Kanie, Aichi Prefecture, Chūbu Region, Japan

🇯🇵 Kanie (蟹江町, Kanie-chō) is a town located in Ama District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the town had an estimated population density of 3,344 persons per km². The total area of the town was 11.09 square km (4.28 sq mi).

Etymology The origin of the town's name comes from the once-plentiful crab (蟹, kani) population.

Geography Kanie is located in the south-west Aichi Prefecture in the extreme end of the Nōbi Plain at the delta of the Kiso River, bordering on Ise Bay to the south. The average elevation of the town is sea level.

Neighboring municipalities Aichi Prefecture ◦ Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya ◦ Minato-ku, Nagoya ◦ Tsushima ◦ Aisai ◦ Yatomi ◦ Ama ◦ Tobishima.

Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Kanie has been increasing over the past 50 years.

History Kanie was part of ancient Owari Province. During the Sengoku period, it was the site of the Siege of Kanie, where Toyotomi Hideyoshi fought the Oda clan to secure his hold over the province. It was part of the holdings of the Owari Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. With the Meiji period establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the town of Kanie was established. The 1891 Mino–Owari earthquake caused extensive damage to the area. In October 2003, Kanie participated in discussions with regards to a possible merge with neighboring town of Yatomi and village of Jūshiyama. However, negotiations failed in 2004 and Kanie decided to remain as an independent municipality.

Economy Kanie is primarily a regional commercial centre and bedroom community for the Nagoya metropolis.

Education Kanie has five public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

Middle schools • Kanie Middle School • Kanie-Kita Middle School; Elementary schools • Kanie Elementary School • Funairi Elementary School • Sunishi Elementary School • Shin-Kanie Elementary School • Gakuto Elementary School.

Transport: Rail Central Japan Railway Company - Kansai Main Line • Kanie; Kintetsu Railway – Nagoya Line • Kintetsu Kanie - Tomiyoshi.

Transport: Road The Kilometre zero of Kanie • Higashi-Meihan Expressway • National Route 1.

Local attractions • Owari Onsen hot spring • Sunari Festival.