Okazaki, Aichi
Okazaki (岡崎市, Okazaki-shi) is a Japanese city in Aichi Prefecture on the island of Honshu.
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| Coordinates: 34°57′N 137°10′E / 34.950°N 137.167°ECoordinates: 34°57′N 137°10′E / 34.950°N 137.167°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu, Tōkai |
| Prefecture | Aichi |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 387.24 km2 (149.51 sq mi) |
| Population (August 2011) | |
| • Total | 373,339 |
| • Density | 964/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Japanese black pine |
| - Flower | Wisteria |
| Phone number | 0564-23-6495 |
| Address | 2-9 Jūō-chō, Okazaki-shi, Aichi-ken 444-8601 |
| Website | City of Okazaki |
It has been recognized as a core city since 2003.[1]
History
Main page: List of the 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō
In the Edo period, Fujikawa-shuku was one of the fifty-three shogunate-maintained waystations (shuku-eki) along the Tōkaidō road which connected Edo and Kyoto.[2]
Education
Universities and colleges
Sister cities
Newport Beach, California, United States, Since November 1984
Uddevalla, Sweden, since September 1968
Hohhot, People's Republic of China, since August 1987
People from Okazaki
- Yuki Fukaya – professional soccer player
- Motoo Kimura - biologist
- Takashi Kondō – voice actor
- Kotomitsuki Keiji – sumo wrestler
- Satoru Nakajima – race car driver
- Kazuki Nakajima – race car driver
- Hiromasa Yamamoto – professional soccer player
Okazaki, Aichi Media
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Okazaki City Hall (岡崎市役所), located at 2-9 Juo-cho, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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Downtown of Okazaki City
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Okazaki CBD
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Alphanumeral road sign for Tōmei Expressway and Meishin Expressway
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Alphanumeral road sign for Shin-Tōmei Expressway, Shin-Meishin Expressway and Isewangan Expressway
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Hatchō miso fermenting in barrels in Okazaki
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Skyline of Okazaki City and Oto River
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岡崎城天守閣
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合資会社八丁味噌の本蔵（1879年建築）。道路の左側は八帖町。右側は八丁町。
Related pages
References
- ↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research, Vol. 2011 (2011), p. 8 [PDF 8 of 14]; retrieved 2012-12-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tōkaidō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 973.
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