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Aichi Prefecture

Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture in central Honshu, Japan, with its capital at Nagoya. It was formed in 1871–1872 from the old provinces of Owari and Mikawa, the homelands of Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. Today it is one of Japan's main industrial regions and the home of the Toyota motor company.

Aichi Prefecture
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Owari Domain

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Aichi Prefecture. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aichi-prefecture
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