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Okazaki City
Aichi Prefecture · City
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Okazaki City is a core city (a mid-sized city with expanded powers) of Nishi-Mikawa. It prospered as the castle town of Okazaki Castle, where Tokugawa Ieyasu was born, and as Okazaki-shuku on the Tokaido road. It is known as the birthplace of Hatcho miso and has Daiju-ji Temple, the family temple of the Matsudaira and Tokugawa families. Fireworks and stone products are also traditional local industries.
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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Places to visit
CastleOkazaki Castlecastle in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeDaiju-ji TempleBuddhist temple located in Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
Shopping centerAEON MALL Okazaki
Old post townOkazaki-shukustation of the Tōkaidō, Japan%3B%20Fujikawa%20(numbered%2038)%20LACMA%20M.2006.136.121a-b%20(2%20of%204).jpg?width=240)
Old post townFujikawa-shukustation of the Tōkaidō, Japan.jpg?width=240)
Buddhist templeIchihatasan Yakushi-ji TempleBuddhist temple in Okazaki, Aichi, Japan.jpg?width=240)
Shinto shrineTakisan Tosho-guShinto shrine in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeTakisan TempleBuddhist temple dedicated to Bhaiṣajyaguru Buddha in Okazaki, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Fujikawashukuroadside station in Okazaki, Aichi prefecture, Japan
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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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