Hekinan, Aichi
Hekinan (Japanese碧南 市, -shi) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture on Honshu, the main island of Japan.
Geography
Hekinan located south of Nagoya and west of Okazaki.
History
Hekinan was born on April 5, 1948 from the merger of Chō Ohama (大 浜 町, chō ), Shinkawa (新 川 町, chō ), Tanao (棚 尾 町, chō ) and the Mura Asahi (旭 村, -mura ) founded in Hekikai -gun (碧海 郡).
Traffic
- Road National Road 247
Twin Cities
Sons and daughters of the town
- Nagata Tokuhon (1513-1630), physician
Adjacent Cities and Towns
- Anjo
- Takahama ( Aichi )
- Nishio
- Handa