Ōguchi (Aichi)

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Ōguchi-chō
大 口 町
Ōguchi
Geographical location in Japan
Ōguchi (Aichi) (Japan)
Red pog.svg
Region : Chūbu
Prefecture : Aichi
Coordinates : 35 ° 20 '  N , 136 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 19 '57 "  N , 136 ° 54' 28"  E
Basic data
Surface: 13.6 km²
Residents : 24,155
(June 1, 2019)
Population density : 1776 inhabitants per km²
Community key : 23361-7
Postal code area : 480-0100 - 480-0198
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Flag / coat of arms of Ōguchi
Tree : Sweet scented flower
Flower : Japanese cherry blossom
town hall
Address : Ōguchi Town Hall
7 - 155 , Shimo-Koguchi
Ōguchi -chō, Niwa-gun
Aichi  480-0144
Website URL: http://www.town.oguchi.aichi.jp/
Location of Ōguchi in Aichi Prefecture
Location of Ōguchis in the prefecture

Ōguchi ( Japanese 大 口 町 , Ōguchi-chō ) is a city ( -chō ) in the district ( -gun ) Niwa of the Japanese prefecture ( -ken ) Aichi , historically part of the Owari province .

Ōguchi Castle

history

In 1906 a part of Kashiwamori (柏森 村), plus Ōta (太 田村), Koguchi (小 口 村) and Tominari (富 成 村) were combined to form the village (町) Ōguchi (大 口 村). In 1962, Ōguchi was raised to Chō (町) in a regional reform.

Transport links

Ōguchi is a dormitory city, from which 30% of the population commute during the day. Just one kilometer south of the city limits, the Tōmei motorway begins in Komaki towards Nagoya , Toyota and, after 350 kilometers, Tokyo .

economy

The two large machine tool manufacturers Yamazaki Mazak and Ōkuma have their headquarters in Ōguchi .

Town twinning

Since 2015 there has been a town partnership with Matsue , the capital of Shimane in Chūgoku / western Japan . Flag of Matsue, Shimane.svg ShimaneShimane JapanJapan 

Web links

Commons : Oguchi Town  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. 松江 市: 市政 情報: 姉妹 都市. Matsue City, accessed December 10, 2019 .