Ichinomiya, Aichi

Ichinomiya 一宮市
Core city
Twin Arch 138 Ichinomiya Tanabata Festival Bisyu Woven fabric factory Myōkō-ji temple Masumida Shrine （Owari Ichinomiya）
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Ichinomiya in Aichi Prefecture
35°18′14″N 136°48′11″E / 35.30389°N 136.80306°E / 35.30389; 136.80306
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Aichi
First official recorded	60 AD
City Settled	September 1, 1921
Government
• Mayor	Masayasu Nakano (from February 2015)
Area
• Total	113.82 km2 (43.95 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2019)
• Total	379,654
• Density	3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
– Tree	Round-Leaf Holly
– Flower	Chinese bellflower
Phone number	0586-28-8100
Address	2-5-6 Honmachi, Ichinomiya-shi, Aichi-ken 491-8501
Website	Official website

Ichinomiya (一宮市, Ichinomiya-shi) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The city is sometimes called Owarichinomiya to avoid confusion with other municipalities of the same name, including Ichinomiya (now part of the city of Toyokawa) and Ichinomiya in Chiba Prefecture. As of 1 October 2019^[update], the city had an estimated population of 379,654 in 161,434 households,^[1] and a population density of 3,336 persons per km². The total area of the city was 113.82 square kilometres (43.95 sq mi).

Geography

Ichinomiya is situated in western Aichi Prefecture, bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the west. The Kiso River and the Gojō River both flow through the city.

Climate

The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Ichinomiya is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1833 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.2 °C.^[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[3] the population of Ichinomiya has increased steadily over the past 70 years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1940	162,599	—
1950	187,706	+15.4%
1960	258,126	+37.5%
1970	296,141	+14.7%
1980	335,465	+13.3%
1990	346,972	+3.4%
2000	362,726	+4.5%
2010	375,621	+3.6%

Neighboring municipalities

Aichi Prefecture

• Kōnan
• Iwakura
• Inazawa
• Kitanagoya
• Kiyosu

Gifu Prefecture

• Hashima
• Kakamigahara
• Kasamatsu
• Ginan

City scape

• 
  Skyline of Ichinomiya City
• 
  Skyline of Owari-Ichinomiya
• 
  138 Tower Park
• 
  Downtown of Ichinomiya

History

Origins

"Ichinomiya" literally means "the first shrine" of a province.

Ancient history

In case of Owari Province, this was Masumida Shrine, which dates to the Nara period and was located close to the provincial capital in what is now the city of Inazawa.

Middle Ages

Ichinomiya developed as a monzen-machi from the Heian period and was part of the holdings of Owari Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa Shogunate.

Late modern period

Meiji period

In the early Meiji period, with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the town of Ichinomiya was created within Nakashima District

Ichinomiya was raised to city status on September 1, 1921.

Contemporary history

Modern Ichinomiya

The city annexed the neighboring villages of Haguri and Nishinari in 1940, and with an additional eight surrounding municipalities (the villages of Chiaki, Tanyo, and Kitakata, and the towns of Asai, Yamato, Akiwara, Oku and a portion of Imaise) in 1955.

On April 1, 2002, Ichinomiya was designated as a special city, with increased local autonomy.

On April 1, 2005, the city was further expanded by absorbing the city of Bisai, and the town of Kisogawa (from Haguri District) which made it the fourth largest in Aichi Prefecture, after Nagoya, Toyota, and Toyohashi.

On April 1, 2021, Ichinomiya was designated as a core city, with increased local autonomy.

Government

Mayor-council

Ichinomiya has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 38 members.

Prefectural Assembly

The city contributes five members to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly.

House of Representatives

In terms of national politics, the city is divided between Aichi District 9 and Aichi District 10 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Public

Police

• Aichi Prefectural Police
  • Ichinomiya police station

Firefighting

• Fire department
  • Ichinomiya fire department

Health care

• Hospital
  • Ichinomiya Municipal Hospital
  • Kisogawa Municipal Hospital

Post office

• Ichinomiya Post office
• Bisai Post office

Library

• Ichinomiya City Library

• 
  Ichinomiya Police Station
• 
  Ichinomiya Fire Department
• 
  Ichinomiya Municipal Hospital
• 
  Ichinomiya Post Office
• 
  Ichinomiya City Library

External relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

International

Friendship cities

• Treviso (Veneto, Italy)
  • since January 30, 2013^[4]

National

Disaster Alliance city

• Takaoka (Toyama Prefecture, Chūbu region)
  • since October 31, 2007
• Seki (Gifu Prefecture, Tōhoku region)
  • since, 2011

Economy

Primary sector of the economy

Traditionally noted for textiles, Ichinomiya is now a regional commercial center with a mixed economy of manufacturing and agriculture.

Agriculture

• Dry Daikon
• Allium fistulosum
• Rice

Animal husbandry

• Poultry farming

Secondary sector of the economy

Manufacturing

The Eisaku Noro Company, which produces colorful handcrafting and machine yarns for clothing, is also based here.

Tertiary sector of the economy

Commerce

Kanesue has its headquarters in Ichinomiya. It moved to its current headquarters in July 1976.^[5]

Shopping center

• APiTA Ichinomiya (TelassWalk Ichinomiya)
• Æon mall Kisogawa
• Kanesue
• Meitetsu Department Store Ichinomiya

• 
  Chiaki Paddy field
• 
  Bisyu Woven fabric factory
• 
  Shopping streets
• 
  Kanesue
• 
  TelassWalk Ichinomiya

Companies headquartered in Ichinomiya

• Aichi small-elevator manufacturing corporation
• Ichibanya
• Kanesue
• Konami Amusement
• SOTOH
• Japan Ecosystem

Education

University

• Shubun University

College

• Aichi Kiwami College of Nursing
• Ichinomiya Kenshin College

Primary and secondary education

• Ichinomiya has 42 public elementary schools and 19 public middle schools operated by the city government, and 10 public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. The city also has one private middle school and two private high schools. The prefecture also operates two special education schools for the handicapped.

Transportation

Railways

Conventional lines

Central Japan Railway Company

• Tōkaidō Line: – Owari-Ichinomiya – Kisogawa –

Meitetsu

• Nagoya Main Line: Shima-Ujinaga – Myōkōji – Meitetsu-Ichinomiya – Imaise – Iwato – Shin-Kisogawa – Kuroda – Kisogawazutsumi
• Bisai Line: Tamano – Hagiwara – Futago – Kariyasuka – Kannonji – Meitetsu-Ichinomiya – Nishi-Ichinomiya – Kaimei – Okuchō – Tamanoi

Roads

Expressways

• Meishin Expressway

  • - Owari Ichinomiya PA – Ichinomiya IC – Ichinomita JCT –

• Tōkai-Hokuriku Expressway

  • Ichinomiya JCT – Ichinomiya-Nishi IC – Hizai IC – Ichinomiya-Kisogawa IC –

• Nagoya Expressway
  • Route 16 (Nagoya Expressway)

Japan National Route

• National Route 22
• National Route 155

Riverways

Water taxi

• Nishinakano tosen (Kiso River)

• 
  Owari-Ichinomiya
• 
  Meitetsu-Ichinomiya
• 
  Kisogawa Bridge
• 
  Ichinomiya IC
• 
  Nishinakano tosen

Local attractions

Castle

• Ichinomiya Castle
• Kuroda Castle
• Ōno_Castle

• 
  Ichinomiya Castle
• 
  Kuroda Castle
• 
  Ōno Castle

Buddhist temple

• Houren-ji
• Myōkō-ji
• Sebe Saihō-ji

• 
  Houren-ji
• 
  Houren-ji (Yamauchi Kazutoyo)
• 
  Myōkō-ji
• 
  Sebe Saihō-ji

Shinto shrines

• Azai shrine
• Ifuribe shrine
• Iwato shrine
• Masumida Shrine
• Owari Ōmiwa Shrine

• 
  Azai jinja
• 
  Ifuribe jinja
• 
  Iwato jinja
• 
  Masumida jinja
• 
  Owari Ōmiwa Shrine

Archaeological sites

• Mitsui Inariyama kofun
• Nekojima Site

• 
  Mitsui Inariyama kofun

Park

• 138 Tower Park
• Asano Park
• Azaiyama Park
• Umegae Park

• 
  138 Towr Park
• 
  Asano Park
• 
  Azaiyama Park
• 
  Umegae Park

Culture

Festivals

• Ichinomiya Tanabata Festival (Double Seventh Festival)

• 
  Ichinomiya Tanabata Festival

Sports

Sex	Name	competition	League	Home	Sponsor	Since
Women	Aichi Dione	Women's baseball	Japan Women's Baseball League	Ichinomiya Stadium Hirashima Park Baseball Playing Grounds	Aichi Dione	2010
Women	Dream Citrine	Softball	Japan Softball League (JSL)	Ichinomiya Stadium Hirashima Park Baseball Playing Grounds	Dream Citrine	2016
Women	Futsal Clube UNIAO Ladies	Women's Futsal	WOMEN'S F.LEAGUE	Ichinomiya Komyoji Park Playing Field DIADORA Arena	UNIAO	2016
Women	TOKAI NEXUS	Women's baseball	Women's Baseball Federation of Japan	Ichinomiya Stadium Hirashima Park Baseball Playing Grounds	TOKAI NEXUS	2020

• 
  Kōmyoji Park Stadium
• 
  Hirashima Park Baseball Playing Grounds
• 
  Ichinomiya Municipal Gymnasium (DIADORA Arena)

Notable people from Ichinomiya

• Ichinomiya Katsumi,^[4] owner of the city
• Ichinomiya Eisuke,^[4] the heir of the city
• Ichikawa Fusae, politician
• Masaaki Kanda, politician
• Shinichi Kondoh, retired baseball player
• Tetsuma Esaki, politician
• Yukiko Okada, singer
• Haruka Tomatsu, voice actress
• Rie Kitahara, actress, former idol
• Hisa Ōta, stage actress
• Kazuo Funaki, actor
• Jōji Matsuoka, movie director
• Masayuki Toyoshima, shogi player
• Tange Sakura, voice actress

References

External links

Media related to Ichinomiya, Aichi at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)