Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Shinshiro has started to decline rapidly over the past 20 years.

Neighboring municipalities

;Aichi Prefecture

  • Toyohashi
  • Okazaki
  • Toyokawa
  • Toyota
  • Kitashitara District, Tōei
  • Kitashitara District, Shitara

;Shizuoka Prefecture

  • Hamamatsu (Hamana-ku, Tenryū-ku)

History

thumb|200px|Battle of Nagashino in 1575

Feudal period

The area of present-day Shinshiro was part of the territories of the Okudaira clan, the predecessors of the Matsudaira clan and Tokugawa clan during the Sengoku period.

Their stronghold, Nagashino Castle in what is now the northern part of Shinshiro, was the site of the Battle of Nagashino, between the forces of Oda Nobunaga and the Takeda clan.

Noda Castle, at which Takeda Shingen was wounded at the Siege of Noda was also located within the borders of Shinshiro.

Early modern period

During the Edo period, most of the area was tenryō territory ruled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate through administrators.

Late modern period

After the start of the Meiji period, Shinshiro Town in Minamishitara District, Aichi Prefecture was proclaimed on 1 October 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system.

Contemporary history

The area of the town expanded through annexation of neighboring villages in 1955 and 1956.

The city of Shinshiro was proclaimed on 1 November 1958.

On 1 October 2005, the town of Hōrai, and the village of Tsukude (both from Minamishitara District) were merged into Shinshiro.

The city of Shinshiro now covers all of former Minamishitara District.

Government

thumb|200px|Shinshiro city hall

Shinshiro has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 18 members. The city contributes one member to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 14 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Primary sector of the economy

Agriculture

Shinshiro is a regional commercial center, with the economy concentrated on agriculture, especially chicken farming, and light manufacturing.

Education

University

  • Aichi Shinshiro Otani University (closed in 2013)

Schools

Shinshiro has 13 public elementary schools and six public junior high schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school.

Transportation

Railways

Conventional lines

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  • Iida Line: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Roads

Expressways

  • 24px|link=|alt=E1 Tōmei Expressway
  • 24px|link=|alt=E1A New Tōmei Expressway

Japan National Route

International relations

Shinshiro is a member of "Newcastles of the World", an alliance which brings together seventeen cities whose names mean "new castle".

Local attractions

  • Atera Seven Falls
  • Fuka-ji
  • Hōraisan Tōshō-gū shrine
  • Hōrai-ji
  • Site of Nagashino Castle
  • Narusawa Waterfall
  • Site of Noda Castle
  • Sakurabuchi Park
  • Thousand Rice Paddies of Yotsuya (Yotsuya Senmaida)
  • Yuya Onsen

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Sakurabuchi park2.JPG|Sakurabuchi Park

Horaijisan1.jpg|Mount Hōraiji

Horaijisan2.jpg|Mount Hōraiji (Niōmon)

Houraisantoushouguu1.JPG|Hōraisan Tōshō-gū

Houraiji.jpg|Hōrai-ji

NagashinoC Ushibuchibashi.jpg|Site of former Nagashino Castle

Atera Nana Falls.jpg|Atera Seven Falls

Narusawa waterfall.jpg|Narusawa Waterfall

Yotsuyanosenmaida.jpg|Thousand Rice Paddies of Yotsuya (Yotsuya Senmaida)

Yuya Onsen.jpg|Yuya Onsen

Fukaji4.jpg|Fuka-ji

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Notable people from Shinshiro

  • Akihiro Ota, politician

References

  • Shinshiro City official website