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Inuyama (犬山市, Inuyama-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the city had an estimated population of 73,420 in 31,276 households,[1] and a population density of 980 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 74.90 square kilometres (28.92 sq mi). The name of the city literally transliterates to "Dog Mountain". The name appears in historical records from 1336 AD, but its origin is unknown.

Inuyama
犬山市
City
Inuyama Castle
Location of Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture
Inuyama
 
Coordinates: 35°22′43″N 136°56′40.2″E
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Tōkai)
PrefectureAichi
First official recorded3 BC
City SettledApril 1, 1954
Government
  MayorTakuro Yamada (from 2014)
Area
  Total74.90 km2 (28.92 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2019)
  Total73,420
  Density980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeChinese hawthorn
- FlowerSakura
Phone number0568-61-1800
Address36 Higashihata, Inuyama, Inuyama-shi, Aichi-ken 484-0081
WebsiteOfficial website

Geography


Inuyama skyline
Inuyama skyline
Lake Iruka and Meiji-mura
Lake Iruka and Meiji-mura

Inuyama lies along the northwestern edge of Aichi Prefecture, separated from neighboring Gifu Prefecture by the Kiso River.


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 Inuyama is 15.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1910 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.4 °C.[2]


Demographics


Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Inuyama has been increasing over the past 70 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1940 26,079    
1950 35,145+34.8%
1960 38,202+8.7%
1970 50,594+32.4%
1980 64,614+27.7%
1990 69,801+8.0%
2000 72,583+4.0%
2010 75,151+3.5%

Surrounding municipalities


Aichi Prefecture
Gifu Prefecture

History


Inuyama Old Town
Inuyama Old Town

Early modern period


The area around Inuyama was settled from prehistoric times. During the Sengoku period, part of the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute was fought in what is now Inuyama, and the Oda clan rebuilt a pre-existing fortification into Inuyama Castle.

Under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate, Inuyama was ruled as a sub-domain of Owari Domain, entrusted to the Naruse clan, who served as senior retainers of the Nagoya-branch of the Tokugawa clan.


Late modern period


Immediately following the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Inuyama was established as an independent feudal han, until the 1871 abolition of the han system. With the establishment of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889, the town of Inuyama was created.


Contemporary history


Inuyama Castle was designated as a national treasure in 1935 and again in 1952.

Inuyama merged with four neighboring villages to from the city of Inuyama on April 1, 1954.

In 2016, the Inuyama Festival was proclaimed an Intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO.


Government


Inuyama City Hall
Inuyama City Hall

Inuyama has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 20 members. The city contributes one member to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 6 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.


External relations



Twin towns – sister cities


Inuyama is twinned with:[4]


International

Sister cities
Friendship city

National

Sister cities

Economy


Downtown Inuyama
Downtown Inuyama

Secondary sector of the economy



Ceramic engineering


Education



University


National Universities
Private Universities

Colleges


Private Colleges

Schools


Inuyama has ten public elementary schools and four public junior high schools operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education.


Transportation


Inuyama Bridge
Inuyama Bridge

Railways



Conventional lines

Meitetsu

Roads



Japan National Route


Local attractions



Castles



Museums



Natural attractions



Other structures



Culture


Cormorant fishing
Cormorant fishing
Inuyama Festival
Inuyama Festival

Festival



Notable people from Inuyama



References


  1. https://www.city.inuyama.aichi.jp Inuyama City official statistics] (in Japanese)
  2. Inuyama climate data
  3. Inuyama population statistics
  4. "姉妹・友好都市". city.inuyama.aichi.jp (in Japanese). Inuyama. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  5. Monkeys use trees as catapults in escape from Kyoto Uni's primate research centre, July 7, 2010 , The Courier-Mail, Queensland Newspapers.



На других языках


[de] Inuyama

Inuyama (jap. .mw-parser-output .Hani{font-size:110%}犬山市, -shi, wörtlich: Hundsberg[1]) ist eine Stadt im Norden der Präfektur Aichi auf Honshū, der Hauptinsel von Japan.
- [en] Inuyama, Aichi

[es] Inuyama (Aichi)

Inuyama (犬山市, Inuyama-shi?) es una ciudad que se encuentra en el norte de la Prefectura de Aichi, en Japón.

[ru] Инуяма

Инуяма (яп. 犬山市 Инуяма-си) — город в Японии, расположенный недалеко от города Нагоя в префектуре Айти.



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