Kozakai

Former municipality in Chūbu, Japan

Kozakai (小坂井町, Kozakai-chō) was a town located in Hoi District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

As of November 1, 2007, (the last census information available) the town had an estimated population of 22,708 and a population density of 2,188.31 persons per km². The total area was 9.92 km².

On February 1, 2010, Kozakai was merged into the expanded city of Toyokawa. Therefore, Hoi District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

History

• October 1, 1889 – Toyoaki Village (豊秋村) was founded.
• September 12, 1906 – Kozakai Village was founded by the unification of Toyoaki Village and Ina Village (伊奈村).
• September 12, 1926 – Kozakai Town was founded.
• 1973 – Toyokawa Shinkin Bank Incident (豊川信用金庫事件 Toyokawa Shin'yō Kinko Jiken) occurred.
• 1993 – Kozakai Town Cultural Hall (小坂井町文化会館) was completed.
• February 1, 2010 – Kozakai merged with the city of Toyokawa.

Education

Primary schools

• Kozakai Nishi Primary School
• Kozakai Higashi Primary School

Junior High school

• Kozakai Junior High School

High school

• Kozakai High School

Social education

Ceremony Hall

• Kozakai Town Cultural Hall (小坂井町文化会館 Kozakai-chō Bunka Kaikan ; commonly called "Freuden Hall")

Transportation

Railway

• Central Japan Railway Company
  • Iida Line – Kozakai Station
  • Tōkaidō Main Line – Nishi-Kozakai Station
• Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line – Ina Station

Road

The Kilometre Zero of Kozakai

National highway

• National highway – Route 1, Route 151, Route 247

Local attractions

Gosha Inari

• Utari Jinja (菟足神社)
• Gosha Inari (五社稲荷)
• Ruins of Ina Castle (伊奈城趾)

Noted persons from Kozakai

• Yasuhiko Okada (岡田 康彦 Okada Yasuhiko) – Former Administrative Vice-Minister of the Environment of Japan

External links

Media related to Kozakai, Aichi at Wikimedia Commons

• Toyokawa Official website (in Japanese)