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Kiyosu, Aichi

Kiyosu
清須市
City
Kiyosu Castle
Kiyosu Castle
Flag of Kiyosu
Flag
Coat of arms of Kiyosu
Coat of arms
Location of Kiyosu in Aichi Prefecture
Location of Kiyosu in Aichi Prefecture
Kiyosu is located in Japan
Kiyosu
Kiyosu
 
Coordinates: 35°11′59.3″N 136°51′10.3″E / 35.199806°N 136.852861°E / 35.199806; 136.852861Coordinates: 35°11′59.3″N 136°51′10.3″E / 35.199806°N 136.852861°E / 35.199806; 136.852861
Country Japan
Region Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture Aichi Prefecture
Government
 • Mayor Shizuharu Kato (since August 2005)
Area
 • Total 17.32 km2 (6.69 sq mi)
Population (May 2015)
 • Total 66,537
 • Density 3,830/km2 (9,900/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree Cornus florida
- Flower Tulip, Cherry blossom
Phone number 052-400-2911
Address 1238 Sukaguchi, Kiyosu-shi, Aichi-ken 452-8569
Website Official website

Kiyosu (清須市 Kiyosu-shi?) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

As of May 2015, the city had an estimated population of 66,537 and a population density of 3,830 persons per km². The total area was 17.32 square kilometres (6.69 sq mi).

Kiyosu is located in far western Aichi Prefecture, bordered by the Nagoya metropolis to the east.

Kiyosu was the location of a post town (Kiyosu-juku) on the junction of the Nakasendō and the Minoji connecting Kamakura with Kyoto and the Ise Shrine during the Kamakura period. In the Muromachi period, the area was fortified with the construction of Kiyosu Castle, which subsequently became a stronghold of the Oda clan and the base from which Oda Nobunaga consolidated his control over Owari Province during the Sengoku period. After the start of the Edo period, Kiyosu Castle was dismantled by order of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and most of the population relocated to Nagoya. By the start of the Meiji period, the area was a rural area organized into Nishikasugai District of Aichi Prefecture. The town of Kiyosu was proclaimed on August 1, 1889.


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