Handa, Aichi
Handa (Japanese半 田 市, -shi) is a coastal city in Aichi Prefecture, about 40 kilometers south of Nagoya, located on Honshu, the main island of Japan, between the Mikawa Bay and Ise Bay. It is an important commercial center, with shipbuilding as a major industry.
Historical
The city Handa was on October 1, 1937 the municipalities Handa, Kamezaki (亀 崎) and Narawa (成岩) was founded. Since the establishment of the city by two major earthquakes, a typhoon and a flood was haunted.
Famous people
- The writer Nankichi Niimi was born in 1913 in Handa.
- Satoru Akahori ( writer )
Traffic
- Train: JR Taketoyo- line
- National Road 247.366
Twin Cities
- Xuzhou (since 1993)
Adjacent Cities and Towns
- Takahama
- Tokoname
- Hekinan