Toyota, Aichi
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| 豊田市 · Toyota Ceety | |||
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| Coordinates: 35°5′N 137°9′E / 35.083°N 137.15°E | |||
| Kintra | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu | ||
| Prefectur | Aichi | ||
| Govrenment | |||
| - Mayor | Toshihiko Ota | ||
| Aurie | |||
| - Tot | 918.47 km2 (354.6 sq mi) | ||
| Indwallers (Julie 1, 2011) | |||
| - Tot | 423,343 | ||
| - Densitie | 460.92/km2 (1,193.8/sq mi) | ||
| Ceety Seembols | |||
| - Tree | Zelkova | ||
| - Flouer | Sunflouer | ||
| Wabsteid | city.toyota.aichi.jp | ||
Toyota (豊田市 Toyota-shi) is a ceety locatit in the Mikawa region o Aichi, Japan, east o Nagoya.
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Koromo an Toyota [edit]
The toun o Koromo (挙母市), the predecessor o present day Toyota, wis a major producer o silk an prospered in the Mikawa region frae the Meiji Era through the Taishō period. As the demand for raw silk declined in Japan an abroad, the toun entered a period o gradual decline. The decline encouraged Kiichiro Toyoda, cousin o Eiji Toyoda, tae leuk for alternatives tae the family's automatic luim manufacturin business. The search led tae the foondin o wha became the Toyota Motor Corporation.
The toun gained the status o a ceety on 1 Mairch 1951. The toun chynged its name tae Toyota in 1959, an ane year later, became the sister ceety o anither automotive ceety, Detroit, Michigan. Toyota-shi is an aa twinned wi the Coonty o Derbyshire, Ingland, whaur Toyota operates a manufacturin plant.
On 25 Mairch 2005, Expo 2005 opened wi its main site in Nagakute an additional activity in Seto an Toyota. The Expo continued till 25 September 2005.
Transport [edit]
The closest Shinkansen station is Mikawa-Anjō Station (aften simply referred tae as Anjo), but residents o Toyota uisually uise Nagoya Station acause Nozomi an Hikari dae no stop at Mikawa-Anjo. There is an airport nearbi providin convenient connections.
History [edit]
Tokugawa Ieyasu, who became the first o 15 Tokugawa shoguns, wis a member o the Matsudaira clan, who derived its name frae a veelage o the same name, nou pairt o Toyota.
- 1 Mairch 1951: The toun o Koromo frae Nishikamo Destrict gained ceety status.
- September 30, 1956: The ceety absorbed the veelage o Takahashi frae Nishikamo Destrict.
- 1 Januar 1959: The ceety chynged its name tae Toyota.
- 1960: The city became a sister city with Detroit, Michigan, United States.
- 1 Mairch 1964: The ceety absorbed the toun o Kamigo frae Hekikai Destrict.
- Mairch 1965: The sunflower became the ceety's flower.
- 1 September 1965: The ceety absorbed the toun of Takaoka frae Hekikai Destrict.
- 1 Aprile 1967: The ceety absorbed the toun o Sanage frae Nishikamo Destrict.
- 1968: The inaugural Toyota Festival wis held.
- 1 Aprile 1970: The ceety absorbed the veelage o Matsudaira frae Higashikamo Destrict.
- 1979: The Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) opened the Toyota New Line (nou Toyota Line).
- 1988: The Aichi Loop Line opened.
- 1998: The ceety became a Core Ceety.
- 1999: The Toyota Ohashi opened.
- 2001: Toyota Stadium opened.
- 2005: Inabu frae Higashikamo District became the current ceety o Toyota.
Sports facilities [edit]
Sister cities [edit]
Detroit, Michigan, Unitit States, frae September 21, 1960
Derby, Unitit Kinrick, frae November 16, 1998
Freemit airtins [edit]
