Kiyosu, Aichi
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Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
located in Nishikasugai District
Nishikasugai District, Aichi
is a district located in Aichi, Japan.-About:Located on the central Owari Region. The population is 22,194 people; the total area is 10.20 km²...
, Aichi
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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, the town had an estimated population
Population
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of 19,409 and a density
Population density
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of 3,696.95 persons per km². The total area was 5.25 km².
On July 7, 2005 Kiyosu annexed with the towns of Shinkawa
Shinkawa, Aichi
Shinkawa was a town located in Nishikasugai District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 18,761 and a density of 3,991.70 persons per km². The total area was 4.70 km²....
and Nishibiwajima
Nishibiwajima, Aichi
Nishibiwajima was a town located in Nishikasugai District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 16,531 and a density of 4,919.94 persons per km². The total area was 3.36 km²....
to gain city status and form the City of Kiyosu
Kiyosu, Aichi
was a town located in Nishikasugai District, Aichi, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 19,409 and a density of 3,696.95 persons per km²...
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Famed manga artist Akira Toriyama
Akira Toriyama
is a Japanese manga artist and game artist known mostly for his creation of Dragon Ball in 1984. Toriyama admires Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy and was impressed by Walt Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmatians, which he remembers for the great art...
, creator of Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995; later the 519 individual chapters were published into 42 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. Dragon Ball was inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the...
, was born in Kiyosu.