Chūbu region
The , Central region, or is a region in the middle of Honshu, Honshū, Japan, Japan's main island. In a wide, classical definition, it encompasses nine prefectures (''ken''): Aichi Prefecture, Aichi, Fukui Prefecture, Fukui, Gifu Prefecture ...
, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central
Honshu
, historically called , is the largest and most populous island of Japan. It is located south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Straits. The island separ ...
, it is the capital and the most populous city of
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...
, and is one of Japan's major
port
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...
s along with those of
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
,
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...
,
Kobe
Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in Kansai region, whic ...
,
Yokohama
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of To ...
, and
Chiba
Chiba may refer to:
Places China
* (), town in Jianli County, Jingzhou, Hubei
Japan
* Chiba (city), capital of Chiba Prefecture
** Chiba Station, a train station
* Chiba Prefecture, a sub-national jurisdiction in the Greater Tokyo Area on ...
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fellow ...
, a retainer of
Oda Nobunaga
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan.
Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify ...
, moved the capital of
Owari Province
was a province of Japan in the area that today forms the western half of Aichi Prefecture, including the modern city of Nagoya. The province was created in 646. Owari bordered on Mikawa, Mino, and Ise Provinces. Owari and Mino provinces were ...
from
Kiyosu
is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 69,687 in 29,477 households, and a population density of 4,017 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Kiyosu is located in far western Aichi P ...
to Nagoya. This period saw the renovation of
Nagoya Castle
is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Japan.
Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain in 1612 during the Edo period on the site of an earlier castle of the Oda clan in the Sengoku period. Nagoya Castle was the heart of one of the ...
. The arrival of the 20th century brought a convergence of economic factors that fueled rapid growth in Nagoya, during the
Meiji Restoration
The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ...
, and became a major industrial hub for Japan. The traditional manufactures of timepieces, bicycles, and sewing machines were followed by the production of special steels, ceramic, chemicals, oil, and petrochemicals, as the area's automobile, aviation, and shipbuilding industries flourished. These factors made the city a target for US air raids during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
.
Following the war, Nagoya's economy diversified, but the city remains a significant centre for industry and transport in Japan. It is linked with Tokyo, Kyōto, and Osaka by the Tokaido Shinkansen, and is home to the
Nagoya Stock Exchange
Nagoya Stock Exchange (名古屋証券取引所 ''Nagoya Shōken Torihikijo'', NSE) is a stock trading market in Nagoya, Japan. It is Japan's second largest exchange, behind the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
History
The Nagoya Stock Exchange (NSE) is t ...
Ibanez
is a Japanese guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki. Based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Hoshino Gakki were one of the first Japanese musical instrument companies to gain a significant foothold in import guitar sales in the United States and Europe, as ...
Toyota Tsusho
is a sōgō shōsha (trading company), a member of the Toyota Group. Toyota Tsusho has a worldwide presence through its many subsidiaries and operating divisions, including over 150 offices, and 900 subsidiaries and affiliates around the world. ...
, among others. Nagoya is home of educational institutes such as
Nagoya University
, abbreviated to or NU, is a Japanese national research university located in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya. It was the seventh Imperial University in Japan, one of the first five Designated National University and selected as a Top Type university of T ...
, the
Nagoya Institute of Technology
The , abbreviated to Nitech (or in Japanese to 名工大, ''Meikōdai''), is a public highest-level educational institution of science and technology located in Nagoya, Japan.
Nitech was founded in 1905 as ''Nagoya Higher Technical School'', then ...
, and
Nagoya City University
, abbreviated to , is a public university in Japan. The main campus (Kawasumi) is located in Mizuho-ku, Nagoya City. Other three campuses (Yamanohata, Tanabe-dori and Kita Chikusa) are also located in the city. Nagoya City University has been r ...
Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium
The is a public aquarium in Minato-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is the public aquarium with the largest tank capacity and total area in Japan. It also owns Japan's largest dolphin show tank.
History
Opened in 1992, the Port of Nagoya ...
,
Nagoya Castle
is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Japan.
Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain in 1612 during the Edo period on the site of an earlier castle of the Oda clan in the Sengoku period. Nagoya Castle was the heart of one of the ...
, and
Hisaya Ōdori Park
The Hisaya-ōdōri Park (久屋大通公園) is located in Sakae, Nagoya, in central Japan.
History
The park was laid out after the devastation of World War II by the mayor of Nagoya, in order to create green space in the middle of the city. ...
, and
Nagoya TV Tower
The (formerly but still referred to as the ) is a TV tower in Nagoya, central Japan.
History
It is the oldest TV tower in Japan, and was completed in 1954. It is located in the centre of Hisaya Ōdori Park. The tower is 180 metres high, and h ...
, one of the oldest TV towers in Japan.
Overview
Etymology
The city's name was historically written as or (both read as ''Nagoya''). One possible origin is the adjective , meaning 'calm'
.
The name , consisting of ''chū'' (middle) + ''kyō'' (capital) is also used to refer to Nagoya. Notable examples of the use of the name Chūkyō include the Chūkyō Industrial Area, Chūkyō Metropolitan Area, Chūkyō Television Broadcasting,
Chukyo University
is a private university in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, with campuses in Nagoya and Toyota. The main building is located in Yagoto, Shōwa-ku, Nagoya.
Notable faculty members
* Naomi Miyake, cognitive scientist
* Koji Murofushi, Olympic hammer t ...
Nagoya Station
is a major railway station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is one of the world's largest train stations by floor area (410,000 m2), and houses the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). Much of this space is located in ...
(2016)
File:Nagoya Night View.jpg, Nagoya night view seen from
Higashiyama Sky Tower
The Higashiyama Sky Tower is located in the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in the city of Nagoya, central Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northw ...
(2020)
File:Nagoya_(2015-11-03).JPG,
Central business district
A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...
of Nagoya viewed from Midland Square (2015)
File:Nagoya TV Tower1.jpg,
Hisaya Ōdori Park
The Hisaya-ōdōri Park (久屋大通公園) is located in Sakae, Nagoya, in central Japan.
History
The park was laid out after the devastation of World War II by the mayor of Nagoya, in order to create green space in the middle of the city. ...
(2020)
File:Seto Digital Tower and Nagoya.jpg, Nagoya and
Seto Digital Tower
Seto Digital Tower is a 244.7 m 803 ft tall digital broadcasting tower in Seto, Aichi, Japan. In 2011, the tower replaced the Nagoya TV Tower; the Nagoya TV Tower previously had the role of broadcasting in the Nagoya area.Sakae area (2016)
Geography and administrative divisions
Geography
Nagoya lies north of
Ise Bay
is a bay located at the mouth of the Kiso Three Rivers between Mie and Aichi Prefectures in Japan. Ise Bay has an average depth of and a maximum depth of . The mouth of the bay is and is connected to the smaller Mikawa Bay by two channels: th ...
on the Nōbi Plain. The city was built on low-level
plateau
In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ha ...
s to ward off floodwaters. The plain is one of the nation's most fertile areas. The
Kiso River
The is a river in the Chubu region of Japan roughly long, flowing through the prefectures of Nagano, Gifu, Aichi, and Mie before emptying into Ise Bay a short distance away from the city of Nagoya.Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al.'' (2005) ...
flows to the west along the city border, and the Shōnai River comes from the northeast and turns south towards the bay at Nishi Ward. The man-made Hori River was constructed as a canal in 1610. It flows from north to south, as part of the Shōnai River system. The rivers allowed for trade with the hinterland. The Tempaku River feeds from a number of smaller river in the east, flows briefly south at Nonami and then west at Ōdaka into the bay.
The city's location and its position in the centre of Japan allowed it to develop economically and politically.
File:Nobi_Plain_from_Mount_Miroku.JPG, Nagoya and Nobi Plain seen from Mirokuzan ( Kasugai city)
File:Nobi Plain and Nagoya from Mount Sanpo 2008-9-24.jpg, View of the Nōbi Plain,
Kiso Three Rivers
The refers to the three major rivers that make up the alluvial plain area of the Nōbi Plain of Japan. The three rivers are the Kiso River, the Ibi River and the Nagara River. Given their location, they are sometimes referred to as the Nōbi Th ...
and Nagoya from Mount Sanpo and Mount Yōrō
File:Aerial photographs of Nagoya Night view.jpg, Aerial photographs of Nagoya
File:Nagoya_Port_Aichi_pref_Japan01s8.jpg, Nagoya Port in 2013
Climate
Nagoya has a
humid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...
(
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
: ''Cfa'') with hot, humid summers and cool winters. The summer is noticeably wetter than the winter, although rain falls throughout the year.
Area
Wards
Nagoya has 16
wards
Ward may refer to:
Division or unit
* Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward
* Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso ...
.
Demographics
One of the earliest
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
es, carried out in 1889, counted 157,496 residents. The population reached the 1million mark in 1934 and as of December 2010 had an estimated population of 2,259,993 with a
population density
Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ...
of . Also an estimated 1,019,859 households resided there—a significant increase from 153,370 at the end of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
in 1945.
The area is . Its
metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...
Gifu
is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku ...
prefectures, with a total population of about 10million people, surpassed only by Osaka and Tokyo.
Surrounding municipalities
*
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...
**
Tobishima
Meiko West Bridge
is a village located in Ama District, Aichi Prefecture, in the Tōkai region of Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 4,609 in 1765 households, and a population density of 206 persons per km². The total area of ...
**
Kanie
is a town located in Ama District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 37,082 in 16,647 households, and a population density of 3,344 persons per km². The total area of the town was .
Etymology
The origin of ...
Kiyosu
is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 69,687 in 29,477 households, and a population density of 4,017 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Kiyosu is located in far western Aichi P ...
**
Kitanagoya
is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 86,068 in 36,904 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Kitanagoya is a member of the World Health Organization’s Alliance for H ...
**
Toyoyama
Aerial photograph of Toyoyama town in 2019
is a town located in Nishikasugai District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,630 in 6,757 households, and a population density of 2,529 persons per km². The total a ...
Owariasahi
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 81,954 in 35,583 households, and a population density of 3,897 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Owariasahi is located in west-cen ...
Toyoake
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 69,525 in 30,185 households, and a population density of 2,994 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Toyoake is located in the coastal f ...
**
Ōbu
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 92,179 in 39,382 households, and a population density of 2,739 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Ōbu has been a member of the World Health Or ...
Yayoi period
The started at the beginning of the Neolithic in Japan, continued through the Bronze Age, and towards its end crossed into the Iron Age.
Since the 1980s, scholars have argued that a period previously classified as a transition from the Jōmon p ...
, the
Ōguruwa Shell Midden
260px, Oguruwa shell mounds-Flexed burial
The is an archaeological site with a shell midden and Jōmon period settlement site located in the Yamashitatori neighborhood of Mizuho ward of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in the Tōkai region of Japan. ...
was discovered before the settlement of Nagoya.
;Kofun period
In the
Kofun period
The is an era in the history of Japan from about 300 to 538 AD (the date of the introduction of Buddhism), following the Yayoi period. The Kofun and the subsequent Asuka periods are sometimes collectively called the Yamato period. This period is ...
, Nagoya was settled and the
Danpusan Kofun
file:断夫山古墳 周濠復原図.png, 250px, Sketch of Danpusan Kofun
The is a large keyhole-shaped ''kofun'' burial mound located within the grounds of the Atsuta Shrine complex in the Hayata neighborhood of Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Japan. The tu ...
and Shiratori Kofun was built in this area. The Atsuta Shrine is of ancient origin, it is home to the
Imperial Regalia of Japan
The are the imperial regalia of Japan and consist of the sword , the mirror , and the jewel . They represent the three primary virtues: valour (the sword), wisdom (the mirror), and benevolence (the jewel).
Yamato Takeru
, originally , was a Japanese semi-legendary prince of the Yamato dynasty, son of Emperor Keikō, who is traditionally counted as the 12th Emperor of Japan. His name written in kanji can vary, in the '' Nihon Shoki'' it is spelled 日本武尊 a ...
died in 113 AD. The possessions of the dead prince were gathered together along with the sword Kusanagi; and his widow venerated his memory in a shrine at her home.
File:Oguruwa Kaizuka 20160815.jpg, The
Ōguruwa Shell Midden
260px, Oguruwa shell mounds-Flexed burial
The is an archaeological site with a shell midden and Jōmon period settlement site located in the Yamashitatori neighborhood of Mizuho ward of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in the Tōkai region of Japan. ...
was discovered before the settlement.
File:Atsuta Shrine.jpg, The Atsuta Shrine, which dates back to c. 100 AD and houses the holy sword
Kusanagi
is a legendary Japanese sword and one of three Imperial Regalia of Japan. It was originally called , but its name was later changed to the more popular ("Grass-Cutting Sword"). In folklore, the sword represents the virtue of valor.
Legends
...
, one of the
Imperial Regalia of Japan
The are the imperial regalia of Japan and consist of the sword , the mirror , and the jewel . They represent the three primary virtues: valour (the sword), wisdom (the mirror), and benevolence (the jewel).
File:Danpusan Kofun zenkei.JPG, The
Danpusan Kofun
file:断夫山古墳 周濠復原図.png, 250px, Sketch of Danpusan Kofun
The is a large keyhole-shaped ''kofun'' burial mound located within the grounds of the Atsuta Shrine complex in the Hayata neighborhood of Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Japan. The tu ...
Fujiwara clan
was a powerful family of imperial regents in Japan, descending from the Nakatomi clan and, as legend held, through them their ancestral god Ame-no-Koyane. The Fujiwara prospered since the ancient times and dominated the imperial court until th ...
in the late
Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kanmu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means "peace" in Japanese. ...
. A member served as the head priest of the nearby Atsuta Shrine, one of the legendary shrines of Japan. It is believed that Yura-Gozen, also known as Urahime, a daughter of
Fujiwara no Suenori
Fujiwara no Suenori (藤原 季範, 1090 – December 27, 1155) was a Japanese nobleman and high priest, High Priest of Atsuta Shrine during the late Heian period, belonging to the Nanke (Fujiwara), Nanke House of the powerful Fujiwara clan. He w ...
Kamakura shogunate
The was the feudal military government of Japan during the Kamakura period from 1185 to 1333. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Kamakura-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 459.
The Kamakura shogunate was established by Minamoto no Y ...
Kamakura Shogunate
The was the feudal military government of Japan during the Kamakura period from 1185 to 1333. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Kamakura-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 459.
The Kamakura shogunate was established by Minamoto no Y ...
.
Early Modern Ages
;Azuchi–Momoyama period
Oda Nobunaga
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan.
Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify ...
and his protégés
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
, otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Cour ...
and
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fellow ...
were powerful warlords based in the Nagoya area who gradually succeeded in unifying Japan. In 1610, Tokugawa Ieyasu moved the capital of
Owari Province
was a province of Japan in the area that today forms the western half of Aichi Prefecture, including the modern city of Nagoya. The province was created in 646. Owari bordered on Mikawa, Mino, and Ise Provinces. Owari and Mino provinces were ...
from Kiyosu, about seven kilometers () away, to a more strategic location in present-day Nagoya.
In May–June 1560, the Battle of Okehazama took place in Dengakuhazama,
Owari Province
was a province of Japan in the area that today forms the western half of Aichi Prefecture, including the modern city of Nagoya. The province was created in 646. Owari bordered on Mikawa, Mino, and Ise Provinces. Owari and Mino provinces were ...
which was just outside of what would become Nagoya city. In this battle,
Oda Nobunaga
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan.
Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify ...
defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto and established himself as one of the leading warlords in the
Sengoku period
The was a period in History of Japan, Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615.
The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the Feudalism, feudal system of Japan under the ...
.
File:Oda Nobunaga statue in Kiyosu park.jpg,
Oda Nobunaga
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan.
Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify ...
File:Jousenji2.JPG,
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
, otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Cour ...
File:Statue of Tokugawa Ieyasu - 徳川家康公像 - panoramio.jpg,
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fellow ...
File:Bishū Okehazama-gassen.jpg, Battle of Okehazama (May–June 1560)
;Edo period
During this period
Nagoya Castle
is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Japan.
Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain in 1612 during the Edo period on the site of an earlier castle of the Oda clan in the Sengoku period. Nagoya Castle was the heart of one of the ...
was constructed, built partly from materials taken from Kiyosu Castle. During the construction, the entire town around Kiyosu Castle, consisting of around 60,000 people, moved from Kiyosu to the newly planned town around Nagoya Castle. Around the same time, the nearby ancient Atsuta Shrine was designated as a waystation, called Miya (the Shrine), on the important Tōkaidō road, which linked the two capitals of
Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...
and
Edo
Edo ( ja, , , "bay-entrance" or "estuary"), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo.
Edo, formerly a ''jōkamachi'' (castle town) centered on Edo Castle located in Musashi Province, became the ''de facto'' capital of ...
(now Tokyo). A town developed around the temple to support travelers. The castle and shrine towns formed the city.
File:Aichi Osu Kannon hondo 2021-07 ac (1).jpg,
Ōsu Kannon
is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect located in Ōsu, in central Nagoya, Japan. It belongs to the Owari Thirty-three Kannon.
History
The official name is ''Kitanosan Shinpuku-ji Hōshō-in'', but is popularly known as ''Ōsu Kannon''.
Th ...
is a Buddhist temple, originally built in 1333, later relocated in 1612.
File:180405 Tenshu and Honmaru Goten of Nagoya castle 2.jpg,
Nagoya Castle
is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Japan.
Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain in 1612 during the Edo period on the site of an earlier castle of the Oda clan in the Sengoku period. Nagoya Castle was the heart of one of the ...
was constructed as the seat of the
Owari branch
The is a branch of the Tokugawa clan, and it is the seniormost house of the ''Gosanke'' ("three honourable houses of the Tokugawa").Tokugawa clan
The is a Japanese dynasty that was formerly a powerful ''daimyō'' family. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880) and were a branch of the Minamoto clan (Seiwa Genji) through the Matsudaira clan. The early history of this clan r ...
.
File:Shikemichi Nagoya (1).JPG, Edo era buildings in
Shikemichi
Shike-michi (四間道) is a small historical street in Nishi-ku, Nagoya in central Japan.
History
The district was founded for merchants at the time when Nagoya Castle was constructed as the seat of the Owari lords in 1610 CE (Keichō 15), fo ...
(四間道)
File:Tokaido41 Miya.jpg,
Miya-juku
was the forty-first of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in former Owari Province in what is now part of the Atsuta-ku section of the city of Nagoya, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was six km from Narumi-juku, the ...
Meiji Restoration
The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ...
Japan's provinces were restructured into prefectures and the government changed from family to bureaucratic rule. Nagoya was proclaimed a city on October 1, 1889, and designated a city on 1 September 1956, by government ordinance. Nagoya became an industrial hub for the region. Its economic sphere included the famous
pottery
Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other ceramic materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. Major types include earthenware, stoneware and por ...
Tajimi
is a city located in Gifu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 110,070 in 46,580 households, and a population density of 1200 people per km2. The total area of the city was . The city is famous for its production of Mino ware ceramic ...
Okazaki Okazaki may refer to:
*Okazaki (surname)
*Okazaki, Aichi, a city in Japan
*Okazaki Castle, a castle in Japan
*Okazaki fragments
Okazaki fragments are short sequences of DNA nucleotides (approximately 150 to 200 base pairs long in eukaryotes) w ...
, one of the only places where
gunpowder
Gunpowder, also commonly known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive. It consists of a mixture of sulfur, carbon (in the form of charcoal) and potassium nitrate (saltpeter). ...
was produced under the
shogunate
, officially , was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, though during part of the Kamakur ...
. Other industries included
cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus ''Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor perce ...
and complex mechanical dolls called ''
karakuri ningyō
are traditional Japanese mechanized puppets or automata, made from the 17th century to the 19th century. The dolls' gestures provided a form of entertainment. The word has also come to mean "mechanisms" or "trick" in Japanese language, Japan ...
''.
;Taisho period
Mitsubishi Aircraft Company
Mitsubishi Aircraft CompanyGunston p. 318 (''Mitsubishi Kokuki'') was the new name given by the Mitsubishi Company (''Mitsubishi Shokai''), in 1928, to its subsidiary, Mitsubishi Internal Combustion (''Mitsubishi Nainenki''), to reflect its chang ...
was established in 1920 in Nagoya and became one of the largest aircraft manufacturers in Japan. The availability of space and the central location of the region and the well-established connectivity were some of the major factors that lead to the establishment of the aviation industry there.
File:Photo of Nagoya Town, 1880-1890.jpg, Photo of Nagoya, 1880-1890
File:Nagoya Station 1886.jpg,
Nagoya Station
is a major railway station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is one of the world's largest train stations by floor area (410,000 m2), and houses the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). Much of this space is located in ...
in 1886
File:Nagoya-Hirokoji_in_the_Meiji_era.JPG, Hirokoji in Nagoya during the
Meiji era
The is an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912.
The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonization b ...
Nagoya City Hall
is the city hall of the city of Nagoya, Japan.
It is designed in the Imperial Crown style, a fusion Japanese and modern style. It survived the bombings of World War II and is registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan.
It is located ...
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. The population of Nagoya at this time was estimated to be 1.5million, fourth among Japanese cities and one of the three largest centers of the Japanese aircraft industry. It was estimated that 25% of its workers were engaged in aircraft production. Important Japanese aircraft targets (numbers 193, 194, 198, 2010, and 1729) were within the city itself, while others (notably 240 and 1833) were to the north of Kagamigahara. It was estimated that they produced between 40% and 50% of Japanese combat aircraft and engines, such as the vital
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range carrier-based aircraft, carrier-based fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 19 ...
fighter. The Nagoya area also produced machine tools, bearings, railway equipment, metal alloys, tanks, motor vehicles and processed foods during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
.
Air raids began on April 18, 1942, with an
attack
Attack may refer to:
Warfare and combat
* Offensive (military)
* Charge (warfare)
* Attack (fencing)
* Strike (attack)
* Attack (computing)
* Attack aircraft
Books and publishing
* ''The Attack'' (novel), a book
* '' Attack No. 1'', comic an ...
on a
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group and its automobile division is the predecessor of Mitsubishi Mo ...
aircraft works, the Matsuhigecho oil warehouse, the Nagoya Castle military barracks and the Nagoya war industries plant. The
bombing
A bomb is an explosive weapon that uses the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy. Detonations inflict damage principally through ground- and atmosphere-transmitted mechanica ...
continued through the spring of 1945, and included large-scale firebombing.
Nagoya was the target of two of Bomber Command’s attacks. These incendiary attacks, one by day and one by night, devastated . The
XXI Bomber Command
The XXI Bomber Command was a unit of the Twentieth Air Force in the Mariana Islands for strategic bombing during World War II.
The command was established at Smoky Hill Army Air Field, Kansas on 1 March 1944. After a period of organization an ...
established a new
U.S. Army Air Force
The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and ''de facto'' aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II ...
record with the greatest tonnage ever released on a single target in one mission—3,162 tons of incendiaries. It also destroyed or damaged twenty-eight of the numbered targets and raised the area burned to almost one-fourth of the entire city. Nagoya Castle, which was being used as a military command post, was hit and mostly destroyed on May 14, 1945, followed by the Yokkaichi Bombing in June 1945. Reconstruction of the main building was completed in 1959. Later in the same year on July 26, 1945 the ''
Enola Gay
The ''Enola Gay'' () is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, named after Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets. On 6 August 1945, piloted by Tibbets and Robert A. Lewis during the final stages of World War II, it be ...
'' also dropped a conventional
pumpkin bomb
Pumpkin bombs were conventional aerial bombs developed by the Manhattan Project and used by the United States Army Air Forces against Japan during World War II. It was a close replication of the Fat Man plutonium bomb with the same ballistic an ...
in the
Yagoto
is a neighbourhood that straddles Mizuho ward, Shōwa ward, and Tempaku ward in eastern Nagoya, central Japan.
History
The area is also known as Yagotoyama.
During the Edo period, the area thrived as a pilgrimage area with various temple ...
area of Nagoya as part of a bombing raid in order to train for their mission to
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui h ...
. In 1959, the city was flooded and severely damaged by the
Ise-wan Typhoon
Typhoon Vera, also known as the , was an exceptionally intense tropical cyclone that struck Japan in September 1959, becoming the strongest and deadliest typhoon on record to make landfall on the country as a Category 5 equivalent storm. Th ...
.
Contemporary Ages
After the war the city was able to rebuild and take up its role again as one of the country's leading industrial and manufacturing centers, it became known as the "
Houston
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...
and
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
of the Orient". It also plays an increasing role in the
meetings, incentives, conferencing, exhibitions
Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) tourism is a type of tourism in which large groups, usually planned well in advance, are brought together. Recently there has been an industry trend toward using the term 'meetings industry ...
(MICE) industry, hosting the Expo 2005 and the Nagoya Protocol conference in 2010.
File:Burning Nagoya Castle-2.JPG, Nagoya Castle on fire 1945
File:Nagoya after the 1945 air raid.JPG, View of Nagoya after the
bombing
A bomb is an explosive weapon that uses the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy. Detonations inflict damage principally through ground- and atmosphere-transmitted mechanica ...
in 1945
File:Typhoon Vera 1959 CBC Location.jpg, Damage from the Ise-wan Typhoon (Typhoon Vera) in 1959
File:Expo2005 Overview.jpg, The Expo 2005 was the second
world's fair
A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition or an expo, is a large international exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations. These exhibitions vary in character and are held in different parts of the world at a specif ...
held in Japan.
Public
Police
;
Aichi Prefectural Police
The is the prefectural police force responsible, under the control of the Aichi Prefectural Public Safety Commission, for policing Aichi Prefecture.
History
Its origins date back to 1871 ( Meiji 4), when its predecessor organisation, the A ...
*Atsuta Police Station
*Chikusa Police Station
*Higashi Police Station
*Kita Police Station
*Meito Police Station
*Midori Police Station
*Minami Police Station
*Minato Police Station
*Mizuho Police Station
*Moriyama Police Station
*Naka Police Station
*Nakagawa Police Station
*Nakamura Police Station
*Nishi Police Station
*Showa Police Station
*Tenpaku Police Station
File:Atsuta Police Station.JPG, Atsuta Police Station
File:Chikusa 20210510-42.jpg, Chikusa Police Station
File:Nagoya Higashi Police Office 20131027.JPG, Higashi Police Station
File:Aichi Prefectural Police Kita Police Office 20160423.JPG, Kita Police Station
File:Aichi Prefectural Police Meito Police Office 20150902.JPG, Meito Police Station
File:View of Midori Police Station, Suwayama Narumi-cho Midori Ward Nagoya 2020.jpg, Midori Police Station
File:NGO Minami 20220717-77.jpg, Minami Police Station
File:Minato Police Station of Nagoya City.JPG, Minato Police Station
File:Aichi Police Mizuho Police Station 20140517.JPG, Mizuho Police Station
File:Aichi Moriyama Police Office 20140617.JPG, Moriyama Police Station
File:Nagoya Naka Police Station.jpg, Naka Police Station
File:Aichi Nakagawa Police Station 20141007.JPG, Nakagawa Police Station
File:Nakamura Police Station.jpg, Nakamura Police Station
File:Nishi Police Office (Nagoya) 130623.JPG, Nishi Police Station
File:Aichi Police Showa Police Station 20140517-02.JPG, Showa Police Station
File:Tenpaku Police Station 20150606.JPG, Tenpaku Police Station
Firefighting
;Nagoya City Fire Bureau
*Atsuta Fire Department
*Chikusa Fire Department
*Higashi Fire Department
*Kita Fire Department
*Meito Fire Department
*Midori Fire Department
*Minami Fire Department
*Minato Fire Department
*Mizuho Fire Department
*Moriyama Fire Department
*Naka Fire Department
*Nakagawa Fire Department
*Nakamura Fire Department
*Nishi Fire Department
*Showa Fire Department
*Tenpaku Fire Department
File:Nagoya City Atsuta Fire Station 20200823-04.jpg, Atsuta Fire Department
File:Chikusa Fire Station 20130813.JPG, Chikusa Fire Department
File:Nagoya City Higashi Fire Station 20170215.jpg, Higashi Fire Department
File:Nagoya 20191107-10.jpg, Kita Fire Department
File:Nagoya City Meito Fire Station 20190817-03.jpg, Meito Fire Department
File:Midori Ward Fire Department (2), Takinomizu Midori Ward Nagoya 2020.jpg, Midori Fire Department
File:Nagoya City Minami Fire Station 20160423-02.jpg, Minami Fire Department
File:Minato Firestation.jpg, Minato Fire Department
File:Mizuho Fire Station Horita Branch 20140417.JPG, Mizuho Fire Department
File:Nagoya City Moriyama Fire Station 20160524.jpg, Moriyama Fire Department
File:Nagoya Naka Fire Station 20190511.jpg, Naka Fire Department
File:Nagoya City Nakagawa Fire Station 20190511.jpg, Nakagawa Fire Department
File:Nakamura Fire Station 20200729.jpg, Nakamura Fire Department
File:Nagoya Nishi Fire Station 20170924.jpg, Nishi Fire Department
File:Nagoya City Showa Fire Station 20150501.JPG, Showa Fire Department
File:Nagoya City Tenpaku Fire Station 20200905-03.jpg, Tenpaku Fire Department
Health care
;Hospital
*Chubu Rosai Hospital
*Social Insurance Chukyo Hospital
*Nagoya City East Medical Center
* Nagoya City West Medical Center
*Nagoya City University Hospital
*Nagoya Daiichi Red Cross Hospital
*Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital
*Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital
*Nagoya Memorial Hospital
*Nagoya University Hospital
*National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center
Post office
*Atsuta Post Office
*Chikusa Post Office
*Meito Post Office
*Mizuho Post Office
*Moriyama Post Office
*Nagoya Central Post Office
*Nagoya Higashi Post Office
*Nagoya Jingu Post Office
*Nagoya Kita Post Office
*Nagoya Midori Post Office
*Nagoya Minami Post Office
*Nagoya Minato Post Office
*Nagoya Naka Post Office
*Nagoya Nishi Post Office
*Nakagawa Post Office
*Nakamura Post Office
*Showa Post Office
*Tenpaku Post Office
Library
*Aichi Prefectural Library
*Nagoya City Library
*Nagoya City Atsuta Library
*Nagoya City Chikusa Library
*Nagoya City Higashi Library
*Nagoya City Kita Library
*Nagoya City Kusunoki Library
*Nagoya City Meito Library
*Nagoya City Midori Library
*Nagoya City Minami Library
*Nagoya City Minato Library
*Nagoya City Mizuho Library
*Nagoya City Moriyama Library
*Nagoya City Nakagawa Library
*Nagoya City Nanyo Library
*Nagoya City Nishi Library
*Nagoya City Nakamura Library
*Nagoya City Shidami Library
*Nagoya City Tenpaku Library
*Nagoya City Tokushige Library
*Nagoya City Tomida Library
*Nagoya City Tsuruma Library
*Nagoya City Yamada Library
Playhouses and cultural facilities
*
Aichi Arts Center
is the main venue for the performing arts in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
The center consists of:
*Aichi Prefectural Museum
*Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater
**Main Hall
**Concert Hall
*Aichi Prefectural Arts Promotion Service
*Aichi Prefect ...
*Atsuta Playhouse
*Chikusa Playhouse
*
Chunichi Theatre
was a venue for the performing arts in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It closed on March 25, 2018.
The theatre was located inside the Chunichi Building. Performances such as kabuki and musicals were shown there.
See also
*Aichi Arts Center ...
Misono-za
The is a theatre in the city of Nagoya, central Japan. It was originally constructed in 1800s and presents ''kabuki'' and Western stage plays.
History
The tradition of ''kabuki'' in Nagoya goes back to the Edo period. With the opening of ...
*Mizuho Playhouse
*Moriyama Playhouse
*Munetsugu Hall
*Nagoya Citizens' Auditorium
*
Nagoya Noh Theater
The Nagoya Noh Theater (名古屋能楽堂) is a Noh drama theatre building located in the city of Nagoya, central Japan.
History
The history of Noh in Owari Province dates back to the heyday of feudal rule, when performances were shown at t ...
*Nakagawa Playhouse
*Nakamura Playhouse
*Nishi Playhouse
*Osu Engeijo
*Showa Playhouse
*Shirakawa Hall
*Tenpaku Playhouse
File:Aichi Police Headquarters.jpg, Aichi Police Headquarters
File:Nagoya Naka Fire Station 20190511.jpg, Naka Fire Department
File:国立名古屋医療センター - panoramio.jpg, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center
File:JR Gate Tower and JP Tower Nagoya.jpg, JP Tower Nagoya(Nagoya central Post office)
File:Aichi Prefectural Library 1F hall ac.jpg, Aichi Prefectural Library
File:Misonoza-1.jpg,
Misono-za
The is a theatre in the city of Nagoya, central Japan. It was originally constructed in 1800s and presents ''kabuki'' and Western stage plays.
History
The tradition of ''kabuki'' in Nagoya goes back to the Edo period. With the opening of ...
External relations
The
Nagoya International Center
The Nagoya International Center (''Japanese: ''名古屋国際センター ''Nagoya Kokusai Sentaa'') is a non-profit organization based in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. The center was established in 1984 and is known locally as the "NIC."
Desc ...
promotes international exchange in the local community. It houses th U.S. Consulate on the 6th floor and the United Nations Centre for Regional Development UNCRD on the 7th floor.
Twin towns – Sister cities
International
Nagoya is twinned with:
;Sister cities
The sister city relationship with
Nanjing
Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...
, China was suspended on February 21, 2012, following public comments by Nagoya mayor Takashi Kawamura denying the
Nanking Massacre
The Nanjing Massacre (, ja, 南京大虐殺, Nankin Daigyakusatsu) or the Rape of Nanjing (formerly romanized as ''Nanking'') was the mass murder of Chinese civilians in Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China, immediately after the Ba ...
.
;Partner cities
National
;Partner City
Sister ports
Port of Nagoya
The , located in Ise Bay, is the largest and busiest trading port in Japan, accounting for about 10% of the total trade value of Japan. Notably, this port is the largest exporter of cars in Japan and where the Toyota Motor Corporation exports most ...
's sister ports are:
*
Port of Los Angeles
The Port of Los Angeles is a seaport managed by the Los Angeles Harbor Department, a unit of the City of Los Angeles. It occupies of land and water with of waterfront and adjoins the separate Port of Long Beach. Promoted as "America's Port", t ...
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
Port of Shanghai
The Port of Shanghai (), located in the vicinity of Shanghai, comprises a deep-sea port and a river port.
The main port enterprise in Shanghai, the Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), was established during the reconstitution of the S ...
, China (2003)
*
Port Jackson
Port Jackson, consisting of the waters of Sydney Harbour, Middle Harbour, North Harbour and the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers, is the ria or natural harbour of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The harbour is an inlet of the Tasman Sea (p ...
,
New South Wales
)
, nickname =
, image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates:
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
West Flanders
)
, settlement_type = Province of Belgium
, image_flag = Flag of West Flanders.svg
, flag_size =
, image_shield = Wapen van West-Vlaanderen.svg
, shield_size =
, image_map ...
, Belgium (2013)
Sister airport
Nagoya Airfield
, also known as Komaki Airport or Nagoya Airport, is an airport which lies within the local government areas of Toyoyama, Komaki, Kasugai and Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was once an international airport, but is now a domestic sec ...
Greater Nagoya
Greater may refer to:
*Greatness, the state of being great
*Greater than, in inequality
* ''Greater'' (film), a 2016 American film
*Greater (flamingo), the oldest flamingo on record
* "Greater" (song), by MercyMe, 2014
*Greater Bank, an Australian ...
, which earned nearly 70 percent of Japan's 2003 trade surplus.
Automotive industry
Nagoya's main industry is automotive.
Toyota
is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...
Aisin Seiki Co.
is a Japanese corporation that develops and produces components and systems for the automotive industry. Aisin is a Fortune Global 500 company, ranked 359 rankings. Aisin is a member of the Toyota Group of companies.
Aisin was founded in 1965 ...
,
Toyota Industries
is a Japanese machine maker. Originally, and still actively (as of 2021), a manufacturer of automatic looms, it is the company from which Toyota Motor Corporation developed. It is the world's largest manufacturer of forklift trucks measured b ...
Toyota Boshoku
is a Japanese automotive component manufacturer. It is a member of the Toyota Group of companies. Toyota Boshoku Corporation entered the North American market via Toyota Boshoku America (located, inter alia, in Erlanger, Kentucky).
History
Toy ...
have their headquarters in or near Nagoya.
Mitsubishi Motors
is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.R&D division in the suburb of
Okazaki Okazaki may refer to:
*Okazaki (surname)
*Okazaki, Aichi, a city in Japan
*Okazaki Castle, a castle in Japan
*Okazaki fragments
Okazaki fragments are short sequences of DNA nucleotides (approximately 150 to 200 base pairs long in eukaryotes) w ...
. Major component suppliers such as Magna International and PPG also have a strong presence here.
Spark plug
A spark plug (sometimes, in British English, a sparking plug, and, colloquially, a plug) is a device for delivering electric current from an ignition system to the combustion chamber of a spark-ignition engine to ignite the compressed fuel/air ...
maker
NGK
is a public company established in 1936 and based in Nagoya, Japan. NGK SPARK PLUG manufactures and sells spark plugs and related products for internal combustion engines, as well as sensors and ceramics for a wide range of applications.
NGK stan ...
and
Nippon Sharyo
, formed in 1896, is a major rolling stock manufacturer based in Nagoya, Japan. In 1996, it abbreviated its name to "日本車両" Nippon Sharyō. Its shortest abbreviation is Nissha "日車". It was a listed company on Nikkei 225 until 2 ...
, known for manufacturing
rolling stock
The term rolling stock in the rail transport industry refers to railway vehicles, including both powered and unpowered vehicles: for example, locomotives, freight and passenger cars (or coaches), and non-revenue cars. Passenger vehicles can b ...
The aviation history has historically been of importance since the industrialization. During the war the
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range carrier-based aircraft, carrier-based fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 19 ...
fighter was constructed in Nagoya. The aviation tradition continues with Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation headquartered in the
Nagoya Airfield
, also known as Komaki Airport or Nagoya Airport, is an airport which lies within the local government areas of Toyoyama, Komaki, Kasugai and Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was once an international airport, but is now a domestic sec ...
's terminal building in
Komaki
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 148,872 in 68,174 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city was . Komaki is commonly associated with the former Komaki Airport, whic ...
. The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) aircraft is produced at a factory adjacent to the airport. The MRJ is a partnership between majority owner Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Toyota with design assistance from Toyota affiliate Fuji Heavy Industries, already a manufacturer of aircraft. It is the first airliner designed and produced in Japan since the
NAMC YS-11
The NAMC YS-11 is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (NAMC), a Japanese consortium. It was the only post-war airliner to be wholly designed and manufactured in Japan until the development of t ...
Aviation Week & Space Technology
''Aviation Week & Space Technology'', often abbreviated ''Aviation Week'' or ''AW&ST'', is the flagship magazine of the Aviation Week Network. The weekly magazine is available in print and online, reporting on the aerospace, defense and aviati ...
'', 24 October 2014. Accessed: 25 October 2014.Mecham, Michael & Anselmo, Joe. Big ambitions " ''
Aviation Week & Space Technology
''Aviation Week & Space Technology'', often abbreviated ''Aviation Week'' or ''AW&ST'', is the flagship magazine of the Aviation Week Network. The weekly magazine is available in print and online, reporting on the aerospace, defense and aviati ...
'', 17 March 2008. Accessed: 25 October 2014. The MRJ's first flight was on November 11, 2015.
Owari Province
was a province of Japan in the area that today forms the western half of Aichi Prefecture, including the modern city of Nagoya. The province was created in 646. Owari bordered on Mikawa, Mino, and Ise Provinces. Owari and Mino provinces were ...
. Before and during the
Edo period
The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characteriz ...
there were two main kilns in the region: Seto and Tokoname. In Nagoya Castle a type of ''oniwa-yaki'' (literally "garden ware") called
Ofukei ware
, also spelled ''Ofuke'', refers to a type of Japanese pottery that was originally produced in Nagoya, central Japan.
History
During the Kan'ei era (1624–44), the first lord of Owari Tokugawa Yoshinao (1601–1650) had a kiln constructed ...
was produced by the feudal lord's court. Almost every feudal lord had his own ''oniwa-yaki'', also to have gifts made. In the town itself Toyoraku ware and
Sasashima ware
Sasashima ware (笹島焼 ''Sasashima-yaki'') is a type of Japanese pottery from Nagoya, Owari province, later Aichi prefecture, central Japan.
History
It was based in the Sasashima-chō neighbourhood, not far from Nagoya Station, today a p ...
Japanese tea utensils
are the tools and utensils used in , the art of Japanese tea.
Tea utensils can be divided into five major categories:
*
*
*
*
*
A wide range of utensils, known collectively as , is necessary for even the most basic tea ceremony. Genera ...
were made with refined tastes. Ofukei ware started under the first Owari lord
Tokugawa Yoshinao
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the early Edo period.
Biography
Born the ninth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu with his concubine, Okame no Kata. His childhood name was Gorōtamaru (五郎太丸). While still a young child, he was appointed leader of ...
and was interrupted once, but continued on until the end of the
Edo period
The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characteriz ...
. It became widely known in Japan. The lord's taste in ceramics was also imitated by other Owari samurai, such as
Hirasawa Kurō
Hirasawa Kurō (平澤九朗 1772-1840) was a Japanese ''samurai'' and potter during the late Edo period from Owari Province. He produced Shino ware tea utensils using the potter's wheel
In pottery, a potter's wheel is a machine used in th ...
and
Masaki Sōzaburō
Masaki Sōzaburō (正木惣三郎 1801–50) was a Japanese ''samurai'' and potter during the Edo period from Owari Province.
Biography
He studied under Hirasawa Kurō and made mainly Shino ware or Kiseto tea utensils.
He was appointed ...
, who made their own pieces.
Toyoraku ware continued on until the Taishō era under the 8th generation. Colourful pieces and gorgeous tea utensils were highly valued. Sasashima ware also experienced its heyday during this time. Colourful and soft ceramic items such as sake and tea utensils and objects were produced and intently collected.
An early type of manufactured production was the blue-and-white
Kawana ware
refers to a type of Japanese porcelain produced in and around the area of Kawana (川名), today Kawanayama-chō (川名山町) in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, central Japan. It is of the ''sometsuke'' (染付) blue and white pottery type, but notable ...
. With the advent of industrialization during the
Meiji era
The is an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912.
The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonization b ...
of the late 19th century, some export wares were produced. Industrial-scale export porcelain was made by old
Noritake
, commonly known as "Noritake," is a tableware and technology company headquartered in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
History
In 1876, Ichizaemon Morimura VI and his brother Toyo founded Morimura Gumi with the intent of establishing oversea ...
, also ''Nagoya E-tsuke'' () became popular.
Production of industrial ceramics continues to be an important economic factor with companies such as
INAX
is a Japanese company that manufactures plumbing fixtures, tiles, and other housing equipment. INAX is part of the Lixil Group, which was formed in 2011, when Lixil and INAX merged with Tostem and other companies.
INAX operates a number of cer ...
,
NGK
is a public company established in 1936 and based in Nagoya, Japan. NGK SPARK PLUG manufactures and sells spark plugs and related products for internal combustion engines, as well as sensors and ceramics for a wide range of applications.
NGK stan ...
, and
NGK Insulators
is a Japanese ceramics company. It primarily produces insulators but also produces other products, especially ceramic products. NGK is headquartered in Tokyo (Marunouchi Bldg. 25F, 2-4-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100–6325) and is list ...
meetings, incentives, conferencing, exhibitions
Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) tourism is a type of tourism in which large groups, usually planned well in advance, are brought together. Recently there has been an industry trend toward using the term 'meetings industry ...
G20
The G20 or Group of Twenty is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union (EU). It works to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation, ...
Aichi-Nagoya Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in November 2019, which was held at the
Nagoya Kanko Hotel
The Nagoya Kanko Hotel (名古屋観光ホテル) is one of the oldest city hotels in Nagoya, central Japan. It is owned by the Kowa Company. The hotel is located in the prestigious area near the Hirokoji- Fushimi intersection, Nagoya's old comme ...
and
Kawabun
The is Nagoya's oldest (traditional restaurant), located in Marunouchi 2-chome, Naka-ku, Nagoya.
History
Founded during the Edo period (1603–1867), the became a successful business that was patronised by the Owari Tokugawa rulers. In ...
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Technology
Mechanized puppets, called "
karakuri ningyō
are traditional Japanese mechanized puppets or automata, made from the 17th century to the 19th century. The dolls' gestures provided a form of entertainment. The word has also come to mean "mechanisms" or "trick" in Japanese language, Japan ...
", are a traditional craft from the area.
Robot
A robot is a machine—especially one programmable by a computer—capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically. A robot can be guided by an external control device, or the control may be embedded within. Robots may be c ...
technology is another rapidly developing industry.
A materials engineering industry is developing.
Brother Industries, which is known for office electronics such as
multifunction printer
An MFP (multi-function product/printer/peripheral), multi-functional, all-in-one (AIO), or multi-function device (MFD), is an office machine which incorporates the functionality of multiple devices in one, so as to have a smaller footprint in a ...
s is based in Nagoya, as is Hoshizaki Electric, which is known for commercial ice machines and refrigeration equipment. Many small
machine tool
A machine tool is a machine for handling or machining metal or other rigid materials, usually by cutting, boring, grinding, shearing, or other forms of deformations. Machine tools employ some sort of tool that does the cutting or shaping. All m ...
and electronics companies are also based in the area.
The
World Expo 2005
Expo 2005 was a World Expo held for 185 days between Friday, March 25 and Sunday, September 25, 2005, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, east of the city of Nagoya. Japan has also hosted Expo '70 Osaka (World Expo), Expo '75 Okinawa (Specialised Expo), ...
, also known as Aichi Expo was held near Nagoya in the neighboring cities of Nagakute and Seto from March 25 to September 25, 2005.
Oriental Nakamura
was a Japanese department store in Sakae, Nagoya, central Japan.
History
The history goes back to the year 1869 ( Meiji 2)when the Nakamura a dry goods store was founded on the corner of Honmachi street in Nagoya. Today the Bank of Tokyo ...
was bought by Mitsukoshi from Tokyo in 1977.
Arts and crafts
The Owari province was historically well known for the '' cloisonné'' art form. The
Ando Cloisonné Company
is a Japanese ''cloisonné'' making company located in Sakae, Nagoya, central Japan.
History
Owari province was one of the foremost production centres of enamel in the country. During the Edo period the Andō family operated a pipe shop c ...
continues the long tradition.
Others
The
confectionery
Confectionery is the art of making confections, which are food items that are rich in sugar and carbohydrates. Exact definitions are difficult. In general, however, confectionery is divided into two broad and somewhat overlapping categories ...
company Marukawa is well known.
The city offers venues for conferences and congresses such as the Nagoya Congress Center and the Nagoya International Exhibition Hall.
Education
Nagoya has mostly state-run primary and secondary schools. The area in the city limits includes international schools such as the
Nagoya International School
Nagoya International School (NIS) is a private non-sectarian day school in Nagoya, Japan. Instruction is in English. The co-educational school serves students in preschool through high school. Graduates earn a standard NIS diploma or an Internation ...
State and private colleges and universities primarily located in the eastern area. Some Western-style institutions were founded early in the
Meiji era
The is an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912.
The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonization b ...
, with more opening during the Taishō and Shōwa eras.
Nagoya University
, abbreviated to or NU, is a Japanese national research university located in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya. It was the seventh Imperial University in Japan, one of the first five Designated National University and selected as a Top Type university of T ...
was set up in 1871 as a medical school and has produced six
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...
laureates in science. Nanzan University was established by the Roman Catholic
Society of the Divine Word
The Society of the Divine Word ( la, Societas Verbi Divini), abbreviated SVD and popularly called the Verbites or the Divine Word Missionaries, and sometimes the Steyler Missionaries, is a Catholic Church, Catholic clerical religious congregation ...
in 1932 as a high school and expanded to include
Nanzan Junior College
is a private, Catholic and coeducational higher education institution run by the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) in the Shōwa Ward of Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is considered to be one of the most prestigious private univers ...
and the
Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture The is one of the largest centers in the world devoted to scholarly research on the interface of philosophy and religions within the East and West. Founded in 1976 on the campus of Nanzan University, it has established itself in Japan and around th ...
. The main campus was designed in the 1960s by the renowned architect
Antonin Raymond
Antonin Raymond (or cs, Antonín Raymond), born as Antonín Reimann (10 May 1888 – 25 October 1976)"Deaths Elsewhere", ''Miami Herald'', 30 October 1976, p. 10 was a Czech American architect. Raymond was born and studied in Bohemia (now part ...
. Some universities specialise in engineering and technology, such as Nagoya University Engineering school,
Nagoya Institute of Technology
The , abbreviated to Nitech (or in Japanese to 名工大, ''Meikōdai''), is a public highest-level educational institution of science and technology located in Nagoya, Japan.
Nitech was founded in 1905 as ''Nagoya Higher Technical School'', then ...
and
Toyota Technological Institute
The (commonly referred to as TTI) is a university located in Nagoya, Japan. Founded in 1981 by a large endowment from Toyota Motor Corporation, it originally only accepted students with some industrial work experience.
TTI has a School of Engin ...
; these universities receive support and grants from companies such as
Toyota
is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...
Aichi Shukutoku Junior College
was a junior college in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya
is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 165,863 and a population density of 9,123 persons per km². T ...
Chukyo University
is a private university in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, with campuses in Nagoya and Toyota. The main building is located in Yagoto, Shōwa-ku, Nagoya.
Notable faculty members
* Naomi Miyake, cognitive scientist
* Koji Murofushi, Olympic hammer t ...
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Daido University
is a coeducational private university in Minami-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
History
The university began as the Daido Technical-Educational Foundation in 1939. In 1969, the school became the Daido Institute of Technology. The univers ...
Kinjo Gakuin University
is a private women's university in Moriyama-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population dens ...
Meijo University
is a private university in Japan. Its main campus is in Tempaku-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, and it has two other campuses in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. It had two faculty members who were Nobel laureates as of 2021.
History
The name Meijō ...
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Nagoya City University
, abbreviated to , is a public university in Japan. The main campus (Kawasumi) is located in Mizuho-ku, Nagoya City. Other three campuses (Yamanohata, Tanabe-dori and Kita Chikusa) are also located in the city. Nagoya City University has been r ...
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Nagoya College of Music
is a private university at Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The school was founded as a junior college in 1965 and became a four-year college in 1976. The school is also known locally as Meion (名音). It is sister school of Doho Uni ...
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Nagoya Future Culture College
is a private junior college in Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the we ...
Nagoya Management Junior College
is a private junior college located in the city of Owariasahi, very close to the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a ...
St. Mary's College, Nagoya
is a private junior college in Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, established in 1953. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1898, when Margaret Young
Margaret Youngblood (February 23, 1891 – May 3, 1969) better know ...
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Sugiyama Jogakuen University
is a private women's college in Hoshigaoka in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan, with a subsidiary campus in the city of Nisshin. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1905 as a sewing school, and it was chartered as a university in 1949.
Local ...
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Sugiyama Jogakuen University Junior College
was a junior college in Chikusa-ku Nagoya Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and was part of the Sugiyama Jogakuen network.
* The Junior College was founded in 1969 as an attached to Sugiyama Jogakuen University.
* There were two courses in this Junior C ...
, Tokai Gakuen Women's College. Various universities from outside Nagoya have set up satellite campuses, such as
Tokyo University of Social Welfare
is a private university in with its main campus in Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo; Kita, Tokyo; Naka-ku, Nagoya; and Isesaki, Gunma.Hōsa Library dates to the 17th century and houses 110,000 items, including books of classic literature such as historic editions of '' The Tale of Genji'' that are an heirloom of the
Owari Tokugawa
The is a branch of the Tokugawa clan, and it is the seniormost house of the ''Gosanke'' ("three honourable houses of the Tokugawa").Nagoya City Archives
Nagoya City Archives (名古屋市市政資料館) is a historic building located in the city of Nagoya, central Japan.
It was constructed in 1922 during the Taishō era
The was a period in the history of Japan dating from 30 July 1912 to 25 ...
store a large collection of documents and books.
Tsuruma Central Library
is a Public Library serving Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
It is a central library of the consisting of 20 buildings. It was established in 1923 but burned down in 1945 in the Second World War and reopened in 1952. It is closed every Monday, unless ...
is a public library and
Nagoya International Center
The Nagoya International Center (''Japanese: ''名古屋国際センター ''Nagoya Kokusai Sentaa'') is a non-profit organization based in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. The center was established in 1984 and is known locally as the "NIC."
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has a collection of foreign-language books.
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Transportation
Airways
Airport
Nagoya is served by
Chubu Centrair International Airport
is an international airport on an artificial island in Ise Bay, Tokoname City in Aichi Prefecture, south of Nagoya in central Japan.
Centrair is classified as a first class airport and is the main international gateway for the Chubu ("ce ...
(NGO), built on an artificial island in Tokoname. The airport has international flights and a high volume of domestic flights.
A second airport is
Nagoya Airfield
, also known as Komaki Airport or Nagoya Airport, is an airport which lies within the local government areas of Toyoyama, Komaki, Kasugai and Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was once an international airport, but is now a domestic sec ...
(Komaki Airport, NKM) near the city's boundary with
Komaki
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 148,872 in 68,174 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city was . Komaki is commonly associated with the former Komaki Airport, whic ...
and Kasugai. On February 17, 2005, Nagoya Airport's commercial international flights moved to Centrair Airport. Nagoya Airfield is now used for
general aviation
General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations with the exception of commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services ...
and as an
airbase
An air base (sometimes referred to as a military air base, military airfield, military airport, air station, naval air station, air force station, or air force base) is an aerodrome used as a military base by a military force for the operation ...
Nagoya Station
is a major railway station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is one of the world's largest train stations by floor area (410,000 m2), and houses the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). Much of this space is located in ...
, the world's largest train station by floor area, is on the
Tōkaidō Shinkansen
The is a Japanese high-speed rail line that is part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Along with the Sanyo Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed railway through the Taiheiyō Belt, also known as the Tokaido corridor. Opened in 1964, ...
line, the
Tōkaidō Main Line
The is a major Japanese railway line of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) network, connecting and stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities. The high-speed Tōkaidō Shinkansen largely parallel ...
, and the
Chūō Main Line
The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It connects Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faste ...
, among others.
JR Central
is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR Tōkai ( ja, JR東海, links=no). ''Tōkai'' is a reference to the geographical ...
, which operates the
Tōkaidō Shinkansen
The is a Japanese high-speed rail line that is part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Along with the Sanyo Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed railway through the Taiheiyō Belt, also known as the Tokaido corridor. Opened in 1964, ...
, has its headquarters there.
Meitetsu is also based in Nagoya, and along with
Kintetsu ''Kintetsu'' is the abbreviation of , or Kintetsu Railway, a Japanese railway corporation.
It may also refer to:
Companies
* Kintetsu Group Holdings, the holding corporation of the Kintetsu Railway
** Kintetsu Bus, a bus company and a subsidiary ...
JR Central
is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR Tōkai ( ja, JR東海, links=no). ''Tōkai'' is a reference to the geographical ...
*
Tōkaidō Shinkansen
The is a Japanese high-speed rail line that is part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Along with the Sanyo Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed railway through the Taiheiyō Belt, also known as the Tokaido corridor. Opened in 1964, ...
line
Conventional lines
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JR Central
is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR Tōkai ( ja, JR東海, links=no). ''Tōkai'' is a reference to the geographical ...
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Tōkaidō Main Line
The is a major Japanese railway line of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) network, connecting and stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities. The high-speed Tōkaidō Shinkansen largely parallel ...
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Chūō Main Line
The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It connects Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faste ...
Nagoya Subway
The is a rapid transit system serving Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. It consists of six lines that cover of route and serve 87 stations. Approximately 90% of the subway's total track length is underground.
The subway system ...
provides urban transit service.
Buses
Several private and public bus companies operate with of routes throughout the region. Most local bus routes complement existing rail service to form an effective intermodal transit network.
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Nagoya Municipal Bus
The is a bus service operated by the Bus Service Division of the . It is also called .
The bureau mainly operates bus routes in the wards of Nagoya.
See also
*List of bus operating companies in Japan
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Meitetsu Bus
is a bus company in the Meitetsu Group.
Bus Lines Highway Buses
*Chuo Highway Bus
**Meitetsu BC - Shinjuku
**Meitetsu BC - Iida
**Meitetsu BC - Ina, Komagane, Minowa
**Meitetsu BC - Matsumoto
**Meitetsu BC - Nagano
**Meitetsu BC - Niig ...
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Mie Kotsu
, also known as , is a public transportation company which operates local and long-distance buses in Mie prefecture, Japan. The company has other ventures, including a taxicab business and real estate. Mie Kotsu used to also own railway lines, bu ...
Roads
Expressways
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Nagoya Expressway The is a network of urban expressways in Japan serving the greater Nagoya area. It is owned and managed by Nagoya Expressway Public Corporation.
Overview
The first section of the Nagoya Expressway network opened to traffic in 1979. As of 2008, ...
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Mei-Nikan Expressway
The , or , is a partially completed tolled expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by the Central Nippon Expressway Company. Upon completion, the expressway will form a second ring road around Nagoya in conjunction with the Isewangan Expre ...
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Tōmei Expressway
The is a national expressway on the island of Honshū in Japan. It is operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company. The expressway is designated as E1 under the "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering", because it parallels Nati ...
Higashi-Meihan Expressway
The is a four lane national expressway in the Tōkai region of Japan. It is owned and operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company.
Naming
Meihan is a kanji acronym of two characters. The first character represents Nagoya (名古屋) and the se ...
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Chitahantō Road
The (lit. Chita Peninsula Road) is a 4-laned toll road in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is managed by Aichi Prefectural Road Public Corporation.
Overview
A portion of the road was opened to traffic in 1970 and the entire road was completed in 197 ...
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Nagoya Port
The , located in Ise Bay, is the largest and busiest trading port in Japan, accounting for about 10% of the total trade value of Japan. Notably, this port is the largest exporter of cars in Japan and where the Toyota Motor Corporation exports most ...
is the largest port by international trade value in Japan. Toyota Motor Corporation exports via this port.
Nagoya is known for its orderly grid street plan for which the shōgun
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fellow ...
is ultimately responsible.
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Nagoya Station
is a major railway station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is one of the world's largest train stations by floor area (410,000 m2), and houses the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). Much of this space is located in ...
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Oasis 21
Oasis 21 is a modern facility located adjacent to Nagoya TV Tower in Sakae, Nagoya which was opened to the public in 2002. It contains restaurants, stores, and a bus terminal, as well as an area for tourist information.
The building is mostly un ...
bus terminal
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Nagoya Municipal Subway
The is a rapid transit system serving Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. It consists of six lines that cover of route and serve 87 stations. Approximately 90% of the subway's total track length is underground.
The subway system ...
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Nagoya Airfield
, also known as Komaki Airport or Nagoya Airport, is an airport which lies within the local government areas of Toyoyama, Komaki, Kasugai and Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was once an international airport, but is now a domestic sec ...
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Port of Nagoya
The , located in Ise Bay, is the largest and busiest trading port in Japan, accounting for about 10% of the total trade value of Japan. Notably, this port is the largest exporter of cars in Japan and where the Toyota Motor Corporation exports most ...
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Nagoya Expressway The is a network of urban expressways in Japan serving the greater Nagoya area. It is owned and managed by Nagoya Expressway Public Corporation.
Overview
The first section of the Nagoya Expressway network opened to traffic in 1979. As of 2008, ...
Sightseeing
Nagoya's two most famous sightseeing spots are Atsuta Shrine and
Nagoya Castle
is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Japan.
Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain in 1612 during the Edo period on the site of an earlier castle of the Oda clan in the Sengoku period. Nagoya Castle was the heart of one of the ...
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* Atsuta Shrine is the second-most venerable shrine in Japan, after
Ise Grand Shrine
The , located in Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu. Officially known simply as , Ise Jingū is a shrine complex composed of many Shinto shrines centered on two main shrines, and .
The Inn ...
. It is said to hold the
Kusanagi
is a legendary Japanese sword and one of three Imperial Regalia of Japan. It was originally called , but its name was later changed to the more popular ("Grass-Cutting Sword"). In folklore, the sword represents the virtue of valor.
Legends
...
sword, one of the three
imperial regalia of Japan
The are the imperial regalia of Japan and consist of the sword , the mirror , and the jewel . They represent the three primary virtues: valour (the sword), wisdom (the mirror), and benevolence (the jewel).
, but it is not on public display. It holds around 70 festivals per year. The shrine hosts over 4,400
national treasure
The idea of national treasure, like national epics and national anthems, is part of the language of romantic nationalism, which arose in the late 18th century and 19th centuries. Nationalism is an ideology that supports the nation as the fundame ...
s that span its 2,000 year history.
* Nagoya Castle was built in 1612. Although a large part of it burned down during World War II, the castle was restored in 1959, adding amenities such as elevators. The castle is famous for two magnificent on the roof, often used as the symbol of Nagoya.
Other attractions include:
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Nagoya TV Tower
The (formerly but still referred to as the ) is a TV tower in Nagoya, central Japan.
History
It is the oldest TV tower in Japan, and was completed in 1954. It is located in the centre of Hisaya Ōdori Park. The tower is 180 metres high, and h ...
and Hisaya-Ōdori Park, located in the central Sakae district
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JR Central Towers
The JR Central Towers are in Nakamura-ku in the city of Nagoya, central Japan. It is located right above Nagoya Station and serves as the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company. Built in 2000, it is the second-tallest building in Nag ...
is part of the
Nagoya Station
is a major railway station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is one of the world's largest train stations by floor area (410,000 m2), and houses the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). Much of this space is located in ...
* Midland Square: The new international sales headquarters for
Toyota
is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...
features Japan's highest open-air observation deck.
* The
Port of Nagoya
The , located in Ise Bay, is the largest and busiest trading port in Japan, accounting for about 10% of the total trade value of Japan. Notably, this port is the largest exporter of cars in Japan and where the Toyota Motor Corporation exports most ...
area, which includes the former Italian-themed shopping mall called
Italia Mura
was a themed commercial complex operated within the Nagoya Port Garden area within Nagoya Port in Minato-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It consisted of theme park attractions such gondola and horse-drawn carriage rides as well as Italian-th ...
as well as the popular
Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium
The is a public aquarium in Minato-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is the public aquarium with the largest tank capacity and total area in Japan. It also owns Japan's largest dolphin show tank.
History
Opened in 1992, the Port of Nagoya ...
Higashiyama Sky Tower
The Higashiyama Sky Tower is located in the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in the city of Nagoya, central Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northw ...
Danpusan Kofun
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The is a large keyhole-shaped ''kofun'' burial mound located within the grounds of the Atsuta Shrine complex in the Hayata neighborhood of Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Japan. The tu ...
: The maximum old burial mound (
Kofun
are megalithic tombs or tumuli in Northeast Asia. ''Kofun'' were mainly constructed in the Japanese archipelago between the middle of the 3rd century to the early 7th century CE.岡田裕之「前方後円墳」『日本古代史大辞典』 ...
) in Aichi.
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Noritake
, commonly known as "Noritake," is a tableware and technology company headquartered in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
History
In 1876, Ichizaemon Morimura VI and his brother Toyo founded Morimura Gumi with the intent of establishing oversea ...
factory: The home of Noritake fine chinaware is open to visitors and allows people to learn about the history of the establishment. It includes a cafe, information/technology displays, and shopping facilities, so visitors can spend a whole day wandering through the displays and grounds. It also holds a few unrestored areas that serve as reminders of devastation caused by the final stages of World War II.
* The
SCMaglev and Railway Park
The is a railway museum owned by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in Nagoya, Japan. The museum opened on 14 March 2011.
The museum features 39 full-size railway vehicles and one bus exhibit, train cab simulators, and railway model dio ...
* The
Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts
The was an art museum in Nagoya, Japan, that operated from 1999 to 2018.
History
A sister institution of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (the MFA), the Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts was established in partnership with the Foundation for t ...
(N/BMFA)
* The
Ōsu
is a popular area located in the Naka ward of Nagoya, central Japan.
Ōsu is a historic area which has many small shops offering everything from Japanese traditional food to handicrafts. A large department store is OSU301. It is popular amon ...
shopping district and nearby temples,
Ōsu Kannon
is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect located in Ōsu, in central Nagoya, Japan. It belongs to the Owari Thirty-three Kannon.
History
The official name is ''Kitanosan Shinpuku-ji Hōshō-in'', but is popularly known as ''Ōsu Kannon''.
Th ...
and
Banshō-ji
Banshō-ji (万松寺) is a small temple located in Ōsu in central Nagoya, Japan.
Lord Oda Nobuhide (1510?-1552) built this Sōtō Buddhist temple in the then village of Nagoya in 1540, and invited the priest Daiun to open it. Katō Kiyomasa ( ...
* The
Tokugawa Art Museum
The is a private art museum, located on the former '' Ōzone Shimoyashiki'' compound in Nagoya, central Japan. Its collection contains more than 12,000 items, including swords, armor, Noh costumes and masks, lacquer furniture, Chinese and Japanese ...
and the
Tokugawa Garden
The Tokugawa Garden (徳川園 Tokugawa-en) is a Japanese garden in the city of Nagoya, central Japan. It is located next to the Tokugawa Art Museum.
History
In the early Edo period (1603-1867), Tokugawa Mitsutomo (1625-1700), the second lo ...
, a surrounding Japanese garden
* The Nagoya City Science and Art Museums, located in Shirakawa Park, not far from Fushimi Subway Station
* The
MUFG
is a Japanese bank holding and financial services company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
MUFG holds assets of around US$3.1 trillion as of 2016 and is one of the "Three Great Houses" of the Mitsubishi Group alongside Mitsubishi Corpor ...
Money Museum, now located near the Akatsuka-shirakabe 赤塚白壁 bus stop on Dekimachi-dōri.
*
Legoland Japan
is a theme park in Nagoya, Japan. It opened on April 1, 2017. It is the first Legoland theme park in Japan; the second in Asia, after Legoland Malaysia Resort; and the eighth worldwide. The park was projected to attract over two million visitor ...
, Japan's first
Legoland
Legoland (, trademark in uppercase as LEGOLAND) is a chain of family theme parks focusing on the construction toy system Lego. They are not fully owned by The Lego Group itself; rather, they are owned and operated by the British theme park com ...
resort.
Gallery
File:Ferris Wheel at Sakae.jpg, Sakae Town
File:愛知県名古屋市中村区名駅1丁目1 - panoramio.jpg, Meieki Town
File:Kanayama Station south entrance 2020-10 ac (2).jpg, Kanayama Town
File:名古屋ドームから - panoramio.jpg, Ozone Town
File:Nagoya Imaike night view 2016.JPG, Imaike Town
File:HoshigaokaTerrace West Upstairs.jpg, Hoshigaoka Town
File:Yabacho.JPG, Yabacho Town
File:Atsuta Shrine.jpg, Atsuta Shrine
File:Tenshuhonmaru.jpg,
Nagoya Castle
is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Japan.
Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain in 1612 during the Edo period on the site of an earlier castle of the Oda clan in the Sengoku period. Nagoya Castle was the heart of one of the ...
Ōsu Kannon
is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect located in Ōsu, in central Nagoya, Japan. It belongs to the Owari Thirty-three Kannon.
History
The official name is ''Kitanosan Shinpuku-ji Hōshō-in'', but is popularly known as ''Ōsu Kannon''.
Th ...
File:Banshoji.jpg,
Banshō-ji
Banshō-ji (万松寺) is a small temple located in Ōsu in central Nagoya, Japan.
Lord Oda Nobuhide (1510?-1552) built this Sōtō Buddhist temple in the then village of Nagoya in 1540, and invited the priest Daiun to open it. Katō Kiyomasa ( ...
File:Arako kannon2.jpg,
Arako Kannon
, also known as is a Buddhism, Buddhist temple located in Nagoya in central Japan.
It has a wooden pagoda which is one of Japan's oldest, dating to the 16th century.
Maeda Toshiie's family bodhisattva.
References
External links
B ...
SCMaglev and Railway Park
The is a railway museum owned by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in Nagoya, Japan. The museum opened on 14 March 2011.
The museum features 39 full-size railway vehicles and one bus exhibit, train cab simulators, and railway model dio ...
File:オアシス21から臨むテレビ塔(Night view of illuminated Nagoya TV Tower from Oasis 21) 23 Aug, 2015 - panoramio.jpg, The
Nagoya TV Tower
The (formerly but still referred to as the ) is a TV tower in Nagoya, central Japan.
History
It is the oldest TV tower in Japan, and was completed in 1954. It is located in the centre of Hisaya Ōdori Park. The tower is 180 metres high, and h ...
and
Oasis 21
Oasis 21 is a modern facility located adjacent to Nagoya TV Tower in Sakae, Nagoya which was opened to the public in 2002. It contains restaurants, stores, and a bus terminal, as well as an area for tourist information.
The building is mostly un ...
File:Nagoya TV Tower4.jpg,
Hisaya Ōdori Park
The Hisaya-ōdōri Park (久屋大通公園) is located in Sakae, Nagoya, in central Japan.
History
The park was laid out after the devastation of World War II by the mayor of Nagoya, in order to create green space in the middle of the city. ...
(Nagoya Central Park)
File:Osu1.JPG, Ōsu shopping district
File:Aquarium + Giant wheel + Fuji Icebreaker - view from the lighthouse - Nagoya Port - Japan (15676490678).jpg,
Port of Nagoya
The , located in Ise Bay, is the largest and busiest trading port in Japan, accounting for about 10% of the total trade value of Japan. Notably, this port is the largest exporter of cars in Japan and where the Toyota Motor Corporation exports most ...
Garden Wharf
File:Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium1.jpg,
Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium
The is a public aquarium in Minato-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is the public aquarium with the largest tank capacity and total area in Japan. It also owns Japan's largest dolphin show tank.
History
Opened in 1992, the Port of Nagoya ...
Tokugawa Art Museum
The is a private art museum, located on the former '' Ōzone Shimoyashiki'' compound in Nagoya, central Japan. Its collection contains more than 12,000 items, including swords, armor, Noh costumes and masks, lacquer furniture, Chinese and Japanese ...
File:Sirotoriteien.JPG, Shirotori Park
File:WILDFLOWER GARDEN BLUEBONNET.jpg, Nagoya Port Wildflower Garden BlueBonnet
File:Arimatsu Historic Townscape, Midori Ward Nagoya 2013.jpg,
Arimatsu
is a town in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It houses the Arimatsu Station of the Meitetsu-Nagoya Line, roughly southeast of downtown Nagoya. The town merged into Nagoya on 1 December 1964, and is now a part of Midori-ku, Nagoya.
The town is known ...
File:Nakamurakouen1.JPG, Nakamura Park
File:Hutabahouse.jpg,
Cultural Path
The Cultural Path (文化のみち, ''Bunka-no-michi'') is located between Naka-ku and Higashi-ku in the centre of Nagoya, Japan. It shows a number of historic buildings that are under heritage protection.
The area was designated in 1999. ...
Futaba Museum (The residences of
Sada Yacco
Sada Yacco or was a Japanese geisha, actress and dancer.
Early life
Sadayakko Kawakami was born July 18, 1871, the youngest of twelve children. "My grandfather on my mother's side was an assistant magistrate and rather famous, I hear. Our house ...
)
File:Toyotasasukehouse.jpg, Cultural Path Sasuke Toyoda House
File:Nixtutaiji5.JPG,
Nittai-ji
Kakuōzan Nittai-ji (覚王山日泰寺, ''Japan-Thailand Temple'') is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Nagoya, Aichi prefecture, Japan. It was built in 1904 in order to keep the ashes of Buddha, given to Japan by the Kingdom of Thailand ...
Noritake garden2.jpg,
Noritake Garden
The Noritake Garden (ノリタケの森) is located in the city of Nagoya in central Japan.
History
The garden was constructed on the former Noritake factory grounds and exhibits the company, its history and products. In the various showrooms v ...
File:Nagoya Cty Science Museum 03, Sakae Naka Ward Nagoya 2020.jpg,
Nagoya City Science Museum
The is a museum located in Sakae, Nagoya, the center of Nagoya City, in central Japan.
The museum houses one of the largest planetarium in the world and has three main sections on modern technology, life sciences and general science with a var ...
File:Danpusan-kofun 04.JPG,
Danpusan Kofun
file:断夫山古墳 周濠復原図.png, 250px, Sketch of Danpusan Kofun
The is a large keyhole-shaped ''kofun'' burial mound located within the grounds of the Atsuta Shrine complex in the Hayata neighborhood of Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Japan. The tu ...
Legoland Japan
is a theme park in Nagoya, Japan. It opened on April 1, 2017. It is the first Legoland theme park in Japan; the second in Asia, after Legoland Malaysia Resort; and the eighth worldwide. The park was projected to attract over two million visitor ...
Nagoya is a starting point for visits to the surrounding area, such as Inuyama,
Little World Museum of Man
The is an open-air museum and amusement park near Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
History
Little World was founded in 1983.
Features
The park features buildings from more than 20 countries, either relocated from their native countries o ...
Himakajima
is an inhabited island in Mikawa Bay in Aichi Prefecture, Japan off the coast of the Chita Peninsula, which is administered by the town of Minamichita, Aichi. All of the island is within the borders of the Mikawa-wan Quasi-National Park. It dr ...
Toyokawa
is a city in the eastern part of Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 183,930 in 72,949 households, and a population density of 1,141 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Toyokawa, famous for its Toyoka ...
and
Hamamatsu
is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. the city had an estimated population of 791,707 in 340,591 households, making it the prefecture's largest city, and a population density of . The total area of the site was .
Overview
...
. Reachable with at most a two-hour journey are
Gifu
is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku ...
Takayama, Gifu
file:高山市役所.JPG, Takayama City Hall
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 88,473 in 35,644 households, and a population density of 41 persons per km2. The total area of ...
, Gero Onsen and the hill stations in the Kiso Valley
Magome
was the forty-third of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō connecting Edo with Kyoto in Edo period Japan. It is located in former Mino Province in what is now part of the city of Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It was also the last ...
and
Tsumago
was the forty-second of the sixty-nine post towns on the Nakasendō. It is located in Nagiso, Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It has been restored to its appearance as an Edo-era post town and is now a popular tourist destination.
His ...
.
Culture
Nagoya was a major trading city and political seat of the Owari lords, the most important house of the Tokugawa clan. They encouraged trade and the arts under their patronage, especially
Tokugawa Muneharu
was a ''daimyō'' in Japan during the Edo period. He was the seventh Tokugawa lord of the Owari Domain, and one of the ''gosanke''.
Biography
Muneharu was the 20th son
, the 7th lord, who took a keen interest in drama and plays and lived lavishly. Under his rule, actors and actresses began to visit Nagoya. Arts and culture was further supported by the city's wealthy merchants. Culture flourished after the feudal
Edo period
The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characteriz ...
and the beginning of the Meiji era. During World War II many old buildings and artefacts were destroyed. The region's economic and financial power in the post-war years rekindled the artistic and cultural scene.
File:Tokugawabijutsukan1.JPG, The Tokugawa Art Museum, which houses some of the finest art treasures of Japan
File:Toyotasangyoukinen5.JPG, Textile Machinery Pavilion in the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
File:SCMaglev and Railway Park in Aichi Prefecture.jpg, SCMaglev and Railway Park
File:Shirakawa Park 20161119A.jpg, Nagoya City Science Museum
File:Aichi Arts Center exterior ac.jpg, Aichi Arts Center in Sakae
File:Tokugawaendashizoroe1.JPG, Tsutsui-chō/Dekimachi tennōsai
File:Nagoyamatsuri7.JPG, Nagoya matsuri
File:Arimatsu festival.jpg, Arimatsu autumn festival
File:Osu-2008 Oiran-dochu-02.jpg, ''Daidō-chōnin Matsuri'' in
Ōsu
is a popular area located in the Naka ward of Nagoya, central Japan.
Ōsu is a historic area which has many small shops offering everything from Japanese traditional food to handicrafts. A large department store is OSU301. It is popular amon ...
File:Nagoya obi.JPG, The Nagoya ''obi'', the most popular type for ''kimono'' throughout Japan
Museums
Nagoya has multiple museums, including traditional and modern art, handicrafts to industrial high-tech, natural and scientific museums.
Nagoya Castle's collection is from the Owari Tokugawa era. The main tower is a museum that details the history of the castle and the city. The Honmaru Palace, destroyed in World War II, is slated for reconstruction by 2016 and will again be a prime example of the '' Shoin-zukuri'' architecture of the feudal era.
Tokugawa Art Museum
The is a private art museum, located on the former '' Ōzone Shimoyashiki'' compound in Nagoya, central Japan. Its collection contains more than 12,000 items, including swords, armor, Noh costumes and masks, lacquer furniture, Chinese and Japanese ...
is a private museum belonging to the Owari Tokugawa, who lived in Nagoya castle for 16 generations. Among other things, it contains 10 designated
national Treasures of Japan
Some of the National Treasures of Japan
A is the most precious of Japan's Tangible Cultural Properties, as determined and designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs (a special body of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Scien ...
, including some of the oldest scrolls of '' The Tale of Genji''. The Nagoya Noh Theatre houses various precious objects of Noh theatre. The
Nagoya City Museum
The is a museum of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
The Nagoya City Museum was established in 1977. Its collection includes archaeological materials, fine art, crafts, documents, books and folk materials including samurai armor a ...
showcases the history of the town.
Yōki-sō
''Yōki-sō'' (揚輝荘) is a Japanese villa and gardens located in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, central Japan. It is close to Nittai-ji temple.
History
The grounds were built for Itō Suketami (1878-1940), the president of the Matsuzakaya
( T ...
is a villa and gardens located in Chikusa-ku, close to Nittai-ji. It was constructed in the Taishō era for Ito Jirozaemon Suketami XV, the first president of Matsuzakaya.
Paintings and sculpture are exhibited at the
Nagoya City Art Museum
The is located in the city of Nagoya in central Japan.
The museum building itself was constructed by Kisho Kurokawa, one of the leading Japanese architects, from 1983 to 1987.
Works by the surrealist Kansuke Yamamoto, Sean Scully, and Alexander ...
. Modern art is displayed at the
Aichi Arts Center
is the main venue for the performing arts in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
The center consists of:
*Aichi Prefectural Museum
*Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater
**Main Hall
**Concert Hall
*Aichi Prefectural Arts Promotion Service
*Aichi Prefect ...
. The Aichi Arts Center also is the venue of rotating exhibitions. The city is also home to the
Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts
The was an art museum in Nagoya, Japan, that operated from 1999 to 2018.
History
A sister institution of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (the MFA), the Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts was established in partnership with the Foundation for t ...
, a sister museum to the
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Museum of Fine Arts (often abbreviated as MFA Boston or MFA) is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the 20th-largest art museum in the world, measured by public gallery area. It contains 8,161 paintings and more than 450,000 works ...
, which was founded to bring aspects of the MFA's collection to Japan.
The art of
porcelain
Porcelain () is a ceramic material made by heating substances, generally including materials such as kaolinite, in a kiln to temperatures between . The strength and translucence of porcelain, relative to other types of pottery, arises mainl ...
and ceramics can be seen at the
Noritake Garden
The Noritake Garden (ノリタケの森) is located in the city of Nagoya in central Japan.
History
The garden was constructed on the former Noritake factory grounds and exhibits the company, its history and products. In the various showrooms v ...
. Toyota has two museums in the city, the Toyota Automobile Museum which shows vintage cars, and the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology, which showcases company history, including its start as a textile mill.
The Nagoya City Tram & Subway Museum has trams and subway cars, as well as the
Nagoya City Science Museum
The is a museum located in Sakae, Nagoya, the center of Nagoya City, in central Japan.
The museum houses one of the largest planetarium in the world and has three main sections on modern technology, life sciences and general science with a var ...
. The
SCMaglev and Railway Park
The is a railway museum owned by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in Nagoya, Japan. The museum opened on 14 March 2011.
The museum features 39 full-size railway vehicles and one bus exhibit, train cab simulators, and railway model dio ...
opened in March 2011 with various trains from the Central Japan Railway Company.
Other art museums in Aichi prefecture are the Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum and the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art. Meiji Mura is an open-air museum with salvaged buildings from the Meiji, Taishō and Showa eras. Another museum in Nagoya is the Mandolin Melodies Museum.
Other museums in the city include the International Design Centre Nagoya, the Japan Spinning Top Museum and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Money Museum.
The civic authorities promote tourism and have taken steps to safeguard architectural heritage by earmarking them as cultural assets. Apart from the castle, temples, shrines and museums in the city, a "
Cultural Path
The Cultural Path (文化のみち, ''Bunka-no-michi'') is located between Naka-ku and Higashi-ku in the centre of Nagoya, Japan. It shows a number of historic buildings that are under heritage protection.
The area was designated in 1999. ...
" was instituted in the 1980s, located between the Tokugawa Art Museum and Nagoya Castle. This residential area has historic buildings such as the Nagoya City Archives, the Nagoya City Hall main building, the Aichi Prefectural Office main building, the Futaba Museum, the former residence of Sasuke Toyoda, the former residence of Tetsujiro Haruta and the Chikaramachi Catholic Church. Most buildings date from the Meiji and Taishō era and are protected.
Theatres
''Nō'' and ''Kyōgen'' theatre date back to the feudal times of the Owari Tokugawa lords. The
Nagoya Noh Theater
The Nagoya Noh Theater (名古屋能楽堂) is a Noh drama theatre building located in the city of Nagoya, central Japan.
History
The history of Noh in Owari Province dates back to the heyday of feudal rule, when performances were shown at t ...
at Nagoya Castle continues that tradition and is a prominent feature in the cultural life of the city, with monthly performances.
Developed during the Edo period, one of Japan's ''kabuki'' grand stages is
Misono-za
The is a theatre in the city of Nagoya, central Japan. It was originally constructed in 1800s and presents ''kabuki'' and Western stage plays.
History
The tradition of ''kabuki'' in Nagoya goes back to the Edo period. With the opening of ...
, which also hosts various other Japanese entertainment such as concerts.
In 1912, the musician Gorō Morita invented the Nagoya harp music instrument.
In 1992, the large, modern
Aichi Arts Center
is the main venue for the performing arts in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
The center consists of:
*Aichi Prefectural Museum
*Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater
**Main Hall
**Concert Hall
*Aichi Prefectural Arts Promotion Service
*Aichi Prefect ...
was opened in Sakae. It is the main venue for performing arts, featuring a main hall that can be used for opera and theatre and a concert hall. The Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra performs there, as well as many visiting guest orchestras.
''Ikebana''
is a school of ''Ikebana'', or Japanese Floral design, floral art. It was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Nagoya.
Festivals
Apart from the main national Japanese festivals, festivals and holidays, other festivals in Nagoya are unique to the city/region.
Major events include the June Atsuta Festival, the July Port Festival, the August Nagoya Castle Summer Festival Castle and the October Nagoya Festival. Wards and areas host local festivals such as the in Ōsu.
Dialect
The is spoken in the western half of Aichi Prefecture, centering on Nagoya. It is also called . The Nagoya dialect is relatively close to Japanese language#Official status, standard Japanese and to the Kansai dialect, differing in pronunciation and vocabulary.
Handicrafts
The industry of Japanese handicrafts in the city is centuries old.
* Arimatsu and Narumi dye: during the construction of Nagoya Castle in the 17th century, the lords of Owari called in skilled craftsmen from Bungo Province in Kyushu, known for their tie-dyed fabrics. These craftsmen and their families were treated generously by the Owari and settled in the Arimatsu und Narumi neighbourhoods. Only the base fabric is dyed, leaving parts that were knotted as white spots. This highly specialised process requires 6–12 months to complete.
* ''Geta (footwear), Geta'' Clog (shoe), clog straps: wooden clogs called ''geta'' were the shoes of the feudal era. The Owari devised a unique pattern for the cotton straps of the clogs and ordered them to be made by local weavers. The technique has developed over the generations. The straps became stronger and more resilient but more comfortable for the feet with the discovery of cotton velvet.
* ''Shippo'': the technique for enamelware called ''shippo'' arrived from the Netherlands towards the end of the Edo period. The patterns appear almost transparent and are often used on pottery.
* Candles: wax is taken from a wax tree and painted around a rope made of grass and Japanese paper (''washi'') over and over again into layers. When cut in half, the candle looks as if it grew like a tree with rings. Japanese candles produce less smoke and are harder to blow out, since the Candle wick, wick tends to be larger. Artists paint the candles in coloured patterns.
* ''Yuzen'': the art of silk dyeing was introduced by craftsmen from Kyoto during the rule of Owari Togukawa. The initial designs were extravagant and brightly coloured, but over time became more muted and light-coloured.
* ''Sekku Ningyo'': festival dolls were introduced by markets during the Meiji era. Nagoya craftsmen rank among the top producers.
* The city also gave its name to a type of ''obi (sash), obi'', the sash that is used to tie a ''kimono''. The term ''Nagoya obi'' can refer to an older type of ''obi'' used centuries ago. This type was cord-like. The current – or to differentiate from the ''fukuro Nagoya obi'', also called – is the most-used ''obi'' type today. It was developed by a seamstress living in Nagoya at the end of the 1920s. The new, easy-to-use obi gained popularity among Tokyo's geisha, from whom it then was adopted by fashionable city women for their everyday wear. The ''Nagoya obi'' was originally for everyday wear, not for ceremonial outfits, but one made from exquisite brocade can be accepted as semi-ceremonial wear. A more formal version is called the or , which is more formal.
* Japanese pottery and porcelain has a long tradition due to suitable clay being available in
Owari Province
was a province of Japan in the area that today forms the western half of Aichi Prefecture, including the modern city of Nagoya. The province was created in 646. Owari bordered on Mikawa, Mino, and Ise Provinces. Owari and Mino provinces were ...
. Seto ware and Tokoname ware are from the region. In the town itself
Ofukei ware
, also spelled ''Ofuke'', refers to a type of Japanese pottery that was originally produced in Nagoya, central Japan.
History
During the Kan'ei era (1624–44), the first lord of Owari Tokugawa Yoshinao (1601–1650) had a kiln constructed ...
Sasashima ware
Sasashima ware (笹島焼 ''Sasashima-yaki'') is a type of Japanese pottery from Nagoya, Owari province, later Aichi prefecture, central Japan.
History
It was based in the Sasashima-chō neighbourhood, not far from Nagoya Station, today a p ...
and
Kawana ware
refers to a type of Japanese porcelain produced in and around the area of Kawana (川名), today Kawanayama-chō (川名山町) in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, central Japan. It is of the ''sometsuke'' (染付) blue and white pottery type, but notable ...
were produced.
* ''Netsuke'' artists such as Tametaka and Ikkan were well-known during the Edo period.
Cuisine
The city and the region are known for its unique local . Dishes include:
* ''Tebasaki'': chicken wings marinated in a sweet sauce with sesame seeds, basically a type of ''yakitori''
* ''Tenmusu'': a rice ball wrapped with nori that is filled with deep-fried tempura shrimp
* ''Kishimen'': flat ''udon'' noodles with a slippery texture, dipped in a light soy sauce soup and a sliced leek or other flavouring added. It can be eaten cold or hot.
* Red ''miso'': various dishes that use red ''miso'', such as ''miso katsu'' (Tonkatsu, pork cutlet) with sweet ''miso'' sauce and ''miso nikomi udon'' (hard ''udon'' stewed in ''miso'' soup)
* ''Hitsumabushi'': rice dish with ''unagi'' in a lidded wooden container. This dish is enjoyed three ways; as ''unadon'', with spice and as ''chazuke''.
In popular culture
The world premiere of the first ''Godzilla'' movie was in Nagoya on October 27, 1954. The city, especially Nagoya Castle, has been featured in two other Godzilla movies: ''Mothra vs. Godzilla'' and ''Godzilla vs. Mothra''. The city is also featured in ''Gamera vs. Gyaos'' and is the main setting of 2003 film ''Gozu.'' The 1995 film ''The Hunted (1995 film), The Hunted'' starring Christopher Lambert and the 1992 film ''Mr. Baseball'' starring Tom Selleck were also filmed in the city.
The city was the setting for the 2007 movie ''Best Wishes for Tomorrow, Ashita e no yuigon'' (translated as ''Best Wishes for Tomorrow''), in which a Japanese people, Japanese war criminal sets out to take responsibility for the execution of U.S. airmen. The anime ''The Wind Rises'' by Hayao Miyazaki, released in 2013, is a highly fictionalized biography of the
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range carrier-based aircraft, carrier-based fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 19 ...
's chief engineer Jiro Horikoshi and takes mostly place in Nagoya of the 1920s and 1930s. Nagoya is also the setting for the manga and anime series Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki, which highlights many of the sites and traditions of the city.
Sports
Nagoya is home to several professional sports teams:
In 2007, the Chunichi Dragons won the Japan Series baseball championship. In 2010, Nagoya Grampus won the J. League championship, their first in team history. Nagoya is also the home of the Nagoya Barbarians semi-pro rugby football club.
A ''honbasho'' sumo tournament is held every July at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. The city has hosted The Crowns golf tournament since 1960 and the women's Nagoya Marathon since 1984.
In September 2016 the city was awarded the right to host the 2026 Asian Games after it was the only city to lodge a bid. It will be the third time Japan hosts the event after Tokyo in 1958 and
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui h ...
in 1994.
The city hosted the official 1979 Asian Basketball Championship. Later, it became one of the host cities of the official Women's Volleyball World Championship for its 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, 1998, 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, 2006 and 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, 2010 editions.
File:ナゴヤドーム - panoramio (2).jpg, Nagoya Dome
File:Binnenkant van Nagoya Dome, -21 maart 2019 a.jpg, Chunichi Dragons
File:Dolphins Arena 20180923-01.jpg, The Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium is used for Sumo wrestling and other events
File:Dolphins Arena02.jpg, Nagoya Diamond Dolphins
File:Mizuho Koen Stadium 20160815-02.jpg, Mizuho Athletic Stadium
File:瑞穂陸上競技場1 - panoramio.jpg, Nagoya Grampus
File:Mizuho Rugby Stadium.jpg, Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium
File:Toyota-Sports-Center-2.jpg, Toyota Verblitz
Notable people
Historical figures
The three samurais who unified Japan in the 16th century all have strong links to Nagoya:
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Oda Nobunaga
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan.
Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify ...
(1534–1582), from
Nagoya Castle
is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Japan.
Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain in 1612 during the Edo period on the site of an earlier castle of the Oda clan in the Sengoku period. Nagoya Castle was the heart of one of the ...
in
Owari Province
was a province of Japan in the area that today forms the western half of Aichi Prefecture, including the modern city of Nagoya. The province was created in 646. Owari bordered on Mikawa, Mino, and Ise Provinces. Owari and Mino provinces were ...
*
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
, otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Cour ...
(1536–1598), one of
Oda Nobunaga
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan.
Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify ...
's top generals
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fellow ...
(1543–1616), born in Mikawa Province, (the eastern half of modern Aichi prefecture)
Other samurai include:
* Minamoto no Yoritomo (the first ''shōgun'' of the
Kamakura shogunate
The was the feudal military government of Japan during the Kamakura period from 1185 to 1333. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Kamakura-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 459.
The Kamakura shogunate was established by Minamoto no Y ...
)
* Shibata Katsuie (samurai of the
Sengoku period
The was a period in History of Japan, Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615.
The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the Feudalism, feudal system of Japan under the ...
)
* Niwa Nagahide (samurai of the Sengoku period)
* Maeda Toshiie (samurai of the Sengoku period)
* Katō Kiyomasa (samurai of the Sengoku period)
* Sassa Narimasa (samurai of the Sengoku period)
* Sakuma Nobumori (samurai of the Sengoku period)
* Sakuma Morimasa (samurai of the Sengoku period)
* Maeda Toshimasu (Maeda Keijirō, samurai of the Sengoku period)
Inventors and industrialists
* Sakichi Toyoda (1867–1930), prolific inventor from Shizuoka Prefecture
* Kiichiro Toyoda (1894–1952), son of Sakichi Toyoda, established Toyota Motor Corporation
* Akio Morita (1921–1999), co-founder of Sony
* Jiro Horikoshi (1903–1982), worked in Nagoya as chief engineer of the
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range carrier-based aircraft, carrier-based fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 19 ...
fighter
Executive officers
* Yoichi Wada
Writers
*Yokoi Yayū (1702–1783), haiku poet and samurai in Owari Domain
*Ryukichi Terao (born 1971), Hispanist and translator of Latin American literature
Performing artists of Japan
Musicians and composers
* Etsuko Hirose (born 1979), classical pianist
* Moa Kikuchi (born 1999), Japanese musician, singer, dancer, model, and actress (member of the kawaii metal group Babymetal and a former member of the Japanese idol, idol group Sakura Gakuin)
* Home Made Kazoku, Japanese hip hop music, hip hop Trio (music), trio
* Yōsei Teikoku, five-member Japanese musical unit
* Spyair, Japanese rock band
* Kiyoharu (born 1968), Japanese musician and singer-songwriter, known for his work with Kuroyume and Sads (band), Sads
* Koji Kondo (born 1961), Japanese music composer, pianist, and music director who works for the video game company Nintendo.
* Seamo (Real Name: Naoki Takada, Nihongo: 高田 尚輝, ''Takada Naoki'', born 1975), Japanese hip hop music, hip hop recording artist
* Takanori Iwata (born 1989), Japanese dancer and actor (member of J-pop boygroups Sandaime J Soul Brothers and Exile (Japanese band), Exile)
* Naomi Tamura (born 1963), Japanese pop singer and songwriter
* Kazuki Kato (born 1984), Japanese actor, Voice acting in Japan, voice actor and singer
* Lullatone, Japanese musical duo
* Aya Hirano (born 1987), Japanese actor, voice actor and singer
* Jasmine You (1979–2009), Japanese musician, best known as original bassist of the symphonic metal band Versailles (band), Versailles
* Outrage (band), Outrage, Japanese thrash metal band
* Enako (born 1994), cosplayer
* Sho Hirano (born 1997), member of King & Prince
* Kanon Suzuki (born 1998), former idol and singer (former member of Japanese girl idol group Morning Musume)
* Shinichi Suzuki (violinist), Shinichi Suzuki (1898–1998), Japanese musician, philosopher, and educator and the founder of the international Suzuki method of music education and developed a philosophy for educating people of all ages and abilities
* nobodyknows+, Japanese hip hop music, hip hop band
* SKE48, Japanese Japanese idol, idol group
* Okada Yukiko (1967–1986), Japanese idol and winner of the talent show Star Tanjō! in Tokyo, Japan
* Coldrain, Japanese rock band
* May'n (Real Name: Mei Nakabayashi, Nihongo: 中林 芽依, ''Nakabayashi Mei'', born 1989), Japanese singer
* Team Shachi, Japanese female Japanese idol, idol group
* Kero Kero Bonito, Sarah Midori Perry
* INTO1, Uno Santa
* Cherry Bullet, Kokoro
Actors
* Kaede Hondo
* Akari Kitō
* Matt McCooey, British actor of Japanese ancestry
* Naoko Mori
* Kaito Nakamura (actor), Kaito Nakamura
* The Nose sisters: Anna, Erena, and Karina Nose, Karina
* Naomi Kawashima
* Hirotaka Suzuoki
* Hiroshi Tachi
* Emi Takei
* Hiroshi Tamaki
* Kokoro Terada
* Toshihiko Nakajima
* Yuki Yamada (actor), Yūki Yamada
Athletes
* Miki Ando
* Mao Asada
* Mai Asada
* Kazuki Himeno
* Midori Ito
* Jong Tae-se
* Takahiko Kozuka
* Takashi Sugiura
* Último Dragón
* Shoma Uno
* Yoshiaki Oiwa
* Takamoto Katsuta
* Hugh Barter
* Takuma Koga
* Takuma Koga (racing driver)
Official Tourism Guide – Nagoya Travel Guide
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