Battle of Okehazama
The area of modern Toyoake was part of Owari Province and was the location of many battles during the Sengoku period, one of them being the Battle of Okehazama. It was part of the holdings of Owari Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. With the establishment of the modern municipalities system in 1888, Toyoake Village was created within Aichi District, Aichi. Toyoake became a town on January 1, 1951, and was elevated to city status on August 1, 1982.