Toyota (Aichi)

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Toyota-shi
豊 田 市
Toyota
Geographical location in Japan
Toyota (Aichi) (Japan)
Red pog.svg
Region : Chūbu
Prefecture : Aichi
Coordinates : 35 ° 5 '  N , 137 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 5 '0 "  N , 137 ° 9' 24"  E
Basic data
Surface: 918.47 km²
Residents : 426,477
(June 1, 2019)
Population density : 464 inhabitants per km²
Community key : 23211-4
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Flag / coat of arms of Toyota
Tree : Japanese zelkove
Flower : Sunflower
town hall
Address : Toyota City Hall
3 - 60 Nishi-machi
Toyota -shi
Aichi  471-8501
Website URL: http://www.city.toyota.aichi.jp
Location of Toyota in Aichi Prefecture
Location of Toyota in the prefecture

Toyota ( Japanese 豊 田 市 , -shi ) is a city in Aichi Prefecture on Honshū , the main island of Japan .

geography

Toyota lies east of Nagoya and north of Okazaki on the banks of the Yahagi .

history

Toyota was originally called Koromo ( 挙 母 ) and was an old castle town in which a branch of the Naitō clan resided in the Edo period . It has had its current name since January 1, 1959. On April 1, 2005, Toyota joined forces with six neighboring communities. The city area grew from 290.11 km² to 918.47 km² and the population from 346,213 to around 406,000.

Toyota City Hall

economy

The mono-industrial economy is shaped by the motor vehicle industry, similar to Wolfsburg in Germany or Detroit in the United States . Toyota Motor Corporation's headquarters and 7 of 12 Japanese plants are located in the city.

Due to the subprime crisis and its consequences for the Toyota concern, the city was missing 750 million euros in corporate tax in 2009 . The city also had the highest unemployment rate in the country.

Many temporary workers come from low-wage countries such as China and Brazil .

Buildings

  • Toyota Stadium
  • Toyota Industry and Culture Center
  • Municipal art museum
  • SkyHall multipurpose hall

traffic

Town twinning

sons and daughters of the town

Neighboring cities and communities

Web links

Commons : Toyota  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files