Toyohashi, Aichi

Toyohashi (豊橋市; -shi) is a city located in Aichi, Japan.

Features

In the city which is the Aichi prefecture east, it is the central city of Aichi prefecture Higashi-Mikawa district.As for Mikawa Port which holds the Japanese prominent world trade port "Mikawa Port", centers Toyohashi city in regard to the import and export of the automobile also the amount quantity the Japanese maximum. The worldwide prominent automobile export entry into port which lines up with the German Bremerhaven port.

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With the beach which confronts in the Pacific Ocean also egg laying of the sea turtle is seen.Toyohashi station is Japanese first populace station.As the town which the street car runs it is known.

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It was the Aichi prefecture second city to 2005 March 31.But, Toyota city combining with peripheral 6 municipalities on 2005 April 1, population broke 40 ten thousand people. As a result, Toyohashi city came to the point of surrendering long time the position.Furthermore, Ichinomiya city combining with peripheral 2 city towns, population broke 37 ten thousand people. Presently Toyohashi is the third city at narrow margin, but depending upon when there is also a possibility of falling down to the fourth city.

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Hamamatsu city which assumes that Toyohashi city and there is "a relationship of mutual love", large-scale merger is done on 2005 July 1st and becoming large influences, present mayor offers the conception of large-scale merger with the peripheral self-governing community. Whether or not large-scale merger will be done in the future, it is unclear.

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