Toyone, Aichi

Toyone 豊根村
VIllage
Toyone Village Office
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Toyone in Aichi Prefecture
Toyone
Coordinates: 35°8′47.4″N 137°43′11.4″E / 35.146500°N 137.719833°E / 35.146500; 137.719833Coordinates: 35°8′47.4″N 137°43′11.4″E / 35.146500°N 137.719833°E / 35.146500; 137.719833
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu region Tōkai region
Prefecture	Aichi Prefecture
District	Kitashitara
Area
• Total	155.88 km2 (60.19 sq mi)
Population (May 2015)
• Total	1,144
• Density	7.34/km2 (19.0/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Cryptomeria
- Flower	Narcissus
Phone number	0536-85-1311
Address	1-77 Shimokurokawa, Toyone-mura, Kitashitara-gun, Aichi-ken 449-0403
Website	Official website

Toyone (豊根村, Toyone-mura) is a village located in Kitashitara District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of May 2015, the village had an estimated population of 1,144 and a population density of 7.34 persons per km². The total area was 155.66 square kilometres (60.10 sq mi).

Geography

Toyone is located in the extreme northeast corner of Aichi Prefecture. Most of the village is within the borders of the Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park. The reservoir from Sakuma Dam in Shizuoka Prefecture extends into the village. Shintoyone Dam is also located within the borders of Toyone. Chausuyama, at 1415 meters, on the border between Aichi and Nagano is the highest point in Aichi Prefecture.

Neighboring municipalities

Aichi Prefecture

• Kitashitara District
  • Shitara
  • Tōei

Nagano Prefecture

• Shimoina District
  • Anan
  • Neba
  • Tenryū
  • Urugi

Shizuoka Prefecture

• Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu

History

Toyone Village was established on October 1, 1889. In 1955, the rising waters of the Sakuma Dam from neighboring Shizuoka Prefecture flooded the central inhabited portion of Toyone, forcing the relocation of over one third of the village inhabitants. On November 27, 2005, the village of Tomiyama was merged with Toyone.

Economy

The primary industry of Toyone is small-scale forestry, and seasonal tourism.

Transportation

Railway

Toyone has no passenger railroad service.

Highway

• Japan National Route 151

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Toyone, Aichi.

• 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