Higashiura

Higashiura (東浦町, Higashiura-chō) is a town located in Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. On 1 October 2019, the town had an estimated population of 49,010 in 20,563 households,[2] and a population density of 1,574 per square kilometre (4,080/sq mi). This makes the city the most populous town in Aichi Prefecture, surpassing Takahama, Iwakura in population. The town is also the second most populous town in Japan, being surpassed by Fuchū, Hiroshima. The total area was 31.14 square kilometres (12.02 sq mi).

This article is about the town in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. There is another town with the same name in Hyogo Prefecture, see Higashiura, Hyogo.
Higashiura
東浦町
Town
Upper: Aeon Mall Higashiura, Odai Parkmiddle:Aisai Kenko-no-mori Park, Kenko-inlower: Higashiura Station
Upper: Aeon Mall Higashiura, Odai Park
middle:Aisai Kenko-no-mori Park, Kenko-in
lower: Higashiura Station
Flag of Higashiura
Flag
Official logo of Higashiura
Emblem
Location of Higashiura in Aichi Prefecture
Location of Higashiura in Aichi Prefecture
Higashiura is located in Japan
Higashiura
Higashiura
 
Coordinates: 34°58′37.7″N 136°57′56.1″E
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu region
Tōkai region
PrefectureAichi
DistrictChita
Area
 • Total31.14 km2 (12.02 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2019)
 • Total49,010
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeCinnamomum camphora[1]
- FlowerDeutzia crenata
Phone number0562-83-3111
AddressHigashiura-chō, Chita-gun, Aichi-ken 470-2192
WebsiteOfficial website
Higashiura town hall

Geography

Higashiura is located in the northern tip of Chita Peninsula in southern Aichi Prefecture.

Neighboring municipalities

Demographics

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

In the 2010 census, a data padding boosting the population count to 50,088 was found, and the population count was readjusted back to 49,800 population.[4]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1940 12,017—    
1950 16,173+34.6%
1960 20,425+26.3%
1970 24,550+20.2%
1980 36,035+46.8%
1990 40,430+12.2%
2000 45,168+11.7%
2010 49,800+10.3%

Climate

The town has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Higashiura is 15.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1604 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 4.4 °C.[5]

History

The area around Higashiura has been settled since prehistoric times, and archaeologists have uncovered Jōmon period shell middens dating approximately 7000 BC. In the Sengoku period, the area was under the control of the Mizuno clan and was the birthplace of the mother of Tokugawa Ieyasu. In the Edo period, it was part of the holdings of Owari Domain.

The village of Higashiura was established on May 1, 1906 through the merger of five hamlets, all within Chita District. It was elevated to town status on June 1, 1948. But later in future, they will be elevated city.

In February 2012, after the town gave up attempting to be elevated to city status, there were doubts about potential data padding over populaion counts. In December 2010, there were anonymous mails prosectuting data padding to Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. The town was preparing to be elevated to city status as their population count was about to hit 50,000 which was the criteria to be elevated to city status. The population count in the 2010 census was 50,082. However, after re-examination by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the revised population count was 49,800 so the elevation to the city status was postponed.[6]　Later in, in the 2015 census, the population count was 49,238, being less than the 50,000 required to be elevated into city status, so the elevation was again postponed.

Economy

Higashiura is a regional commercial center and a bedroom community for Nagoya.

Education

Higashiura has seven public elementary schools and three public junior high schools operated by the town government and one public high school operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

Central Japan Railway Company - Taketoyo Line

Highway
The Kilometre Zero of Higashiura

Local attractions
  • Odai Matsuri - held annually in April, Daimyo parades of Mizuno clan take place around the "Road of Odai" along the Myoutokuji river.
  • Odai Matsuri
    Odai Matsuri
  • Kenkon-in
    Kenkon-in
  • Odai Park
    Odai Park

References
  1. 東浦町の概要 (in Japanese). Higashiura. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  2. Higashiura Town official statistics (in Japanese)
  3. Higashiura population statistics
  4. "東浦町国勢調査事務に関わる問題についてのご報告". Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  5. Higashiura climate data
  6. "市昇格を狙い人口を水増しか　愛知・東浦町、国勢調査で" (in Japanese). 朝日新聞. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
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