page_title: Kariya, Aichi
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Kariya, Aichi / Economy
caption_attribution_description: English: Central Japan Railway Tōkaidō Main Line Kariya Station Northplaza 日本語: 東海旅客鉄道 東海道本線 刈谷駅 北口駅前広場
context_page_description: Kariya is a city in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the city had an estimated population of 153,162 in 66,751 households, and a population density of 3,040 persons per km². The total area of the city is 50.39 square kilometres.
context_section_description: The economy of Kariya is dominated by companies related to the Toyota Group, including Toyota Industries Corporation, Aisin Seiki and Denso Corporation. Toyota Motor Corporation started as a division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works (now called Toyota Industries Corporation). The Toyoda Automatic Loom Works was highly profitable and board members reinvested much of the profits into the growing automobile manufacturing business.
caption: Kariya StationNorthplaza
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