Tokoname, Aichi

Infobox City Japan
Name= Tokoname
JapaneseName= 常滑市
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Region= Chūbu
Prefecture= Aichi
District=
Area_km2= 54.24
PopDate= September 1, 2006
Population= 52,301
Density_km2= 957.01
Coords= coord|34|53|N|136|50|E|region:JP_type:city
Tree= Japanese Black Pine
Flower= Sasanqua
Bird=
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SymbolDescription=
Mayor= Seikō Ishibashi
CityHallPostalCode= 479-0837
CityHallAddress= 4-1 Shinkai-chō, Tokoname-shi, Aichi-ken
CityHallPhone= 0569-35-5111
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.tokoname.aichi.jp/ City of Tokoname]

nihongo|Tokoname|常滑市|Tokoname-shi is a city located in Aichi, Japan.

As of 2006, the city has an estimated population of 52,301 and the density of 1,023.56 persons per km². The total area is 48.59 km².

The city was founded on April 1, 1954.

Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname opened on February 17, 2005.

Region

Seikai, Onizaki, Tokoname, Nanryō.

Economy

Tokoname's traditional industry is ceramic.

Notable people

Taizo Ishida (Toyota Motor Corporation)

Akio Morita (Sony)

External links

* [http://www.city.tokoname.aichi.jp/ Tokoname official website] in Japanese (with link to pages in English)