Climate

The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Toyoake is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1586 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.3 °C.^[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[3] the population of Toyoake exploded during the 1970s and has continued to grow.

Surrounding municipalities

Aichi Prefecture

• Tōgō
• Kariya
• Ōbu
• Nagoya (Midori-ku)

Middle Ages

The area of modern Toyoake was part of Owari Province and was the location of many battles during the Sengoku period, one of them being the Battle of Okehazama.

Early modern period

It was part of the holdings of Owari Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate.

Late modern period

With the establishment of the modern municipalities system in 1888, Toyoake Village was created within Aichi District, Aichi.

Contemporary history

Toyoake became a town on January 1, 1951, and was elevated to city status on August 1, 1982.

Twin towns – Sister cities

Universities

• Fujita Health University
• Ohkagakuen University

Colleges

• Nagoya College

Primary and secondary schools

Toyoake has nine public elementary schools and three public junior high schools operated by the city government, and one public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private junior high school and one private high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.

International schools

North Korean:

• Aichi Korean Middle and High School

Railways

Roads

Places

• Ano Ichirizuka, milestone markers on the old Tōkaidō, National Historic Site
• Ruins of Kutsukake Castle (沓掛城址)
• Okezazama Battlefield site, National Historic Site
• Chukyo Racecourse (中京競馬場)

Mascots

• Monami Gentsuki^[5]
• Nobunaga-kun and Yoshimoto-kun

Events