Aichi Prefecture Municipalities

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Municipalities of Aichi.

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by Philbert Ono

As of March 31, 2006, Aichi has 34 cities (-shi; 市), 27 towns (-cho; 町), and 3 villages (-mura; 村). Before the Heisei Municipal Mergers on Aug. 19, 2003, there were 31 cities, 47 towns, and 10 villages. Nagoya is Aichi's capital and also Japan's fourth largest city.

Aichi also has the following regions: Owari (Ichinomiya, Inuyama, Komaki, etc.), Nagoya, Chita (Handa, Tokai, Chita, etc.), Nishi Mikawa (Okazaki, Anjo, Toyota, etc.), Oku Mikawa (Shinshiro, etc.), and Higashi Mikawa (Toyohashi, Toyokawa, Gamagori, etc.).

Cities

The major cities are Nagoya (capital), Toyohashi, Toyota, Gamagori, Inuyama, and Okazaki. *Asterisked sites are in English.

• Aisai (愛西市) - Official site
• Anjou (安城市) - Official site*
• Chiryu (知立市) - Official site*
• Chita (知多市) - Official site*
• Gamagori (蒲郡市) - Official site*
• Handa (半田市) - Official site*
• Hekinan (碧南市) - Official site*
• Ichinomiya (一宮市) - Official site*
• Inazawa (稲沢市) - Official site
• Inuyama (犬山市) - Official site*
• Iwakura (岩倉市) - Official site*
• Kariya (刈谷市) - Official site
• Kasugai (春日井市) - Official site*
• Kita Nagoya (北名古屋市) - Aichi's newest city founded on March 20, 2006. [http Official site]
• Kiyosu (清須市) - Official site
• Komaki (小牧市) - Official site*
• Konan (江南市) - Official site*
• Nagoya (名古屋市) - Capital of Aichi Prefecture. Official site*
• Nishio (西尾市) - Official site
• Nisshin (日進市) - Official site
• Okazaki (岡崎市) - Official site
• Obu (大府市) - Official site*
• Owari Asahi (尾張旭市) - Official site*
• Seto (瀬戸市) - Official site
• Shinshiro (新城市) - Official site
• Tahara (田原市) - Official site*
• Takahama (高浜市) - Official site*
• Tokoname (常滑市) - Official site*
• Tokai (東海市) - Official site
• Toyoake (豊明市) - Official site*
• Toyohashi (豊橋市) - Official site*
• Toyokawa (豊川市) - Official site*
• Toyota (豊田市) - Official site*
• Tsushima (津島市) - Official site

Towns and Villages

Towns (-cho; 町) and villages (-mura; 村) are grouped into non-administrative counties (-gun; 郡). *Asterisked sites are in English.

• Aichi-gun
  • Nagakute-cho () - [http Official site]
  • Togou-cho () - [http Official site]
• Ama-gun
  • Jimokuji-cho () - [http Official site]
  • Jushiyama-mura () - [http Official site]
  • Kanie-cho () - [http Official site]
  • Miwa-cho () - [http Official site]
  • Oharu-cho () - [http Official site]
  • Shippo-cho () - [http Official site]
  • Tobishima-mura () - [http Official site]
  • Yatomi-cho () - [http Official site]
• Chita-gun
  • Agui-cho () - [http Official site]
  • Higashiura-cho () - [http Official site]
  • Mihama-cho () - [http Official site]
  • Minamichita-cho () - [http Official site]
  • Taketoyo-cho () - [http Official site]
• Hazu-gun
  • Hazu-cho () - [http Official site]
  • Isshiki-cho () - [http Official site]
  • Kira-cho () - [http Official site]
• Hoi-gun
  • Kozakai-cho () - [http Official site]
  • Mito-cho () - [http Official site]
  • Otowa-cho () - [http Official site]
• Kitashitara-gun
  • Shitara-cho () - [http Official site]
  • Toei-cho () - [http Official site]
  • Toyone-mura () - [http Official site]
• Nishikamo-gun
  • Miyoshi-cho () - [http Official site]
• Nishikasugai-gun
  • Haruhi-cho () - [http Official site]
  • Toyoyama-cho () - [http Official site]
• Niwa-gun () - [http Official site]
  • Fusou-cho () - [http Official site]
  • Oguchi-cho () - [http Official site]
• Nukata-gun
  • Kota-cho () - [http Official site]

Municipal Mergers

On Aug. 19, 2003, Aichi had 31 cities (-shi; 市), 47 towns (-machi; 町), and 10 villages (-mura; 村). By March 31, 2006, this changed to 34 cities, 27 towns, and 3 villages. Heisei Municipal Mergers between April 1, 1999 and March 31, 2006 are as follows:

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