Ama, Aichi

Ama あま市
City
Jimoku-ji temple
Flag Seal
Location of Ama in Aichi Prefecture
Ama
Coordinates: 35°12′1.6″N 136°46′59.6″E / 35.200444°N 136.783222°E / 35.200444; 136.783222Coordinates: 35°12′1.6″N 136°46′59.6″E / 35.200444°N 136.783222°E / 35.200444; 136.783222
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu region Tōkai region
Prefecture	Aichi Prefecture
Government
• -Mayor	Koji Murakami (since April 2010)
Area
• Total	27.49 km2 (10.61 sq mi)
Population (May 2015)
• Total	86,876
• Density	3,160/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Flowering dogwood
- Flower	Lilium
Phone number	0568-28-0001
Address	18-1 Tsuchinotoi, Ama-shi, Aichi-ken 490-1291
Website	Official website

Ama city hall

Ama (あま市, Ama-shi) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of May 2015, the city had an estimated population of 86,876 and a population density of 3160 persons per km². The total area was 27.49 square kilometres (10.61 sq mi).^[1]

Geography

Ama is located in the far west of Aichi Prefecture.

Neighboring municipalities

• Aichi Prefecture
• Nagoya – Nakagawa-ku, Nakamura-ku
• Inazawa
• Kiyosu
• Tsushima
• Aisai
• Kanie
• Ōharu

History

Ama was part of the former Owari Province, which formed the holdings of the Owari Tokugawa of Nagoya in the Edo period. During the Meiji period, the area was organized into several villages under Ama District, Aichi Prefecture. From the Meiji period, the area was a center for Cloisonné production. Jimokuji, was elevated to town status on October 1, 1933, Miwa in 1958 and Shippō in 1966. The three towns, plus the town of Ōharu began merger discussions in 2008; however, an agreement could not be made with Ōharu, which left the discussions later that year. The remaining three towns passed a referendum in 2009, and the new city of Ama was created on March 22, 2010. ^[2]

Education

• Ama has twelve elementary schools, five middle schools and one high school.

Transportation

Railway

• Meitetsu – Tsushima Line
  • Jimokuji – Shippō – Kida

Highway

• Nagoya Daini Kanjo Expressway
• Higashi-Meihan Expressway
• National Route 302

Local attractions

• Shippo Art Village
• Site of Hachitsuka castle
• Birthplace of Fukushima Masanori

Notable people from Ama

• Fukushima Masanori, Sengoku period Daimyo
• Hachisuka Masakatsu, Sengoku period Daimyo
• Nobutaka Hirano, volleyball player
• Junichi Sato, anime director

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ama, 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