Tōnō

Geography

Population

Features

• It is broadly divided into Tōnō Seibu in the west with Tajimi, Toki, and Mizunami; and Tōnō Tōbu in the east with Ena and Nakatsugawa. Additionally, Tōnō Tōbu is divided into north and south by the former boundaries of Ena and Nakatsugawa, with in the south and in the north.
• The Chūō Main Line, Japan National Route 19, and Chūō Expressway are the main traffic routes through the region. Because of this, compared with Gifu and other regions within the prefecture, it has better connections with places along Route 19 like Nagoya and Kasugai and along Route 363 like Seto. To go to places like Seinō and the Gifu region it's often faster to go through Aichi Prefecture via in Komaki or Nagoya Station. This is largely because the Takayama Main Line and Taita Line that run between Gifu Station and Tajimi Station are not electrified and have few trains with small numbers of cars. Additionally, the prefectural boundary makes a northward arc along the Kiso River. However, due to the opening of the,, and junctions on the Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway, highway access has improved to the Chūnō region and the region in Aichi Prefecture. Additionally, there are strong connections with Nagano Prefecture across the eastern border, especially the and regions.
• In the Ritsuryō period, it formed one part of the Tōsandō, and generally was associated with Toki District and Ena District. In the Edo period it was generally divided into the Owari Domain,, and the Naegi Domain with the Nakasendō running through.
• Toki, Tajimi, and Mizunami form a prominent Japanese pottery and porcelain producing region; the pottery is known as Mino ware.
• The climate is a mix of Pacific Ocean side and. Summer is hot and humid, and winter is cold, but snowfall is little. In recent years, Tajimi has been known for holding the hottest temperature record. On August 16, 2007, Tajimi set the record at the time for the hottest temperature in Japan along with Kumagaya, Saitama at 40.9 °C.
• There are many basins formed by the Kiso River and Toki River water system, and many towns were built around their respective basins. Akechi, Kamiyahagi, and Kushihara in the south of Ena belong to the Yahagi River water system.

  Transportation

Rail lines

• JR Central
• * Chūō Main Line
• *Chūō Shinkansen
• * Taita Line
• Akechi Line
• Closed lines
• * Tōnō Railway and
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• * Kitaena Railway and
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  Main roadways

• Chūō Expressway
• Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway

Bus companies

• Gallery