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Higashiura Town
Aichi Prefecture · Town
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Higashiura Town, in Chita District at the base of the Chita Peninsula, is the most populous town in Aichi Prefecture. It is said to be the birthplace of Odai no Kata, mother of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and has Odai Park and Kenkon-in Temple, the family temple of the Mizuno clan. It is a commuter town for Nagoya City, where housing development began around 1970.
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
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Shopping centerAEON MALL Higashiura.jpg?width=240)
Buddhist templeKenkon-in Templetemple in Higashiura, Aichi, Japan
CastleOgawa Castlecastle in Higashiura, Aichi, Japan.jpg?width=240)
ParkOdai Parkpark in Higashiura, Aichi, Japan
BayKinuura Baybay in Japan
MuseumAichi Health Plaza Comprehensive Health Science Center.jpg?width=240)
Shinto shrineIrimi ShrineShinto shrine in Higashiura, Aichi, Japan.jpg?width=240)
Buddhist templeZendo-ji Templetemple in Higashiura, Aichi, 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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