was a formerly a town

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 Hoi District

Hoi District, Aichi

is a former rural district located in eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008 , the district had an estimated population of 21,766 and a population density of 2194 persons per km². Its total area was 9.92 km².-History:...

, 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

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.

As of November 1, 2007, (the last census information available) the town had an estimated population

Population

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 of 22,708 and a population density

Population density

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 of 2,188.31 persons per km². The total area was 9.92 km².

On February 1, 2010 Kozakai merged

Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan

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 with the city of Toyokawa

Toyokawa, Aichi

is a medium-sized city of about 180,000 people located in the eastern part of Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The city, founded on June 1, 1943, originally comprised the three formerly independent Hoi-gun towns of Toyokawa , Ko , Ushikubo , and the village of Yawata...

. With this merger, Hoi District ceased to exist.

History

• October 1, 1889 - Toyoaki Village (豊秋村) was founded.
• September 12, 1906 - Kozakai Village was founded by the unification of Toyoaki Village and Ina Village (伊奈村).
• September 12, 1926 - Kozakai Town was founded.
• 1973 - Toyokawa Shinkin Bank Incident (豊川信用金庫事件 Toyokawa Shin'yō Kinko Jiken) occurred.
• 1993 - Kozakai Town Cultural Hall (小坂井町文化会館) was completed.
• February 1, 2010 - Kozakai merged with the city of Toyokawa.

Ceremony Hall

• Kozakai Town Cultural Hall (小坂井町文化会館 Kozakai-chō Bunka Kaikan ; commonly called "Freuden Hall")

Railway

• Central Japan Railway Company
  Central Japan Railway Company
  The is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as . Its headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.The company's operational hub is Nagoya Station...
  
  
  • Iida Line
    Iida Line
    The is a Japanese railway line between Toyohashi Station in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture and Tatsuno Station in Tatsuno, Nagano Prefecture, operated by Central Japan Railway Company . The line links eastern Aichi Prefecture and southern Nagano Prefecture through northwestern Shizuoka Prefecture. It...
    
     - Kozakai Station
    Kozakai Station
    is a train station on the Iida Line in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is located 4.4 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Iida Line at Toyohashi Station.-Station History:...
    
    
  • Tōkaidō Main Line
    Tokaido Main Line
    The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...
    
     - Nishi-Kozakai Station
    Nishi-Kozakai Station
    is a railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line of Central Japan Railway Company in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The station is 298.4 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station.- Station history:...
    
    
• Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line - Ina Station
  Ina Station
  is a train station located in Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan.-Platforms:-Adjacent stations:-References:...
  
  

National highway

• National highway
  National highways of Japan
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   - Route 1
  Route 1 (Japan)
  National Route 1 is a major highway on the island of Honshū in Japan. It connects Chūō, Tokyo in the Kantō region with the city of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture in the Kansai region, passing through the Chūbu region en route. It follows the old Tōkaidō westward from Tokyo to Kyoto, and the old Kyo Kaidō...
  
  , Route 151
  Route 151 (Japan)
  National Route 151 is a national highway of Japan connecting Iida, Nagano and Toyohashi, Aichi in Japan, with a total length of 137.4 km ....
  
  , Route 247
  Route 247 (Japan)
  National Route 247 is a national highway of Japan connecting Atsuta-ku, Nagoya and Toyohashi, Aichi in Japan, with a total length of 150.8 km ....
  
  

Local attractions

• Utari Jinja (菟足神社)
• Gosha Inari (五社稲荷)
• Ruins of Ina Castle
  Ina Castle
  is a castle located in the Kozakai area of Toyokawa city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.-History:The lord of Ina village, Honda Sadatada, built Ina Castle in approximately 1440. It was well sited, for it was surrounded on three sides by rice paddies and rivers and on the fourth by an inlet, which...
  
  (伊奈城趾)

Noted persons from Kozakai

• Yasuhiko Okada (岡田 康彦 Okada Yasuhiko) - Former Administrative Vice-Minister of the Environment of Japan

External links

• Official website in Japanese