Anjo

Anjo is an industrial city in Aichi Prefecture between Nagoya and the Yahagi River. The place stretches across flat terrain where factories and residential areas sit beside rice paddies and smaller orchards.

The area began to change in 1891 when the railway line between Tokyo and Kobe opened a station here. In the following decades farmland gradually shifted into a production center for automobiles and machine parts.

The town adopted its current name in 1952 when several communities merged into a single administrative unit. Today the transformation appears in residential neighborhoods and factory complexes that stand between older fields and temples.

Mikawa-Anjo Station connects the town to the Shinkansen network and allows quick travel to other parts of Japan. Locally most places can be explored on foot or by bicycle, as streets are flat and straightforward.

The area earned the nickname Little Denmark of Japan for its productivity in agriculture, especially in growing rice and soybeans. Museums in town preserve tools and finds from the Paleolithic period discovered in nearby fields.

Location: Aichi Prefecture

Inception: May 5, 1952

Elevation above the sea: 10 m

Shares border with: Toyota, Okazaki, Nishio, Kariya, Hekinan, Chiryu, Takahama

Website: https://city.anjo.aichi.jp

GPS coordinates: 34.95872,137.08033

Latest update: December 13, 2025 15:58