Nishio

Nishio City Hall
Nishio-shi ; 西尾市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūbu
Prefecture :	Aichi
Coordinates :	34 ° 52 ' N , 137 ° 4' E Coordinates: 34 ° 51 '43 " N , 137 ° 3' 43" E
Basic data
Surface:	75.78 km²
Residents :	169,926 ; (June 1, 2019)
Population density :	2242 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	23213-1
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Camphor tree
Flower :	rose
town hall
Address :	Nishio City Hall ; 22 Shimoda, Yorizumi-chō; Nishio -shi ; Aichi 445-8501
Website URL:	http://www.city.nishio.aichi.jp
Location Nishios in Aichi Prefecture

Nishio ( Japanese 西尾市 , - shi ) is a city in Aichi Prefecture in Japan .

geography

Nishio is around 35 kilometers south of Nagoya and west of Okazaki . The municipality the island inhabited belongs Saku-shima in Mikawa Bay , as well as the off-shore islands Maejima ( 前島 also Usagishima ( うさぎ島 , "rabbit island"); 34 ° 46 '45 " N , 137 ° 8' 40 ″ O ), Oki (no) shima ( 沖 (ノ) 島 , also Saru-ga-shima ( 猿ヶ島 , "island of the monkeys"); 34 ° 46 ′ 19 ″ N , 137 ° 8 ′ 47 ″ E ) and Kajishima ( 梶島 ; 34 ° 46 ′ 3 ″ N , 137 ° 6 ′ 3 ″ E ). 34.779166666667 137.1444444444434.771944444444 137.1463888888934.7675 137.10083333333

history

Nishio is an old castle town where the Ōgyū-Matsudaira last resided. The remains of Nishio Castle have been preserved.

There has been evidence of tea cultivation in Nishio since 1601, which today produces almost 30% of all Matcha tea production in Japan.

On December 15, 1953, the city was named an independent city ( shi ). On April 1, 2011, the neighboring towns of Isshiki , Hazu and Kira were incorporated.

traffic

Street:
- National roads 23, 247
Train:
- Meitetsu Nishio Line
- Meitetsu Gamagōri Line

Neighboring cities and communities

Web links

Commons : Nishio - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of the city of Nishio (Japanese, English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b 猿ヶ島・うさぎ島 . (No longer available online.) In: Hazu-net.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2015 ; Retrieved March 24, 2015 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ The national Kokudo Chiriin uses on the official maps http://maps.gsi.go.jp/#16/34.771803/137.146175 den 島 , the municipality of Nishio itself http://www.city.nishio.aichi.jp/index. cfm / 10.32262, c, html / 32262 / 4.pdf # page = 12 the notation 沖ノ島 .
↑ 西尾の抹茶・お茶 . Nishio City, accessed March 24, 2015 (Japanese).

[:0-1] 猿ヶ島・うさぎ島 . (No longer available online.) In: Hazu-net.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2015 ; Retrieved March 24, 2015 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[2] The national Kokudo Chiriin uses on the official maps http://maps.gsi.go.jp/#16/34.771803/137.146175 den 島 , the municipality of Nishio itself http://www.city.nishio.aichi.jp/index. cfm / 10.32262, c, html / 32262 / 4.pdf # page = 12 the notation 沖ノ島 .

[3] 西尾の抹茶・お茶 . Nishio City, accessed March 24, 2015 (Japanese).