~2025-32135-56: fixed typo from "preshistoric" to "prehistoric"

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fixed typo from "preshistoric" to "prehistoric"

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Anjō
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| website = {{official website|www.city.anjo.aichi.jp}}
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{{nihongo|'''Anjō'''|安城市|Anjō-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] in [[Aichi Prefecture]], Japan. {{As of|2019|10|01}}, the city had an estimated population of 188,693 in 76,087 households,<ref>[https://www.city.anjo.aichi.jp/shisei/tokei/jinkousetai.html Anjō City official statistics] {{in lang|ja}}</ref> and a population density of 2,193 persons per km². The total area of the city was {{convert|86.05|sqkm|sqmi}}.

==Geography==
[[File:Pedestrian deck at the south exit of Anjo Station.jpg|thumb|200px|Downtown of Anjō]]
[[File:Meiji Irrigation canal.jpg|thumb|200px|Meiji Irrigation canal]]
Anjō is situated in southern Aichi Prefecture, approximately {{convert|30|km|mi}} from central Nagoya, in the center of the Okazaki Plain, on the west bank of the [[Yahagi River]]. [[Japan National Route 1|National Route 1]] and [[Japan National Route 23|National Route 23]] provide the main east-west access through the city, with Aichi Prefectural Route 48 running between the two.
===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 Anjō is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1576 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.4 °C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/aichi/anjo-4891/ Anjō climate data]</ref>
===Demographics===
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-aichi Anjō population statistics]</ref> the population of Anjō has grown rapidly over the past 70 years.
{{Historical populations
| 1940 | 46,737
| 1950 | 61,037
| 1960 | 66,793
| 1970 | 94,307
| 1980 | 123,843
| 1990 | 142,251
| 2000 | 158,824
| 2010 | 178,738
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===Neighboring municipalities===
;[[Aichi Prefecture]]
*[[Chiryū, Aichi|Chiryū]]
*[[Hekinan, Aichi|Hekinan]]
*[[Kariya, Aichi|Kariya]]
*[[Nishio, Aichi|Nishio]]
*[[Okazaki, Aichi|Okazaki]]
*[[Takahama, Aichi|Takahama]]
*[[Toyota, Aichi|Toyota]]

==History==
===Origins===
The area of present-day Anjō has been continuously occupied since prehistoric times. Archaeologists have found numerous remains from the [[Japanese Paleolithic]] period and [[kofun|burial mounds]] from the [[Kofun period]].
===Ancient history===
During the [[Nara period]], the area was assigned to ancient Hekikai County, and was divided into several ''[[shōen]]'' during the [[Heian period]], largely under the control of the [[Fujiwara clan]] or the [[Taira clan]].
===Feudal period===
However, in the [[Kamakura period]], parts of the territory came under the control of the [[Jōdo Shinshū]] sect, who challenged the secular authority of the various [[samurai]] clans, most notably the [[Matsudaira clan]].

During the [[Sengoku period]], numerous fortifications were erected in the area.

===Early modern period===
[[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] unified the region and destroyed the power of the Jōdo Shinshū sect in the [[Battle of Azukizaka (1564)]]. During the [[Edo period]], half of present-day Anjō was controlled by [[Okazaki Domain]] and the other half by [[Kariya Domain]] under the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] with some scattered portions of ''[[tenryō]]'' territory ruled directly by the shogunate. During this period, the area was noted for its production of cotton and textiles.
===Late modern period===
At the start of the [[Meiji period]], on October 1, 1889, Anjō was one of a collection of villages organized within [[Hekikai District, Aichi|Hekikai District]], [[Aichi Prefecture]] by the establishment of the modern municipalities system.
It was elevated to town status on May 1, 1906.
The opening of the Meiji Irrigation Canal transformed the area in the 1920s and 1930s into one of the most agriculturally productive regions of the period, sparking the comparison with Denmark, then regarded the most highly advanced agricultural nation in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www2.aia.pref.aichi.jp/voice/no9/9_exploring.html#denmark |title="Aichi Voice – The Denmark of Japan?" |access-date=November 10, 2009 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306075740/http://www2.aia.pref.aichi.jp/voice/no9/9_exploring.html#denmark |url-status=dead }}</ref>
This led to Anjō's moniker of {{nihongo|"Japan's Denmark"|日本デンマーク}}, which remains in the form of Den Park, a Danish theme park, as well as Den Beer, a [[microbrew]] available in the park.

===Contemporary history===
Anjō was elevated to city status on May 3, 1952.
On April 1, 1967, it annexed the neighboring town of Sakurai.

==Government==
[[File:Anjo City Hall 2020 ac.jpg|thumb|200px|Anjo City Hall]]
Anjō has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] city legislature of 28 members. The city contributes two members to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 13 of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].

==Economy==
Anjō is a regional commercial center with a mixed economy of manufacturing and agriculture.
===Primary sector of the economy===
====Agriculture====
In addition to rice, wheat, and soybeans, notable agricultural products include [[ficus|fig]]s, [[Pyrus pyrifolia|Japanese pears]], and [[cucumber]]s.
===Secondary sector of the economy===
====Manufacturing====
Due to its proximity to the various factories of [[Toyota]] in neighboring [[Toyota, Aichi|Toyota City]], Anjō is host to many factories supplying components into the automobile industry.
===Companies headquartered in Anjō===
*Aisin AW, automotive components
*Anden, automotive components
*Central Motor Wheel, automotive components
*Hekikai Shinkin Bank
*[[Makita]], power tools, founded in Anjō, 1915.
*Sugi Holdings, pharmaceuticals
*Tosho Holdings, real estate
<gallery>
File:The headquarters of AISIN AW.jpg|The headquarters of AISIN AW
File:20160722 306 libramont.jpg|[[Makita]] lawn mowers
File:Sugi Pharmacy headquarters.2008.jpg|Sugi Pharmacy headquarters
File:Tosho Building 2008.jpg|Tosho Building
File:Anforet exterior 2019-02 ac (4).jpg|Anforet main building
File:Anforet outdoor plaza2017-06-02 ac (1).jpg|Anforet outdoor plaza
</gallery>

==Education==
===Schools===
Primary and secondary education
*Anjō has 21 public elementary schools and eight public middle schools operated by the city government. The city has four public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. In addition the prefecture operates one special education school for the handicapped.
===International schools===
*[[Escola São Paulo]] – [[Brazilian schools in Japan|Brazilian school]] (Ensinos Fundamental e Médio)<ref>"[http://www.brasemb.or.jp/portugues/community/school.php Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20080207160806/http://www.brasemb.or.jp/portugues/community/school.php Archive]). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. Retrieved on October 13, 2015. "Endereço: 1-3-4 Sasame-cho, Anjo-shi, Aichi-ken 446-0073"</ref>
===Professional development school===
*Denso Technical Skills Academy

==Transportation==
===Railways===
The [[Tōkaidō Shinkansen]] stops at [[Mikawa-Anjō Station]], but [[Anjō Station]] on the [[Tōkaidō Main Line]] and [[Shin Anjō Station]] on the [[Meitetsu]] [[Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line|Nagoya Main Line]] and [[Meitetsu Nishio Line|Nishio Line]] serve the commercial center of the city.
====High-speed rail====
;[[File:JR logo (central).svg|20px]] [[Central Japan Railway Company]]
*[[Tōkaidō Shinkansen]]: - {{STN|Mikawa-Anjō|x}}
====Conventional lines====
;[[File:JR logo (central).svg|20px]] [[Central Japan Railway Company]]
*[[Tōkaidō Main Line]]: - {{STN|Anjō|x}} – {{STN|Mikawa-Anjō|x}}
;[[File:Meitetsu logomark 2.svg|20px]] [[Meitetsu]]
*[[Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line|Nagoya Main Line]]: - {{STN|Shin Anjō|x}}
*[[Meitetsu Nishio Line|Nishio Line]]: - {{STN|Shin Anjō|x}} – {{STN|Kita Anjō|x}} – {{STN|Minami Anjō|x}} – {{STN|Hekikai Furui|x}} – {{STN|Horiuchi Kōen|x}} – {{STN|Sakurai|x|Aichi}} – {{STN|Minami Sakurai|x|Aichi}}

===Roads===
[[File:Hekikai Anjo Town km zero.jpg|thumb|200px|The [[Kilometre Zero]] of Anjō]]
====Expressways====
*[[Image:JP Expressway E1A.svg|24px|link=|alt=E1A]] [[Isewangan Expressway]]

====Japan National Route====
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|1}}
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|23}}
<gallery>
File:Mikawa-Anjō Station.jpg|[[Mikawa-Anjō Station]]
File:Mikawa-Anjo Station Tokaido Shinkansen platform - 2.jpg|[[Tōkaidō Shinkansen]]
File:Anjo Station 2008.jpg|[[Anjo Station]]
File:Toyota-Anjo Cycling Road in Daito-cho.jpg|Cycling Road from Anjō to Toyota
</gallery>

==Sister cities==
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Huntington Beach, California|Huntington Beach]], California, United States, since July 4, 1992
*{{flagicon|AUS}} Hobsons Bay, [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia, since October 15, 1994<ref name=International>{{cite web|url=http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=23&n=Aichi%20Prefecture |title=International Exchange |work=List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures |publisher=Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR) |access-date=November 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224052656/http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=23&n=Aichi%20Prefecture |archive-date=December 24, 2015 }}</ref>
*{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kolding]], Denmark, since January 21, 2009<ref name=International/>

==Local attractions==
===Tourist attraction===
;National Historic Sites
*[[Futago Kofun]]
*[[Himeogawa Kofun]]
*[[Honshōji]] – Buddhist temple that was the site of the [[Battle of Azukizaka (1564)]]
; Other historical sites
*Anjō Castle – Site of Anjo Castle, built in 1480, destroyed in 1562
*Anjō shrine
*Meijigawa Shrine
<gallery>
File:Ansho Castle 08.jpg|Anjō Castle
File:本證寺 (安城市)02.jpg|Honshōji temple
File:Anjo shrine ac (3).JPG|Anjō shrine
File:Meijigawa Shrine 1.jpg|Meijigawa Shrine
File:160312 Whole view of Futago Kofun.jpg|Futago Kofun
</gallery>
;Parks
*Den Park
*Horiuchi Park
<gallery>
File:Denpark main gate.jpg|Den Park
File:Horiuchi Park 140613.JPG|Horiuchi Park
</gallery>

==Culture==
===Festival===
*Anjo Tanabata Festival
===Sports===
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:85%;"
|-
! Sex
! Name
! competition
! League
! Home
! Sponsor
! Since
|-
| Men
! [[Aisin AW Areions Anjo|Aisin Areions]]
| [[Basketball]]
| [[B.League]] (B3)
| [[Aisin AW Gymnasium]]･[[Anjō City Gymnasium]]
| [[Aisin]]
| 1978
|-
| Women
! Denso Bright Pegasus
| [[Softball]]
| Japan Softball League (JSL)
| Anjo Sports Park Softball Field
| [[Denso]]
| 1960
|-
| Women
! [[Aisin Wings]]
| [[Basketball]]
| [[Women's Japan Basketball League|W.League]]
| [[Aisin AW Gymnasium]]･[[Anjō City Gymnasium]]
| [[Aisin]]
| 1979
|}
<gallery>
Anjo City Sports Center in 2018 ac.jpg|[[Anjō City Gymnasium]]
Anjo Sports Park softball field ac.jpg|Anjo Sports Park Softball Field
File:Aisin AW Gymnasium2.jpg|[[Aisin AW Gymnasium]]
</gallery>

==Notable people==
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2013}}
*[[Tohru Fukuyama]], organic chemist
*[[Tsuneko Gauntlett]], suffrage, and peace activist
*[[Toshiya Kakiuchi]], businessman
*[[Tam Nakano]] ('''Real Name''': Yuria Tauchi, [[Nihongo]]: 田内友里愛, ''Tauchi Yuria''), professional wrestler
*[[Kazuchika Okada]], professional wrestler
*[[Ayumi Tanimoto]], Olympic gold-medalist judo wrestler
*[[Goiti Yamauchi]], [[Japanese Brazilian]] [[Mixed martial artist]]
*[[Ryōka Yuzuki]], voice actress

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category|Anjo, Aichi}}
*{{official website}} {{in lang|ja}}

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Anjō - Revision history

~2025-32135-56: fixed typo from "preshistoric" to "prehistoric"