Inuyama, Aichi

Inuyama (犬山市, Inuyama-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, north of the Nagoya Metropolis.

As of May 2015, the city had an estimated population of 74,200 and a population density of 911 persons per km². The total area was 74.90 square kilometres (28.92 sq mi).

Geography

Inuyama lies along the edge of Aichi Prefecture, separated from neighboring Gifu Prefecture by the Kiso River.

Surrounding municipalities

Aichi Prefecture

Gifu Prefecture

History

During the Edo period, Inuyama was a sub-domain of Owari Domain, entrusted to senior retainers of the Nagoya-branch of the Tokugawa clan.

Immediately following the Meiji Restoration in 1868, it was established as an independent feudal han, until the 1871 abolition of the han system. With the cadastral reforms of October 1, 1889, the town of Inuyama was created. Inuyama was elevated to city status in 1954.

Transportation