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Kariya City
Aichi Prefecture · City
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Kariya City is at the western end of Nishi-Mikawa, bordering Owari across the Sakai River. It is a car-industry city where major Toyota Group companies such as Toyota Industries, Denso and Aisin have their head offices. In the Edo period it was the castle town of Kariya Castle, and the castle site is now Kijo Park.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Aichi Prefecture
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