Toyota, Aichi

Toyota () is a ceety locatit in the Mikawa region o Aichi, Japan, east o Nagoya.

Koromo an Toyota
The toun o Koromo (挙母市), the predecessor o present day Toyota, wis a major producer o silk an prospered in the Mikawa region frae the Meiji Era throu the Taishō period. As the demand for raw silk declined in Japan an abroad, the toun entered a period o gradual decline. The decline encouraged Kiichiro Toyoda, cousin o Eiji Toyoda, tae leuk for alternatives tae the faimily's automatic luim manufacturin business.  The search led tae the foondin o wha became the Toyota Motor Corporation.

The toun gained the status o a ceety on 1 Mairch 1951. The toun chynged its name tae Toyota in 1959, an ane year later, became the sister ceety o anither automotive ceety, Detroit, Michigan.  Toyota-shi is an aa twinned wi the Coonty o Derbyshire, Ingland, whaur Toyota operates a manufacturin plant.

On 25 Mairch 2005, Expo 2005 opened wi its main site in Nagakute an additional activity in Seto an Toyota. The Expo continued till 25 September 2005.

Transport
The closest Shinkansen station is Mikawa-Anjō Station (aften simply referred tae as Anjo), but residents o Toyota uisually uise Nagoya Station acause Nozomi an Hikari dae no stap at Mikawa-Anjo. Thare is an airport nearbi providin convenient connections.

History
Tokugawa Ieyasu, who became the first o 15 Tokugawa shoguns, wis a member o the Matsudaira clan, who derived its name frae a veelage o the same name, nou pairt o Toyota.

1 Mairch 1951: The toun o Koromo frae Nishikamo Destrict gained ceety status.
September 30, 1956: The ceety absorbed the veelage o Takahashi frae Nishikamo Destrict.
1 Januar 1959: The ceety chynged its name tae Toyota.
1960: The ceety became a sister ceety wi Detroit, Michigan, United States.
1 Mairch 1964: The ceety absorbed the toun o Kamigo frae Hekikai Destrict.
Mairch 1965: The sunflower became the ceety's flouer.
1 September 1965: The ceety absorbed the toun o Takaoka frae Hekikai Destrict.
1 Aprile 1967: The ceety absorbed the toun o Sanage frae Nishikamo Destrict.
1968: The inaugural Toyota Festival wis held.
1 Aprile 1970: The ceety absorbed the veelage o Matsudaira frae Higashikamo Destrict.
1979: The Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) opened the Toyota New Line (nou Toyota Line).
1988: The Aichi Loop Line opened.
1998: The ceety became a Core Ceety.
1999: The Toyota Ohashi opened.
2001: Toyota Stadium opened.
2005: Inabu frae Higashikamo Destrict became the current ceety o Toyota.

Sports facilities
Toyota Stadium

Sister cities
  Detroit, Michigan, Unitit States, frae September 21, 1960
  Derby, Unitit Kinrick, frae November 16, 1998

Freemit airtins

 Toyota city official website 
 Travel report by Vinod Jacob, 18 Aug 2006

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