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
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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 estimated population of 22,708 and a density of 2,188.31 persons per km². The total area is 9.92 km².

History

*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 School

Junior 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

*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 of Ina 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