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Kiyosu Castle
Kiyosu Castle
Flag of Kiyosu
Official logo of Kiyosu
Location of Kiyosu in Aichi Prefecture
Location of Kiyosu in Aichi Prefecture
Kiyosu is located in Japan
Coordinates: 35°11′59.3″N 136°51′10.3″E﻿ / ﻿35.199806°N 136.852861°E﻿ / 35.199806; 136.852861Coordinates: 35°11′59.3″N 136°51′10.3″E﻿ / ﻿35.199806°N 136.852861°E﻿ / 35.199806; 136.852861
RegionChūbu (Tōkai)
PrefectureAichi Prefecture
 • MayorShizuharu Kato (since August 2005)
 • Total17.32 km2 (6.69 sq mi)
 (May 2015)
 • Total66,537
 • Density3,830/km2 (9,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeCornus florida
- FlowerTulip, Cherry blossom
Phone number052-400-2911
Address1238 Sukaguchi, Kiyosu-shi, Aichi-ken 452-8569
WebsiteOfficial website
Remains of Kiyosu-juku's honjin

Kiyosu (清須市, Kiyosu-shi) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

As of May 2015, the city had an estimated population of 66,537 and a population density of 3,830 persons per km². The total area was 17.32 square kilometres (6.69 sq mi).


Kiyosu is located in far western Aichi Prefecture, bordered by the Nagoya metropolis to the east.

Surrounding municipalities[edit]


Kiyosu was the location of a post town (Kiyosu-juku) on the junction of the Nakasendō and the Minoji connecting Kamakura with Kyoto and the Ise Shrine during the Kamakura period. In the Muromachi period, the area was fortified with the construction of Kiyosu Castle, which subsequently became a stronghold of the Oda clan and the base from which Oda Nobunaga consolidated his control over Owari Province during the Sengoku period. After the start of the Edo period, Kiyosu Castle was dismantled by order of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and most of the population relocated to Nagoya. By the start of the Meiji period, the area was a rural area organized into Nishikasugai District of Aichi Prefecture. The town of Kiyosu was proclaimed on August 1, 1889.

The modern city of Kiyosu was established on July 7, 2005, from the merger of the former town Kiyosu absorbing the towns of Shinkawa and Nishibiwajima (all from Nishikasugai District).

On October 1, 2009, the neighboring town of Haruhi (also from Nishikasugai District) was merged into Kiyosu.[1]





Sister city relations[edit]

Notable people from Kiyosu[edit]


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External links[edit]

Media related to Kiyosu, Aichi at Wikimedia Commons