Okazaki, Aichi
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Okazaki 岡崎市 |
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Okazaki Castle
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 Location of Okazaki in Aichi Prefecture, highlighted in pink |
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 Okazaki
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| Coordinates: 34°57′15.6″N 137°10′27.7″E / 34.954333°N 137.174361°ECoordinates: 34°57′15.6″N 137°10′27.7″E / 34.954333°N 137.174361°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) | ||
| Prefecture | Aichi Prefecture | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Yasuhiro Uchida (since November 2012) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 387.20 km2 (149.50 sq mi) | ||
| Population (August 1, 2016) | |||
| • Total | 384,056 | ||
| • Density | 991.88/km2 (2,569.0/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Japanese black pine | ||
| • Flower | Wisteria | ||
| • Bird | Japanese white wagtail | ||
| Phone number | 0564-23-6495 | ||
| Address | 2-9 Jūō-chō, Okazaki-shi, Aichi-ken 444-8601 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Okazaki (岡崎市 Okazaki-shi?) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
As of August 1, the city had an estimated population of 384,056 and a population density of 991.88 persons per km2. The total area was 387.20 km2 (149.50 sq mi).
Okazaki is located in the coastal plains of southeastern Aichi Prefecture. The ground rises to undulating hills in the former Nukata area to the northeast. About 60 percent of the city area is forested and remains sparsely populated.
Okazaki is about 250 miles (400 km) away from Tokyo, to the southwest.
The area around present-day Okazaki has been inhabited for many thousands of years. Archaeologists have found remains from the Japanese Paleolithic period. Numerous remains from the Jomon period, and especially from the Yayoi and Kofun periods have also been found, including many kofun burial mounds. During the Sengoku period, the area was controlled by the Matsudaira clan, a branch of which later rose to prominence as the Tokugawa clan, which ruled Japan during the Edo period. During this time, Okazaki Domain, a feudal han was established to rule the immediate area around Okazaki, and was entrusted to a daimyō. Several smaller domains were also located within the present-day city limits, including Fukozu (later Mikawa-Nakajima), Okudono Domain and Nishi-Ohira Domain. The town prospered as a post station on the Tōkaidō connecting Edo with Kyoto.
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