Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Ōbu has been increasing steadily over the past 70 years.

Neighboring municipalities

;Aichi Prefecture

  • Kariya
  • Higashiura
  • Nagoya (Midori-ku)
  • Tōkai
  • Toyoake

History

Late modern period

The village of Ōbu was established within Chita District, Aichi on October 1, 1889, with the establishment of the modern municipalities system.

On May 1, 1906, Ōbu annexed the neighboring villages of Yoshida, Kyowa, Kitasaka, Yokote, Nagagusa and part of the village of Morioka.

It was elevated to town status on November 1, 1915.

Contemporary history

Ōbu became a city on September 1, 1970.

Government

thumb|200px|Ōbu city hall

Ōbu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 19 members. The city contributes one member to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 7 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Sister cities

  • Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia, since November 20, 1993

Economy

Tertiary sector

Commerce

Ōbu has a mixed economic base due to its proximity to the Nagoya metropolis and numerous transportation connections.

Education

thumb|200px|[[Shigakkan University]]

University

  • Shigakkan University
  • University of Human Environments, Ōbu campus

Schools

  • Ōbu has nine public elementary schools and four public junior high schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

thumb|200px|[[Ōbu Station]]

thumb|200px|The [[Kilometre Zero of Ōbu]]

Railways

Conventional lines

;20pxCentral Japan Railway Company

  • Tōkaidō Main Line: - - -
  • Taketoyo Line: -

Roads

Expressways

  • 24px|link=|alt=E1AIsewangan Expressway
  • 24px|link=|alt=E87Chitahantō Road

Japan National Route

Notable people from Ōbu

  • Kumiko Koiwai, figure skater
  • Masayoshi Nagata, mathematician
  • Takahiro Nakai, Judoka
  • Kyoko Takezawa, violinist
  • Hidehiko Yoshida, Olympic gold-medalist judoka

References

  • (with link to pages in English)
  • Sister Cities by the Sea - information on the relationship between Obu and Port Phillip (English and Japanese content).