Tōgō, Aichi

Tōgō 東郷町
Town
Tōgō Town Office
Flag Seal
Location of Tōgō in Aichi Prefecture
Tōgō
Coordinates: 35°05′47.9″N 137°03′9.1″E / 35.096639°N 137.052528°E / 35.096639; 137.052528Coordinates: 35°05′47.9″N 137°03′9.1″E / 35.096639°N 137.052528°E / 35.096639; 137.052528
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu region Tōkai region
Prefecture	Aichi Prefecture
District	Aichi
Area
• Total	18.03 km2 (6.96 sq mi)
Population (May 2015)
• Total	42,695
• Density	2,370/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Ternstroemia
- Flower	Siberian iris
Phone number	0561-38-3111
Address	Tōgō-chō, Aichi-gun, Aichi-ken 470-0198
Website	Official website

Tōgō (東郷町, Tōgō-chō) is a town located in Aichi District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

As of May 2015, the town had an estimated population of 42,695 and a population density of 2370 persons per km². The total area was 18.03 square kilometres (6.96 sq mi).

Geography

Tōgō is located in the flatlands of central Aichi Prefecture.

Neighboring municipalities

• Aichi Prefecture
  • Nagoya – Midori-ku
  • Nisshin
  • Kariya
  • Toyoake
  • Miyoshi

History

Tōgō Village was established in 1878 through the merger of several small hamlets. It was elevated to town status on April 1, 1970.

Education

• Tōgō has six elementary schools, three middle schools and two high schools.

Transportation

Railway

Tōgō currently has no passenger train station within town limits.

Highway

• Japan National Route 153

Local attractions

• Kurozasa Nana-go-Kama Kiln
• Yukufu-ji temple

External links

Media related to Togo, Aichi at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (Japanese)

Aichi Prefecture
Nagoya (capital)
Wards of Nagoya	Atsuta Chikusa Higashi Kita Meitō Midori Minami Minato Mizuho Moriyama Naka Nakagawa Nakamura Nishi Shōwa Tempaku
Core cities	Okazaki Toyohashi Toyota
Special cities	Ichinomiya Kasugai
Cities	Aisai Ama Anjō Chiryū Chita Gamagōri Handa Hekinan Inazawa Inuyama Iwakura Kariya Kitanagoya Kiyosu Komaki Kōnan Miyoshi Nagakute Nishio Nisshin Ōbu Owariasahi Seto Shinshiro Tahara Takahama Tokoname Tōkai Toyoake Toyokawa Tsushima Yatomi
Aichi District	Tōgō
Ama District	Kanie Ōharu Tobishima
Chita District	Agui Higashiura Mihama Minamichita Taketoyo
Kitashitara District	Shitara Tōei Toyone
Nishikasugai District	Toyoyama
Niwa District	Fusō Ōguchi
Nukata District	Kōta
List of mergers in Aichi Prefecture