Ōguchi

"Oguchi" redirects here. For the surname, see Oguchi (surname).

Ōguchi 大口町
Town
Reconstructed gate of Ōguchi Castle
Flag Seal
Location of Ōguchi in Aichi Prefecture, highlighted in dark yellow
Ōguchi
Coordinates: 35°19′57″N 136°54′28.1″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu region Tōkai region
Prefecture	Aichi Prefecture
District	Niwa
Government
• Mayor	Masahiro Suzuki
Area
• Total	13.61 km^2 (5.25 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2019)
• Total	24,160
• Density	1,800/km^2 (4,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols
• Tree	Osmanthus fragrans
• Flower	Sakura
Website	Official website

Ōguchi town hall

Ōguchi (大口町, Ōguchi-chō) is a town located in Niwa District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019^[update], the town had an estimated population of 24,160 in 9547 households,^[1] and a population density of 1,775 persons per km². The total area of the town was 13.61 square kilometres (5.25 sq mi).

Geography

Ōguchi is located in the extreme northeast corner of Aichi Prefecture, in the middle of the Nōbi Plain. The Gojō River flows through the town.

Neighboring municipalities

• Aichi Prefecture
  • Fusō
  • Inuyama
  • Komaki
  • Kōnan

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[2] the population of Ōguchi has increased steadily over the past 50 years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1940	7,206	—
1950	8,695	+20.7%
1960	10,163	+16.9%
1970	14,898	+46.6%
1980	16,195	+8.7%
1990	17,464	+7.8%
2000	20,633	+18.1%
2010	22,447	+8.8%

Climate

The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Ōguchi is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1819 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.1 °C.^[3]

History

The villages of Kashiwamori, Ōta, Ōguchi and Tominari were created within Niwa District, Aichi with the establishment of the modern municipalities system in 1889. On October 1, 1906 Ōta, Ōguchi and Tominari and a portion of Kashiwamori merged to form the village of Ōguchi. It was raised to town status in 1962.

Economy

Okuma Corporation and Yamazaki Mazak Corporation, two global machine tool builder companies have their headquarters in the city, as well as global automotive components supplier Tokai Rika.^[4][5][6]

Education

Ōguchi has three public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education..

Transportation

Railway

Ōguchi is not served by passenger rail transport. The nearest train station is Kashiwamori on the Meitetsu Inuyama Line in neighboring Fusō.

Highway

• National Route 41
• National Route 155

Sister city relations

• - Matsue, Shimane, Japan, sister city since August 29, 2015

Local attractions

Horioato Park Saidan Bridge

Gojo River

• Ōguchi Castle

References

1. Ōguchi Town official statistics (in Japanese)
2. Ōguchi population statistics
3. Ōguchi climate data
4. "Corporate Profile." Okuma Corporation. Retrieved on March 26, 2015.
5. "About Mazak — Company Outline." Yamazaki Mazak Corporation. Retrieved on March 29, 2015.
6. "[1]." Tokai Rika. Retrieved on October 05, 2019.

External links

Media related to Ōguchi, Aichi at Wikimedia Commons

• (in Japanese) Official website