Kariya, Aichi

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**Kariya**
**刈谷市**
Kariya's location in Aichi, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Aichi
Physical characteristics
Area	50.45 km² (19.48 sq mi)
Population (as of January 2008)
Total	145,117
Density	2,880 /km² (7,459 /sq mi)
Location	34°59′N, 137°0′E
Symbols
Tree	Camphor Laurel
Flower	Kakitsubata (Iris laevigata)
Flag
Kariya Government Office
Mayor	Yoshinori Takenaka
Address	〒448-8501 1-1 Tōyōchō, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken
Phone number	0566-23-1111
Official website: Kariya City

Kariya (刈谷市, Kariya-shi^?) is a city located in Aichi, Japan.

As of January 1 2008, the city has an estimated population of 145,117 and the density of 2,880 persons per km². The total area is 50.45 km².

The city was founded on April 1, 1950.

Kariya is twinned with Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Kariya is about 30 kilometers by train from Nagoya, Japan's fourth largest city, which endured heavy bombardment during World War II.

There are companies related to Toyota Motor Corporation, such as Toyota Industries Corporation, Aisin-Seiki and Denso Corporation. Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, Toyodajidoshoki, was actually the original company, or kaisha of which Toyota Motor Corporation became a subsidiary firm. Because Toyoda Automatic Loom Works was so highly profitable a company, board members decided to reinvest much of the profits into the growing automobile manufacturing business. A notable educational institution based in Kariya is the Aichi University of Education (AUE), a national university, and its affiliated high school. Both the AUE and AUE High School are located in the Hirosawa section of the Igaya neighbourhood.

During World War II, large towers in Kariya, funded by Germany were used to communicate the orders for Japan to attack Pearl Harbor. However, these have since been demolished.