Chiryū, Aichi

Chiryū, Aichi
Chiryū
知立市
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Location of Chiryū in Aichi
Chiryū is located in Japan
Chiryū
 
Coordinates: 34°59′44″N 137°2′42″E / 34.99556°N 137.045°E / 34.99556; 137.045Coordinates: 34°59′44″N 137°2′42″E / 34.99556°N 137.045°E / 34.99556; 137.045
Country Japan
Region Chūbu, Tōkai
Prefecture Aichi
Area
 – Total 16.34 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Population (October 2011)
 – Total 69,127
 – Density 4,230/km2 (10,955.6/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Symbols
- Tree Zelkova serrata
- Flower Iris laevigata
Phone number 0566-83-1111
Address 3-1 Hiromi, Chiryū-shi, Aichi-ken 472-8666
Website City of Chiryū
Chiryū City Hall

Chiryū (知立市 Chiryū-shi ?) is a city located in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2011, the city had an estimated population of 69,127 and a population density of 4230 persons per km². The total area was 16.34 km².

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Geography

Chiryū is situated in central Aichi Prefecture.

Neighboring municipalities

History

“Chiryū” as a local place name appears in documents in the Nara period. During the Edo period, the area prospered as Chiryū-juku, one of the post stations on the Tōkaidō connecting Edo with Kyoto. The town was noted for its horse trading fairs. Part of the present day city were under the control of Kariya Domain, a feudal han under the Tokugawa shogunate.

After the Meiji restoration, Chiryū Town was created within Hekikai District, Aichi Prefecture on October 1, 1889. It attained city status on December 1, 1970.

Transportation

Railway

Highway

Local attractions

  • Chiryū Jinja – Shinto shrine, with a tahōtō built in 1907, which has been designated as an Important Cultural Property [1]
  • Yatsuhashi Kakitsubata Garden (八橋かきつばた園) at the Muryoju-ji Temple which has been known for its water garden and Iris laevigata since the Heian period. It is also the place where the Ariwara no Narihira wrote a poem in the Ise Monogatari using the five initial letters of Ka-Ki-Tsu-Ba-Ta. The poem goes:
KArakoromo KItsutsu narenishi TSUma shi areba HArubaru kinuru TAbi wo shi zo omou (HA can also be read BA).

The Kikatsubata is the prefectural flower of Aichi prefecture as well as of Chiryū City. Each year at the end of April a festival is held in the temple garden as a celebration of the flowering.

Sister cities


Noted people from Chiryū

References

External links

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