Ama (Aichi)

Ama (Japaneseあま 市, -shi) is a city in the Japanese prefecture of Aichi.

Geography

Ama is located east of Aisai and west of Nagoya.

History

The municipality was created on 22 March 2010 from the merger of the county's cities Jimokuji (甚 目 寺 町, -chō ), Miwa (美 和 町, -chō ) and Shippo (七宝 町, -chō ) from the district of Ama.

Attractions

  • Jimokuji Kannon, a temple was established in 597
  • Shippo Art Village, an art center of China in the cloisonné style

Traffic

Ama is developed in east-west direction from the Tsushima Line of Nagoya tetsudō ( Meitetsu ), within the city limits are three railway stations. Ama is connected via the Mei - Nikan highway to the Japanese motorway network.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Masanori Fukushima ( daimyo )

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Nagoya
  • Kiyosu
  • Inazawa
  • Aisai
  • Tsushima
  • Kanie
  • Oharu
Cities of Japan Aisai, Aichi Kiyosu, Aichi Inazawa, Aichi Tsushima (Aichi) Chita, Aichi Handa, Aichi Hekinan, Aichi Ichinomiya (Aichi) Iwakura, Aichi Kariya (Aichi) Kasugai, Aichi Kitanagoya, Aichi Komaki, Aichi Miyoshi (Aichi) Nagakute, Aichi Nishio, Aichi Nisshin, Aichi Okazaki, Aichi Owariasahi, Aichi Seto (Aichi) Shinshiro, Aichi Tahara (Aichi) Takahama (Aichi) Tokoname, Aichi Toyoake, Aichi Toyohashi, Aichi Toyokawa, Aichi Yatomi, Aichi Nukata District, Aichi
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