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23233 / きよすし

Aichi Prefecture

Kiyosu City

Produce dealer's house, moved, restored.

Nishibiwajima Tonya Kinenkan

Photo by Bariston (CC BY-SA 4.0)

01 / Road marker

The east face begins “nishi wa,”the west face “higashi wa.”

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Photo by 円周率3パーセント (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Erected in 1827 at the foot of the small bridge of the old Biwajima Bridge, this granite pillar is 173 cm high and 31 cm square. The east face reads “nishi wa, tsushima tenno kiyosu juku michi,” the west “higashi wa, tokaido nagoya michi,” the south the date and the north “iwakura michi.”

  • 173 cm high, 31 cm square
  • 1827
  • City designation

02 / Shell midden

Ongagawa-style pottery and Jomon-derivedstriated pottery were found together.

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Photo by MChew (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The Kaigarayama Shell Midden is a national historic site, designated in 1971. Around a midden holding Early and Middle Yayoi remains, deposits extend to the Late period. The Agency for Cultural Affairs says it shows how Yayoi culture took hold in the Tokai region.

  • National historic site, 1971
  • Deposits from Early to Late Yayoi
  • Ongagawa-style and striated pottery

03 / Townhouse

Facing the Mino Road,a gabled, side-entrance townhouse.

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Photo by Asturio Cantabrio (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Built in 1896, a two-story wooden house. It has a gabled tile roof with the entrance on the long side, a lean-to on the south, and a rear that bends in a dogleg. The ground floor has an earthen passage on the east and four rooms on the west. Listed in 2006 as a nationally registered tangible cultural property; the Agency calls it a fine example of a modern townhouse facing the Mino Road.

  • Built 1896
  • Gabled, two stories
  • Registered 2006

Living here

Nagoya is 8 minutes by Meitetsu express.

  • about 70,000 people
  • 30 min to a city centre

From Meitetsu Nagoya Station, the Meitetsu express reaches Sukaguchi Station in 8 minutes without a change. The city gives about 15 minutes on foot from Sukaguchi Station to City Hall, and about 5 minutes from Shinkawabashi Station. The Nishibiwajima Wholesalers' Memorial House is 7 minutes on foot from Nishibiwajima or Futatsuiri Station.

People living here
67,352people
2010

0% since 2015

65,757 → 67,352

Area
17.35km²

17.35km² of it habitable

2024

Households
28,929households

2.3 people per household

2020

Rent (average for rentals)
57,811yen

National average 60,630 yen

2023

Healthcare
2 hospitals / 44 clinics

6.8 per 10,000 people

2023

Almost entirely flat.Almost all of it is habitable land (100.0%)
Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Population from 2010 onward (municipal boundary changed).2005-07-07 に新設合併(西枇杷島町・清洲町・新川町)。2005年調査から市域が変わっている。2009-10-01 に編入合併(春日町)。2010年調査から市域が変わっている。

Children waiting for childcare
—14 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy
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Average annual temperature
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These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

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Where you can go from here.

Kiyosu City in Japan35.200°N 136.853°E
TokyoKiyosu City
Sukaguchi Station
須ケ口駅2024
  • to NagoyaMeitetsu express8min

Travel times follow 名古屋鉄道『路線別時刻表 名古屋本線』のPDF(2026年3月14日改正。https://www.meitetsu.co.jp/train/timetable/index.html の『名古屋本線』の4本)。名鉄名古屋→須ケ口は下り(豊橋→名鉄名古屋→名鉄岐阜)の平日『kai_20260314_NH_W1.pdf』(2026-06-22 掲載)と土・休日『20260314_NH_H1_1.pdf』、須ケ口→名鉄名古屋は上り(名鉄岐阜→名鉄名古屋→豊橋)の平日『20260314_NH_W2_1.pdf』と土・休日『20260314_NH_H2_1.pdf』 (checked 2026-10-19). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 5 municipalities.

Territory of Kiyosu City
Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (N03)

North to south

7.9km

名古屋市, 稲沢市, あま市, 北名古屋市, 一宮市

Kiyosu City isthis kind of town.

  1. 01The Nishibiwajima Wholesalers' Memorial House is a relocated and restored home of the Yamada Kuzaemon family, said to be one of the founders of the Shimo-Otai market, moved in 1992
  2. 02The Mino Road marker, a city-designated stone pillar, was set up in 1827 beside the old Biwajima Bridge, where the Mino Road and the Iwakura road forked
  3. 03Kaigarayama Shell Midden, a national historic site, and the registered Shibata house stand here, and the city records that Oda Nobunaga entered Kiyosu Castle in 1555

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.