Tokai東海市

Tokai-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Tokai (東海市, Tokai-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture. Population 113,787 (2020 census), area 43.43 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Aichi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

東海市

Reading

Tokai-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Aichi 愛知県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

113,787 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.6% from 111,944

Area

43.43 km²

Density

2,620 people per km²

Households

49,077

Under 15

14.6%

65 and over

22.6%

Foreign residents

2,136 (1.9%)

Code

23222 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.tokai.aichi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Tokai. Borders across water are not counted.

• Minato Ward港区(Nagoya)
• Minami Ward南区(Nagoya)
• Midori Ward緑区(Nagoya)
• Obu City大府市
• Chita City知多市
• Higashiura Town東浦町

Questions about Tokai

Is Tokai a city or a prefecture?

Tokai (東海市) is a city (市, shi) in Aichi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Tokai?

Tokai is in Aichi Prefecture (愛知県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Tokai?

113,787 at the 2020 census, up 1.6% from 111,944 in 2015. The area is 43.43 km², which is 2,620 people per km². 49,077 households. 22.6% of residents are 65 or older and 14.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tokai?

Six: Minato Ward (港区) of Nagoya, Minami Ward (南区) of Nagoya, Midori Ward (緑区) of Nagoya, Obu City (大府市), Chita City (知多市), and Higashiura Town (東浦町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tokai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tokai written in Japanese?

東海市, read Tokai-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Tokai begin?

愛知県東海市… (Aichi-ken, Tokai-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.