- Kozakai, Aichi
Infobox City Japan
Name= Kozakai
JapaneseName= 小坂井町
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Region= Chūbu
Prefecture= Aichi
District=
Area_km2= 9.92
PopDate=November 1 ,2007
Population= 21,708
Density_km2= 2188.31
Coords= coord|34|48|N|137|22|E|region:JP_type:city
Tree=Osmanthus
Flower=Satsuki azalea
Bird=
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Mayor= Norio Itō
CityHallPostalCode= 441-0192
CityHallAddress= 10 Ōbori, Kozakai-chō, Hoi-gun, Aichi-ken
CityHallPhone= 0533-78-2111
CityHallLink= [http://www.town.kozakai.aichi.jp/ Town of Kozakai]nihongo|Kozakai|小坂井町|Kozakai-chō is a town located in Hoi District, Aichi,
Japan .As of
November 1 ,2007 , the town has an estimatedpopulation of 22,708 and a density of 2,188.31 persons per km². The total area is 9.92 km².History
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October 1 ,1889 - Toyoaki Village (豊秋村) was founded.
*September 12 ,1906 - Kozakai Village was founded by the unification of Toyoaki Village and Ina Village (伊奈村).
*September 12 ,1926 - Kozakai Town was founded.
*1973 - Toyokawa Shinkin Bank Incident (豊川信用金庫事件 "Toyokawa Shin'yō Kinko Jiken") occurred.
*1993 - Kozakai Town Cultural Hall (小坂井町文化会館) was completed.Administration
Mayor
Norio Ito (伊藤 憲男 "Itō Norio")
Education
Primary schools
*Kozakai Nishi Primary School
*Kozakai Higashi Primary SchoolJunior High school
*Kozakai Junior High School
High school
*Kozakai High School
ocial education
Ceremony Hall
*Kozakai Town Cultural Hall (小坂井町文化会館 "Kozakai-chō Bunka Kaikan" ; commonly called "Freuden Hall")
Transportation
Railway
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Central Japan Railway Company
**Iida Line -Kozakai Station
**Tōkaidō Main Line -Nishi-Kozakai Station
*Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line -Ina Station Road
National highway
*National highway in the town - Route 1, Route 151, Route 247
ightseeing
*Utari Jinja (菟足神社)
*Gosha Inari (五社稲荷)
*Ruins ofIna Castle (伊奈城趾)Famous person from Kozakai
*Yasuhiko Okada (岡田 康彦 "Okada Yasuhiko") - Former Administrative Vice-Minister of the Environment of Japan
External links
* [http://www.town.kozakai.aichi.jp/ Official website] in Japanese
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