Kariya, Aichi

:"Kariya" redirects here. For other uses, go to Kariya (disambiguation)"Infobox City Japan
Name= Kariya
JapaneseName= 刈谷市
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Region= Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture= Aichi
District=
Area_km2= 50.45
PopDate= January 2008
Population= 145,117
Density_km2= 2880
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LatitudeDegrees= 34
LatitudeMinutes= 59
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LongtitudeDegrees= 137
LongtitudeMinutes= 0
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Tree= Camphor Laurel
Flower= Kakitsubata (Iris laevigata)
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SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor= Yoshinori Takenaka
CityHallPostalCode=448-8501
CityHallAddress= 1-1 Tōyōchō, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken
CityHallPhone=0566-23-1111
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.kariya.lg.jp/ Kariya City]

nihongo|Kariya|刈谷市|Kariya-shi is a city located in Aichi, Japan.

As of January 1 2008, the city has an estimated population of 145,117 and the density of 2,880 persons per km². The total area is 50.45 km².

The city was founded on April 1, 1950.

Kariya is twinned with Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Kariya is about 30 kilometers by train from Nagoya, Japan's fourth largest city, which endured heavy bombardment during World War II.

There are companies related to Toyota Motor Corporation, such as Toyota Industries Corporation, Aisin-Seiki and Denso Corporation. Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, "Toyodajidoshoki", was actually the original company, or "kaisha" of which Toyota Motor Corporation became a subsidiary firm. Because Toyoda Automatic Loom Works was so highly profitable a company, board members decided to reinvest much of the profits into the growing automobile manufacturing business. A notable educational institution based in Kariya is the Aichi University of Education (AUE), a national university, and its affiliated high school. Both the AUE and AUE High School are located in the Hirosawa section of the Igaya neighbourhood.

During World War II, large towers in Kariya, funded by Germany were used to communicate the orders for Japan to attack Pearl Harbor. However, these have since been demolished.

External links

*en icon [http://www.city.kariya.lg.jp/wwwe_data/index.html Official website]
*ja icon [http://www.aichi-edu.ac.jp Aichi University of Education]
*en icon [http://www.auelib.aichi-edu.ac.jp/lib/guide/top.html Aichi University of Education Library]
*ja icon [http://www.katch.ne.jp/~jelc-kariya/index.htm Kariya Lutheran Church]
*en icon [http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/cityhall/sistercity Mississauga Sister City Site]