Aichi Prefecture愛知県alternative words: Aichiken prefecture, Aichi, Aichiken, Aichi-ken, Aichi ken keywords: prefecture related topics: Nagoya city , Toyota city , Aichi world exposition related web sites: http://www.pref.aichi.jp explanation: Aichi prefecture occupies the south-western part of Chubu region, facing Ise bay. Its surface is 5,137 km2 and the population 6.4 millions. The prefectural office is at Nagoya City. Being located in the third most populated aria in Japan, there exists many industries but the most significant ones are textile, automobile and aerospace with a factory of Toyota at Toyota City. Farming is very diversified such as poultry, hog rising, vegetables etc., because the region is highly urbanized. | |