extent was expanded again with the annexation of neighboring Maeshiba Village (Hoi District), Futagawa Village, Takatoyo Village, Oitsu Village (Atsumi District) and Ishimaki Village (Yana District). Toyohashi achieved core city status in 1999 with increased autonomy from
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#1733085297986288-505: The Tokugawa clan to relocate to the Kantō region and assigned the castle to Ikeda Terumasa . Ikeda developed the surrounding castle town and embarked on a massive and ambitious plan to rebuild Yoshida Castle. However, following the Battle of Sekigahara , he was relocated to Himeji Castle . After the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate , Yoshida Castle became the center of Yoshida Domain ,
312-592: The Yayoi and Kofun periods have also been found, including many kofun burial mounds. During the Nara period , the area was assigned to Atsumi , Hoi and Yana Districts of Mikawa Province and prospered during subsequent periods as a post town on an important river crossing of the Tōkaidō connecting the capital with the eastern provinces. During the Sengoku period , the area was
336-570: The city of Toyohashi . Archaeological excavation of the Yoshigo Shell Midden and Ikawazu Shell Midden [ ja ] sites has provided evidence for human habitation of Atsumi Peninsula during the Jomon Period . During Japan's feudal period, Atsumi Peninsula was the majority of land under the Tahara Domain . After the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate during the Meiji period ,
360-733: The early 1970s Transportation [ edit ] Higashi-Kohama Station , a station on the Hankai Line in Osaka and Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan Kohama Station , a station on the Nankai Main Line in Nishinari-ku, Osaka Toda-Kohama Station (戸田小浜駅), a station on the JR West Sanin Main Line in Toda, Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan Other [ edit ] Kohama style ,
384-665: The establishment of the modern municipalities system under the Meiji government in 1879, Toyohashi Town was created within Atsumi District, Aichi Prefecture . Toyohashi Zoo was established in 1899. The town achieved city status in 1906. A tram system (the present-day Toyohashi Railway Asumadai Main Line) was established in 1925. In 1932, Toyohashi expanded its borders by annexing Shimoji Town (Hoi District), Takashi Village, Muroyoshida Village (Atsumi District), and Shimokawa Village (Yana District). Toyohashi suffered considerable damage during
408-653: The fictional Harry Potter universe , Toyohashi is the hometown of the professional Quidditch team, the Toyohashi Tengu . In the Takeshi Kitano movie Kikujiro , the story revolves around the characters' trip from Tokyo to Toyohashi. Toyohashi is the setting of the light novel series Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! , the anime television adaptation of which premiered in July 2024. Atsumi Peninsula The Atsumi Peninsula ( 渥美半島 , Atsumi Hantō )
432-453: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kohama&oldid=1189754921 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Toyohashi Toyohashi
456-409: The peninsula became the heart of Atsumi District , with over 30 autonomous towns and villages. From the late 19th to the mid-20th century, most towns merged with neighbors or were consolidated by the government, until there were only two towns left: Atsumi in the west, which included Cape Irago, and the city of Tahara , to the east, which had the only railroad on the peninsula and shared a border with
480-510: The population of Toyohashi has grown steadily over the past 60 years. The area around present-day Toyohashi has been inhabited for many thousands of years. Archaeologists have found human remains from the Japanese Paleolithic period, which have been carbon dated to more than 10,000 BC along with the bones of Naumann elephants . Numerous remains from the Jōmon period , and especially from
504-514: The prefectural government. Toyohashi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 36 members. The city contributes five members to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly . In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District15 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Industrial production is centered around
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#1733085297986528-541: The production of automotive-related components for Toyota , Mitsubishi , Suzuki Motors , and Honda , all of whom have factories in the region. Mikawa Port is a major port for worldwide trade , and its presence has made Toyohashi the largest import and export hub in Japan for automobiles, in volume terms. Compared to other ports around the world, Mikawa is roughly on a par with the German port of Bremerhaven . Toyohashi Station
552-427: The summer festivals, the use of traditionally handcrafted fireworks is showcased, and include hand-held bamboo-tube fireworks known as tezutsu hanabi . Chikuwa (a type of baked sausage roll made from fish), Gohei rice cake ( 五平餅 , Gohei-mochi ) , beach fermented soybeans , food boiled in goby fish and soy, top producer of quail eggs in Japan, Toyohashi calligraphy brush ( 豊橋筆 , Toyohashi-fude ) . In
576-731: The west, Toyohashi, and the city of Hamamatsu to the east is a sea turtle nesting spot. The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ). The average annual temperature in Toyohashi is 16.3 °C (61.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,651.3 mm (65.01 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.5 °C (81.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.4 °C (41.7 °F). Per Japanese census data,
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