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Ichinomiya, Aichi

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This article is about the city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Numerous towns in Japan share the same name, see Ichinomiya (disambiguation).

Template:Japanese city Ichinomiya (一宮市; -shi) is a city located in Aichi, Japan. The city is often called Owari-ichinomiya to avoid confusion with another Ichinomiya, Aichi.

Ichinomiya literally means "the first shrine" of the province. In case of this city, it is the Masumida Shrine of the Owari Province.

History

The city was founded on September 1, 1921.

The city was expanded on April 1, 2005 by the merger of the former areas of Ichinomiya City, Bisai City and Kisogawa-cho.

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