is the largest city in the Chūbu region, 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
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contine ...
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 se ...
, it is the capital and the most populous city of Aichi Prefecture, 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 H ...
s along with those of
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
,
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 ...
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 T ...
Chūkyō metropolitan area
, or the , is a major metropolitan area in Japan that is centered on the city of Nagoya (the "Chūkyō", i.e., the "capital in the middle") in Aichi Prefecture. The area makes up the most urbanized part of the Tōkai region. The population of 9,5 ...
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 fello ...
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. 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 opposing ...
.
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
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 196 ...
, 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 ...
as well as the headquarters of
Brother Industries
is a Japanese multinational electronics and electrical equipment company headquartered in Nagoya, Japan. Its products include printers, multifunction printers, desktop computers, consumer and industrial sewing machines, large machine to ...
,
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 ...
,
Lexus
is the luxury vehicle division of the Japanese automaker Toyota. The Lexus brand is marketed in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide and is Japan's largest-selling make of premium cars. It has ranked among the 10 largest Japanese ...
, and
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, 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'', the ...
Atsuta Shrine is a Shinto shrine traditionally believed to have been established during the reign of Emperor Keikō (71-130) located in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in Japan. The shrine is familiarly known as ''Atsuta-Sama'' (Venerable Atsuta) or simp ...
,
Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens
The is a joint zoo and botanical garden located at Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is open every day except Monday, and charges a modest admission fee.
Established in 1937, the Higashiyama Zoo is one of Asia's largest attractions, featuring a bo ...
,
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 ...
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
The is another name for the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area and the surrounding prefectures, which have strong economic links to it. This industrial region includes the Aichi, Gifu, and Mie prefectures.
One of the dominant companies of the region ...
,
Chūkyō Metropolitan Area
, or the , is a major metropolitan area in Japan that is centered on the city of Nagoya (the "Chūkyō", i.e., the "capital in the middle") in Aichi Prefecture. The area makes up the most urbanized part of the Tōkai region. The population of 9,5 ...
,
Chūkyō Television Broadcasting
JOCH-DTV, branded as , is the Chūkyō metropolitan area flagship station of the Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System (NNS), owned by Nippon Television Holdings through . Its studios are located in Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan ...
,
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 ...
and the
Chukyo Racecourse
is located in Toyoake, Aichi, Japan. It is used for horse racing. It was built in 1994. It has a capacity of 58,400. It has 8,795 seats.
Physical attributes
Chukyo Racecourse has a grass courses, a dirt course, and a jump course.
The turf's m ...
.
Cityscape
File:Skyscrapers of Meieki (2016-07-07).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 ...
Midland Square
, officially called , is a skyscraper located in the Meieki district of Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. It opened in early 2007. It is the tallest building in Nagoya and the fifth tallest building in Japan as of 2015. At 247m (810 feet), it ...
(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: ...
on the
Nōbi Plain
The is a large plain in Japan that stretches from the Mino area of southwest Gifu Prefecture to the Owari area of northwest Aichi Prefecture, covering an area of approximately .
. 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 ...
s to ward off floodwaters. The plain is one of the nation's most fertile areas. The Kiso River flows to the west along the city border, and the
Shōnai River
The is a Class 1 river flowing through Gifu and Aichi prefectures in Japan. In Gifu Prefecture, it is also referred to as the Toki River (土岐川 ''Toki-gawa''); around the city of Kasugai in Aichi Prefecture, it is referred to as the Tamano ...
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 ...
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
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.
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 in ...
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: Stock (disambiguation), 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 ...
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 opposing ...
in 1945.
The area is . Its metropolitan area extends into the Mie and Gifu prefectures, with a total population of about 10million people, surpassed only by Osaka and Tokyo.
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 ...
Seto
Seto may refer to:
Places
* Seto, Aichi, production place of Japanese pottery and venue of Expo 2005
* Seto, Ehime, facing the Seto Inland Sea
*Seto, Okayama, adjacent to Okayama, in Okayama Prefecture
*Seto Inland Sea of Japan
* Setomaa (''Seto ...
**
Nagakute
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 61,503 in 24,352 households, and a population density of 2,854 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Nagakute is a member of the World Health Organ ...
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 ...
**
Tōkai
Tōkai ( 東海, literally ''East Sea'') in Japanese may refer to:
* Tōkai region, a subregion of Chūbu
* Tōkai, Ibaraki, a village, also known as "Tokaimura" (Tokai-village)
* Tōkai, Aichi, a city
* Tōkai University, a private university in T ...
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 ...
, 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, Nagoya was settled and the Danpusan Kofun and Shiratori Kofun was built in this area. The
Atsuta Shrine is a Shinto shrine traditionally believed to have been established during the reign of Emperor Keikō (71-130) located in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in Japan. The shrine is familiarly known as ''Atsuta-Sama'' (Venerable Atsuta) or simp ...
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 ...
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 is a Shinto shrine traditionally believed to have been established during the reign of Emperor Keikō (71-130) located in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in Japan. The shrine is familiarly known as ''Atsuta-Sama'' (Venerable Atsuta) or simp ...
, 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.
Legend ...
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 ...
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 ...
, was married to
Minamoto no Yoshitomo
(1123 – 11 February 1160) was the head of the Minamoto clan and a general of the late Heian period of Japanese history. His son Minamoto no Yoritomo became ''shōgun'' and founded the Kamakura shogunate, the first shogunate in the history of ...
(1123–60) and their son
Minamoto no Yoritomo
was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan, ruling from 1192 until 1199.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Minamoto no Yoriie" in . He was the husband of Hōjō Masako who acted as regent (''shikken'') after his ...
's birthplace is Nagoya, he is also the founder 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 ...
Minamoto no Yoritomo
was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan, ruling from 1192 until 1199.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Minamoto no Yoriie" in . He was the husband of Hōjō Masako who acted as regent (''shikken'') after his ...
, founder 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 ...
.
Early Modern Ages
;Azuchi–Momoyama period
Oda Nobunaga 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 fello ...
were powerful warlords based in the Nagoya area who gradually succeeded in unifying Japan. In 1610, Tokugawa Ieyasu moved the capital of Owari Province from Kiyosu, about seven kilometers () away, to a more strategic location in present-day Nagoya.
In May–June 1560, the
Battle of Okehazama
The took place in June 1560 in Owari Province, located in today's Aichi Prefecture. In this battle, the heavily outnumbered Oda clan troops commanded by Oda Nobunaga defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto and established himself as one of the front-running ...
took place in Dengakuhazama, Owari Province which was just outside of what would become Nagoya city. In this battle, Oda Nobunaga defeated
Imagawa Yoshimoto
was a pre-eminent ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) in the Sengoku period Japan. Based in Suruga Province, he was known as . he was one of the three ''daimyōs'' that dominated the Tōkaidō region.
He died in 1560 while marching to Kyoto to become S ...
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
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 fello ...
File:Bishū Okehazama-gassen.jpg,
Battle of Okehazama
The took place in June 1560 in Owari Province, located in today's Aichi Prefecture. In this battle, the heavily outnumbered Oda clan troops commanded by Oda Nobunaga defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto and established himself as one of the front-running ...
(May–June 1560)
;Edo period
During this period Nagoya Castle was constructed, built partly from materials taken from
Kiyosu Castle
is a Japanese castle located in Kiyosu, eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is noted for its association with the rise to power of the Sengoku period warlord, Oda Nobunaga. The kanji in the name of the castle was written as 清須城. The curren ...
. 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 is a Shinto shrine traditionally believed to have been established during the reign of Emperor Keikō (71-130) located in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in Japan. The shrine is familiarly known as ''Atsuta-Sama'' (Venerable Atsuta) or simp ...
was designated as a waystation, called Miya (the Shrine), on the important Tōkaidō road, which linked the two capitals of
Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese language, 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, Keihanshin metropolitan area along wi ...
and Edo (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, originally built in 1333, later relocated in 1612.
File:180405 Tenshu and Honmaru Goten of Nagoya castle 2.jpg, Nagoya Castle 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 (四間道)
File:Tokaido41 Miya.jpg, Miya-juku (
Atsuta Shrine is a Shinto shrine traditionally believed to have been established during the reign of Emperor Keikō (71-130) located in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in Japan. The shrine is familiarly known as ''Atsuta-Sama'' (Venerable Atsuta) or simp ...
) in the 1830s, as depicted by
Hiroshige
Utagawa Hiroshige (, also ; ja, 歌川 広重 ), born Andō Tokutarō (; 1797 – 12 October 1858), was a Japanese ''ukiyo-e'' artist, considered the last great master of that tradition.
Hiroshige is best known for his horizontal-format l ...
File:Arimatsushibori.JPG, Arimatsu Town
File:Hongan-ji Nagoya Betsuin - Owari Meisho Zue.png, Woodcut print of
Hongan-ji Nagoya Betsuin
The Hongan-ji Nagoya Betsuin (本願寺派名古屋別院) is a Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist temple located in Naka ward, Nagoya in central Japan.
The temple is a short distance south of Ōsu Kannon Station. It is also known a ''Nishi Betsuin'' (西 ...
(Nishi-Honganji)
Late Modern Ages
;Meiji period
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 ...
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 ...
towns of
Tokoname
is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 57,872 in 24,872 households, and a population density of 1,035 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Tokoname is located on the western coast ...
,
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 cera ...
and
Seto
Seto may refer to:
Places
* Seto, Aichi, production place of Japanese pottery and venue of Expo 2005
* Seto, Ehime, facing the Seto Inland Sea
*Seto, Okayama, adjacent to Okayama, in Okayama Prefecture
*Seto Inland Sea of Japan
* Setomaa (''Seto ...
, as well as Okazaki, 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). Th ...
was produced under the shogunate. 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 pe ...
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. It is used t ...
''.
;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
File:御大典奉祝名古屋博覧会 正門.jpg, Main Gate of the Nagoya Expo in
Tsuruma Park
Tsuruma Park (鶴舞公園) is a park located in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya city, 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 p ...
, 1928
File:Nagoya map circa 1930.PNG, Nagoya map circa 1930
File:Toyota Motor Corporation Koromo plant in 1938.jpg,
Toyota Motor Corporation
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 ...
Koromo plant (now the
Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
The , also known as Toyota Tecno Museum, is a technology museum located in Nishi-ku in the city of Nagoya, central Japan.
History
Toyota started as a textile firm and evolved over decades into an international automobile producer. The museum ...
) in 1938
File:TBCN Kakunai Line.JPG,
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 opposing ...
. 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 fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 to 1945. The A6M w ...
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 opposing ...
.
Air raids began on April 18, 1942, with an attack 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 continued through the spring of 1945, and included large-scale
firebombing
Firebombing is a bombing technique designed to damage a target, generally an urban area, through the use of fire, caused by incendiary devices, rather than from the blast effect of large bombs.
In popular usage, any act in which an incendiary d ...
.
Nagoya was the target of two of
Bomber Command
Bomber Command is an organisational military unit, generally subordinate to the air force of a country. The best known were in Britain and the United States. A Bomber Command is generally used for strategic bombing (although at times, e.g. during t ...
’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'' 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 area of Nagoya as part of a bombing raid in order to train for their mission to Hiroshima. In 1959, the city was flooded and severely damaged by the Ise-wan Typhoon.
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 i ...
and
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...
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 indus ...
(MICE) industry, hosting the
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) ...
and the
Nagoya Protocol
The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity, also known as the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) is a ...
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 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
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) ...
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
*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
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 Cent ...
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
*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 ...
.
;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 ...
Port of Fremantle
Fremantle Harbour is Western Australia's largest and busiest general cargo port and an important historical site. The inner harbour handles a large volume of sea containers, vehicle imports and livestock exports, cruise shipping and naval vis ...
,
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 ...
, Australia (1983)
*
Port of Baltimore
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Port of Antwerp
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges is the port of the City of Antwerp. It is located in Flanders (Belgium), mainly in the province of Antwerp but also partially in the province of East Flanders. It is a seaport in the heart of Europe accessible to ...
,
Antwerp Province
)
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, settlement_type = Province of Belgium
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, shield_size ...
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 ...
,
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 ...
, Australia (2010)
*
Port of Zeebrugge
The Port of Zeebrugge (also referred to as the Port of Bruges or Bruges Seaport) is a large container, bulk cargo, new vehicles and passenger ferry terminal port on the North Sea. The port is located in the municipality of Bruges, West Flanders ...
,
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 ...
's sister airport is:
*
Grant County International Airport
Grant County International Airport is a public use airport in the northwest United States, located northwest of the central business district of Moses Lake in Grant County, Washington. Formerly a military facility, the airport is owned by the ...
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 ...
's luxury brand
Lexus
is the luxury vehicle division of the Japanese automaker Toyota. The Lexus brand is marketed in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide and is Japan's largest-selling make of premium cars. It has ranked among the 10 largest Japanese ...
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 ...
,
JTEKT
JTEKT Corporation is a Japanese corporation created in January 2006 upon the merger of two companies: Koyo Seiko Co. and ''Toyoda Machine Works''.
Toyoda Machine Works, Machine tool sales for North, Central and South America, aftermarket suppor ...
and Toyota Boshoku 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. Major component suppliers such as
Magna International
Magna International Inc. is a Canadian parts manufacturer for automakers. It is one of the largest companies in Canada and was recognized on the 2020 ''Forbes'' Global 2000. The company is the largest automobile parts manufacturer in North Americ ...
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 ...
including the
Shinkansen
The , colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. Initially, it was built to connect distant Japanese regions with Tokyo, the capital, to aid economic growth and development. Beyond l ...
are headquartered there.
Aviation industry
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 fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 to 1945. The A6M w ...
fighter was constructed in Nagoya. The aviation tradition continues with
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation
, abbreviated MITAC, is a Japanese company that develops, produces, sells and supports the Mitsubishi SpaceJet (formerly MRJ) passenger airliners. The manufacturing of the aircraft is carried out by parent company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI ...
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, whi ...
. The
Mitsubishi Regional Jet
The Mitsubishi SpaceJet (, originally named ''Mitsubishi Regional Jet'') is a regional jet developed by Japanese company Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (MAC), a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) subsidiary. The airframe is made mainly in alumi ...
(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
is a Japanese multinational corporation and conglomerate primarily involved in both terrestrial and aerospace transportation manufacturing. It is best known for its line of Subaru automobiles. Founded in 1953, the company was formerly named ( ...
, 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 ...
Japanese pottery and porcelain
, is one of the oldest Japanese crafts and art forms, dating back to the Neolithic period. Kilns have produced earthenware, pottery, stoneware, glazed pottery, glazed stoneware, porcelain, and blue-and-white ware. Japan has an exceptionally ...
has a long tradition due to suitable clay being available in Owari Province. 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 characte ...
there were two main kilns in the region:
Seto
Seto may refer to:
Places
* Seto, Aichi, production place of Japanese pottery and venue of Expo 2005
* Seto, Ehime, facing the Seto Inland Sea
*Seto, Okayama, adjacent to Okayama, in Okayama Prefecture
*Seto Inland Sea of Japan
* Setomaa (''Seto ...
and
Tokoname
is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 57,872 in 24,872 households, and a population density of 1,035 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Tokoname is located on the western coast ...
. In Nagoya Castle a type of ''oniwa-yaki'' (literally "garden ware") called Ofukei ware 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
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 characte ...
. It became widely known in Japan. The lord's taste in ceramics was also imitated by other Owari samurai, such as Hirasawa Kurō and Masaki Sōzaburō, who made their own pieces.
Toyoraku ware continued on until the
Taishō era
The was a period in the history of Japan dating from 30 July 1912 to 25 December 1926, coinciding with the reign of Emperor Taishō. The new emperor was a sickly man, which prompted the shift in political power from the old oligarchic group of ...
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. With the advent of industrialization during the Meiji era 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 overs ...
, 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 ...
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 indus ...
(MICE) industry. It hosted in 1989 the World Design Expo (世界デザイン博覧会) for which the
Nagoya Congress Center
The is a multi-purpose convention center, in the city of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
The centre was constructed for the World Design Exhibition 1989 (世界デザイン博覧会). Other venues included Nagoya Castle and Nagoya Port.
It has ...
was constructed. It hosted the
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) ...
and the
Nagoya Protocol
The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity, also known as the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) is a ...
conference in 2010, as well as the
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 mitigatio ...
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. It is used t ...
", 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 ...
technology is another rapidly developing industry.
A materials engineering industry is developing.
Brother Industries
is a Japanese multinational electronics and electrical equipment company headquartered in Nagoya, Japan. Its products include printers, multifunction printers, desktop computers, consumer and industrial sewing machines, large machine to ...
, 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 ...
and electronics companies are also based in the area.
The World Expo 2005, also known as Aichi Expo was held near Nagoya in the neighboring cities of
Nagakute
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 61,503 in 24,352 households, and a population density of 2,854 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Nagakute is a member of the World Health Organ ...
and
Seto
Seto may refer to:
Places
* Seto, Aichi, production place of Japanese pottery and venue of Expo 2005
* Seto, Ehime, facing the Seto Inland Sea
*Seto, Okayama, adjacent to Okayama, in Okayama Prefecture
*Seto Inland Sea of Japan
* Setomaa (''Seto ...
from March 25 to September 25, 2005.
Retail
Retail is of importance in the city. Traditional department stores with roots in Nagoya are
Matsuzakaya
( TYO: 8235, delisted) is a major Japanese department store chain operated by Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores, a subsidiary of J. Front Retailing. When the chain was an independent company, , it had its headquarters in Naka-ku, Nagoya. ...
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Maruei
Maruei (丸栄) () is a department store in Nagoya Japan. Toyohashi Maruei (豊橋丸栄) in Toyohashi, Aichi is a subsidiary company.
Along with Matsuzakaya, Meitetsu, and formerly Oriental Nakamura
was a Japanese department store in Sakae ...
and the
Meitetsu Department Store
is a department store chain in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan and owned by the Meitetsu rail company. The main store is located above Meitetsu Nagoya Station in Nakamura Ward and first opened in December 1954 ...
The Owari province was historically well known for the ''
cloisonné
Cloisonné () is an ancient technique for decorating metalwork objects with colored material held in place or separated by metal strips or wire, normally of gold. In recent centuries, vitreous enamel has been used, but inlays of cut gemstones, ...
'' 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 cal ...
Marukawa
is a Japanese manufacturer of confectioneries. Its head office is in Nishi-ku, Nagoya.Company Profile " Marukawa. Retrieved ...
is well known.
The city offers venues for conferences and congresses such as the
Nagoya Congress Center
The is a multi-purpose convention center, in the city of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
The centre was constructed for the World Design Exhibition 1989 (世界デザイン博覧会). Other venues included Nagoya Castle and Nagoya Port.
It has ...
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 and Colégio Brasil Japão Prof. Shinoda Brazilian school.
Universities
State and private colleges and universities primarily located in the eastern area. Some Western-style institutions were founded early in the Meiji era, with more opening during the Taishō and Shōwa eras. Nagoya University 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
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 universiti ...
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 t ...
. 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'', the ...
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 Engi ...
; 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 ...
.
Other colleges and universities include:
Aichi Prefectural College of Nursing & Health
is a public university in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. The school was established in 1995.
See also
* Aichi Prefectural University
is a public university located in the city of Nagakute, Aichi, Japan. There is a campus in Moriyama-ku, Nagoya which ...
Aichi Toho University
is a private university in Meitō-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 w ...
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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 ...
Doho University
is a private university in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1826, and it was chartered in 1950. It includes the Nagoya College of Music (名古屋音楽大学, ''Nagoya Ongaku Daigaku''), ...
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Kinjo Gakuin University
is a private women's university in Moriyama-ku, Nagoya
is one of the wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward has an estimated population of 176,298 and a population density of . The total area ...
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Kinjo Gakuin University Junior College
was a junior college in Moriyama-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1950, and closed in 2004.
See also
* Kinjo Gakuin University
is a private women's university in Moriyama-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
is a prefe ...
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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 ...
Nagoya Gakuin University
is a private university located in Nagoya, Japan (名古屋市). Founded in 1887 by Dr. Frederick C. Klein, an American Methodist minister, as Aichi English School; the present-day university was established in 1964 with the Faculty of Economi ...
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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 ...
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Nagoya Women's University
is a private university, private Women's colleges, women's university in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan with campus at Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Mizuho-ku.The campus at Tempaku-ku, Nagoya, Tempaku-ku was closed in 2015 and integrated into the campus at Mizuho-ku, ...
Hōsa Library
The Hōsa Library (蓬左文庫) is a library located on the compound of the '' Ōzone Shimoyashiki'' in Nagoya, central Japan.
History
Tokugawa Yoshinao, the first lord of the Owari Domain, established it as an official archive. It was transfe ...
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 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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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 (" ...
(NGO), built on an artificial island in
Tokoname
is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 57,872 in 24,872 households, and a population density of 1,035 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Tokoname is located on the western coast ...
. 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, whi ...
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 ...
Fuji Dream Airlines
is a Japanese regional airline headquartered in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture. It operates a fleet of Embraer E-Jets with three main hubs at Shizuoka Airport, Nagoya Airfield and Kobe Airport. The airline commenced operations on J ...
hub.
Railways
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 ...
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
, referred to as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan.
Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the ''Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of which of ...
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 ...
provides regional rail service to the
Tōkai
Tōkai ( 東海, literally ''East Sea'') in Japanese may refer to:
* Tōkai region, a subregion of Chūbu
* Tōkai, Ibaraki, a village, also known as "Tokaimura" (Tokai-village)
* Tōkai, Aichi, a city
* Tōkai University, a private university in T ...
and
Kansai region
The or the , lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, often also Mie, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. The metropoli ...
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, ...
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 ...
Kansai Main Line
The is a railway line in Japan, which connects Nagoya Station with JR Namba Station in Osaka. It is jointly run by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West), with the boundary between both compan ...
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
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
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**Meitetsu BC - Nagano
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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, b ...
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 Expr ...
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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 ...
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Isewangan Expressway
The is a national expressway in the Tōkai region of Japan. It is owned and operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company.
Naming
The route primarily follows the north shore of Ise Bay (wangan means bayshore in Japanese).
Officially, the route ...
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 19 ...
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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
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 ...
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 fello ...
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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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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Isewangan Expressway
The is a national expressway in the Tōkai region of Japan. It is owned and operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company.
Naming
The route primarily follows the north shore of Ise Bay (wangan means bayshore in Japanese).
Officially, the route ...
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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 is a Shinto shrine traditionally believed to have been established during the reign of Emperor Keikō (71-130) located in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in Japan. The shrine is familiarly known as ''Atsuta-Sama'' (Venerable Atsuta) or simp ...
and Nagoya Castle.
* 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 Inner ...
. 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.
Legend ...
sword, one of the three imperial regalia of Japan, 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 funda ...
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
* JR Central Towers 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 ...
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Midland Square
, officially called , is a skyscraper located in the Meieki district of Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. It opened in early 2007. It is the tallest building in Nagoya and the fifth tallest building in Japan as of 2015. At 247m (810 feet), it ...
: 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-t ...
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 ...
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Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens
The is a joint zoo and botanical garden located at Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is open every day except Monday, and charges a modest admission fee.
Established in 1937, the Higashiyama Zoo is one of Asia's largest attractions, featuring a bo ...
Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
The , also known as Toyota Tecno Museum, is a technology museum located in Nishi-ku in the city of Nagoya, central Japan.
History
Toyota started as a textile firm and evolved over decades into an international automobile producer. The museum ...
near Nagoya station
* Danpusan Kofun : The maximum old burial mound ( Kofun) in Aichi.
* The
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 overs ...
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 d ...
* 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 ...
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 Japane ...
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 Corp ...
Money Museum, now located near the Akatsuka-shirakabe 赤塚白壁 bus stop on Dekimachi-dōri.
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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 visito ...
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Atsuta Shrine is a Shinto shrine traditionally believed to have been established during the reign of Emperor Keikō (71-130) located in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in Japan. The shrine is familiarly known as ''Atsuta-Sama'' (Venerable Atsuta) or simp ...
Arako Kannon
, also known as is a 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
was one of the leading generals of Oda Nobunaga following the Sengo ...
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Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
The , also known as Toyota Tecno Museum, is a technology museum located in Nishi-ku in the city of Nagoya, central Japan.
History
Toyota started as a textile firm and evolved over decades into an international automobile producer. The museum ...
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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 d ...
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 ...
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
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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 ...
Garden Wharf
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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 ...
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Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens
The is a joint zoo and botanical garden located at Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is open every day except Monday, and charges a modest admission fee.
Established in 1937, the Higashiyama Zoo is one of Asia's largest attractions, featuring a bo ...
File:Tougokusan2.JPG, Togokusan Fruits Park
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Shōnai Greens
The , also known as ''Shōnai Park'', are located in Nishi-ku, Nagoya in central Japan. The Shōnai River passes by south of the park.
Access by public transport is by Shōnai Ryokuchi Kōen Station on the Tsurumai Line
The is a subway lin ...
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Tsuruma Park
Tsuruma Park (鶴舞公園) is a park located in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya city, 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 p ...
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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 Japane ...
File:Sirotoriteien.JPG, Shirotori Park
File:WILDFLOWER GARDEN BLUEBONNET.jpg, Nagoya Port Wildflower Garden BlueBonnet
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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 kno ...
File:Nakamurakouen1.JPG, Nakamura Park
File:Hutabahouse.jpg, Cultural Path 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
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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 Thailan ...
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Noritake Garden
The Noritake Garden (ノリタケの森) is located in the city of Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located ...
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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 ...
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 visito ...
Meiji Mura
is an open-air architectural museum/theme park in Inuyama, near Nagoya in Aichi prefecture, Japan. It was opened on March 18, 1965. The museum preserves historic buildings from Japan's Meiji (1867–1912), Taishō (1912–1926), and early Sh ...
,
Tokoname
is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 57,872 in 24,872 households, and a population density of 1,035 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Tokoname is located on the western coast ...
Toyohashi
is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 377,453 in 160,516 households and a population density of 1,400 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . By area, Toyohashi was Aichi Prefecture's second-lar ...
and
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
Ha ...
. Reachable with at most a two-hour journey are Gifu, Gujo Hachiman, Gifu,
Ise 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 Inner ...
,
Takayama, Gifu
Takayama City Hall
is a 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 the city was making it the largest city ...
, 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 l ...
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.
...
.
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 characte ...
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
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
is a style of Japanese residential architecture used in the mansions of the military, temple guest halls, and Zen abbot's quarters of the Muromachi (1336-1573), Azuchi–Momoyama (1568–1600) and Edo periods (1600–1868). It forms the basi ...
'' 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 Japane ...
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, including some of the oldest scrolls of '' The Tale of Genji''. The Nagoya Noh Theatre houses various precious objects of
Noh theatre
is a major form of classical Japanese dance-drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Developed by Kan'ami and his son Zeami, it is the oldest major theatre art that is still regularly performed today. Although the terms Noh and ...
. 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 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
( TYO: 8235, delisted) is a major Japanese department store chain operated by Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores, a subsidiary of J. Front Retailing. When the chain was an independent company, , it had its headquarters in Naka-ku, Nagoya. ...
.
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 Alexand ...
. Modern art is displayed at the Aichi Arts Center. 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, 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 main ...
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
is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located ...
. Toyota has two museums in the city, the
Toyota Automobile Museum
The is a large museum showcasing Toyota's storied past. It is a large complex located in Nagakute city, a city close to Nagoya, Japan.
Collection
Unlike the Toyota USA Automobile Museum, the museum in Nagoya also features many cars from other ...
which shows vintage cars, and the
Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
The , also known as Toyota Tecno Museum, is a technology museum located in Nishi-ku in the city of Nagoya, central Japan.
History
Toyota started as a textile firm and evolved over decades into an international automobile producer. The museum ...
, which showcases company history, including its start as a
textile mill
Textile Manufacturing or Textile Engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful goods ...
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 d ...
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
The is a prefectural art museum located in the city of Seto, north of the metropolis of Nagoya in central Japan. This museum was formally named "Aichi-ken Toji Shiryokan (愛知県陶磁資料館)", but the name in English has been the same as b ...
Meiji Mura
is an open-air architectural museum/theme park in Inuyama, near Nagoya in Aichi prefecture, Japan. It was opened on March 18, 1965. The museum preserves historic buildings from Japan's Meiji (1867–1912), Taishō (1912–1926), and early Sh ...
Japan Spinning Top Museum
The Japan Spinning Top Museum (日本独楽博物館) is a toy museum located in the city of Nagoya, central Japan.
History
The spinning top, called ''koma'' (独楽) was and still is a popular traditional toy in Japan and the Chubu region. The ...
and the
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Money Museum
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Money Museum (三菱東京UFJ銀行貨幣資料館) is a numismatic museum located in Nagoya, central Japan.
As "Tokai Bank Money Museum", it opened in 1961. After a name change due to bank mergers, the present n ...
.
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" 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
is a major form of classical Japanese dance-drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Developed by Kan'ami and his son Zeami, it is the oldest major theatre art that is still regularly performed today. Although the terms Noh and ' ...
'' and ''
Kyōgen
is a form of traditional Japanese comic theater. It developed alongside '' Noh'', was performed along with ''Noh'' as an intermission of sorts between ''Noh'' acts on the same stage, and retains close links to ''Noh'' in the modern day; therefo ...
'' theatre date back to the feudal times of the Owari Tokugawa lords. The Nagoya Noh Theater 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
is a classical form of Japanese dance- drama. Kabuki theatre is known for its heavily-stylised performances, the often-glamorous costumes worn by performers, and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers.
Kabuki is though ...
'' 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 was opened in Sakae. It is the main venue for
performing art
The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. They are different from the visual arts, which are the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects. Perfor ...
s, featuring a main hall that can be used for
opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...
and theatre and a concert hall. The
Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra
The is a symphony orchestra based in Nagoya, Japan, founded in 1966. The orchestra gives concerts primarily at the Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater Concert Hall and the Chukyo University Center for Culture & Arts Aurora Hall.
The orchestra gave ...
performs there, as well as many visiting guest orchestras.
''Ikebana''
is a school of ''
Ikebana
is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. It is also known as . The tradition dates back to Heian period, when floral offerings were made at altars. Later, flower arrangements were instead used to adorn the (alcove) of a traditional Japan ...
floral art
Floral design or flower arrangement is the art of using plant materials and flowers to create an eye-catching and balanced composition or display. Evidence of refined floristry is found as far back as the culture of ancient Egypt. Professionally ...
. It was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Nagoya.
Festivals
Apart from the main national
festivals
A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid. A festival c ...
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
standard Japanese
is spoken natively by about 128 million people, primarily by Japanese people and primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language. Japanese belongs to the Japonic or Japanese- Ryukyuan language family. There have been m ...
and to the
Kansai dialect
The is a group of Japanese dialects in the Kansai region (Kinki region) of Japan. In Japanese, is the common name and it is called in technical terms. The dialects of Kyoto and Osaka are known as , and were particularly referred to as suc ...
, differing in pronunciation and vocabulary.
Handicrafts
The industry of
Japanese handicrafts
Traditional in Japan have a long tradition and history. Included in the category of traditional crafts are handicrafts produced by an individual or a group, as well as work produced by independent studio artists working with traditional craft ...
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
was a province of Japan in eastern Kyūshū in the area of Ōita Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Buzen Province. Bungo bordered Buzen, Hyūga, Higo, Chikugo, and Chikuzen Provinces.
History
At the end of the 7th century, Toyo ...
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
Geta may refer to:
Places
*Geta (woreda), a woreda in Ethiopia's Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
*Geta, Åland, a municipality in Finland
*Geta, Nepal, a town in Attariya Municipality, Kailali District, Seti Zone, Nepal
*Get ...
'' 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
Vitreous enamel, also called porcelain enamel, is a material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between . The powder melts, flows, and then hardens to a smooth, durable vitreous coating. The word comes from the Latin ...
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
Waxes are a diverse class of organic compounds that are lipophilic, malleable solids near ambient temperatures. They include higher alkanes and lipids, typically with melting points above about 40 °C (104 °F), melting to giv ...
is taken from a wax tree and painted around a rope made of grass and Japanese paper (''
washi
is traditional Japanese paper. The term is used to describe paper that uses local fiber, processed by hand and made in the traditional manner. ''Washi'' is made using fibers from the inner bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub (''E ...
'') 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
wick
Wick most often refers to:
* Capillary action ("wicking")
** Candle wick, the cord used in a candle or oil lamp
** Solder wick, a copper-braided wire used to desolder electronic contacts
Wick or WICK may also refer to:
Places and placename ...
tends to be larger. Artists paint the candles in coloured patterns.
* ''Yuzen'': the art of
silk
Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. The best-known silk is obtained from the ...
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 ''
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'', the sash that is used to tie a ''
kimono
The is a traditional Japanese garment and the national dress of Japan. The kimono is a wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, and is worn left side wrapped over right, unless the wearer is deceased. The 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
, is one of the oldest Japanese crafts and art forms, dating back to the Neolithic period. Kilns have produced earthenware, pottery, stoneware, glazed pottery, glazed stoneware, porcelain, and blue-and-white ware. Japan has an exceptionally ...
Tokoname ware
is a type of Japanese pottery, stoneware, and ceramics produced in and around the municipality of Tokoname, Aichi, in central Japan. Tokoname was the location of one of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan.
History
Pottery made in Tokoname dates ...
Netsuke
A is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an box, later developed into ornately sculpted objects of craftsmanship.
History
Traditionally, Japanese clothing – ...
'' 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
is a Japanese type of skewered chicken. Its preparation involves skewering the meat with , a type of skewer typically made of steel, bamboo, or similar materials. Afterwards, they are grilled over a charcoal fire. During or after cooking, th ...
''
* '' Tenmusu'': a rice ball wrapped with nori that is filled with deep-fried tempura shrimp
* ''Kishimen'': flat ''
udon
Udon ( or ) is a thick noodle made from wheat flour, used in Japanese cuisine. It is a comfort food for many Japanese people. There are a variety of ways it is prepared and served. Its simplest form is in a hot soup as with a mild broth called ...
'' 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
is a traditional Japanese seasoning. It is a thick paste produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and ''kōji'' (the fungus '' Aspergillus oryzae'') and sometimes rice, barley, seaweed, or other ingredients. It is used for sauces and spre ...
'', such as ''miso katsu'' ( pork cutlet) with sweet ''miso'' sauce and ''miso nikomi udon'' (hard ''udon'' stewed in ''miso'' soup)
* ''Hitsumabushi'': rice dish with ''
unagi
is the Japanese word for freshwater eel, particularly the Japanese eel, . Unagi is a common ingredient in Japanese cooking, often as '' kabayaki''. It is not to be confused with saltwater eel, which is known as '' anago'' in Japanese. ...
'' in a lidded wooden container. This dish is enjoyed three ways; as ''
unadon
is a dish originating in Japan. It consists of a '' donburi'' type large bowl filled with steamed white rice, and topped with fillets of eel (''unagi'') grilled in a style known as ''kabayaki'', similar to teriyaki. The fillets are glazed with a ...
Godzilla
is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film '' Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films prod ...
'' 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
is a 1992 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Takao Okawara, written by Kazuki Ōmori, and produced by Shogo Tomiyama. Produced and distributed by Toho Studios, it is the 19th film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, and is the fourth film in the ...
Tom Selleck
Thomas William Selleck (; born January 29, 1945) is an American actor. His breakout role was playing private investigator Thomas Magnum in the television series '' Magnum, P.I.'' (1980–1988), for which he received five Emmy Award nominations ...
were also filmed in the city.
The city was the setting for the 2007 movie '' Ashita e no yuigon'' (translated as ''Best Wishes for Tomorrow''), in which a
Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
war criminal sets out to take responsibility for the execution of U.S. airmen. The anime ''
The Wind Rises
is a 2013 Japanese animated historical drama film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Walt Disney Japan, Mitsubishi, Toho and KDDI. It was rele ...
'' by
Hayao Miyazaki
is a Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and manga artist. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films, and is widel ...
, released in 2013, is a highly fictionalized biography of the
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range 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 1940 to 1945. The A6M w ...
's chief engineer
Jiro Horikoshi
was the chief engineer of many Japanese fighter designs of World War II, including the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter.
Early life
Jiro Horikoshi was born near the city of Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, in 1903. Horikoshi graduated from the new ...
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
is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Masaki Andō. It was serialized in Ichijinsha's '' Monthly Comic Rex'' magazine from May 2016 to September 2022. An anime television series adaptation by Saetta aired from Apr ...
, 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
The Japan Series ( , officially the Japan Championship Series, ), also the Nippon Series, :File:2014_JS_logo.png is the annual championship series in Nippon Professional Baseball, the top baseball league in Japan. It is a best-of-seven 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
Rugby football is the collective name for the team sports of rugby union and rugby league.
Canadian football and, to a lesser extent, American football were once considered forms of rugby football, but are seldom now referred to as such. The ...
club.
A ''
honbasho
A is an official professional sumo tournament. The number of ''honbasho'' every year has varied along the years; since 1958 there are six tournaments every year. Only ''honbasho'' results matter in determining promotion and relegation for ''riki ...
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
, also known as , is a multi-purpose gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan, built in 1964.
Overview
Located on the site of the secondary enclosure of Nagoya Castle, it is host to numerous concerts and events.
The gymnasium has 4,375 fixed seats, and can ...
. The city has hosted
The Crowns
is a professional golf tournament that is played over Nagoya Golf Club's Wagō Course in Tōgō, Aichi, Japan. Founded in 1960, it has been an event on the Japan Golf Tour schedule since the tour's first season in 1973.
History
The Crowns was ...
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 in 1994.
The city hosted the official
1979 Asian Basketball Championship
The 1979 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Nagoya, Japan.
Preliminary round Group A
Group B
Group C
Final round
* ''The results and the points of the matches between the same teams tha ...
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
, 2006 and 2010 editions.
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Chunichi Dragons
The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chūbu region of Japan. The team plays in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball. They have won the Central League pennant nine times (most recently in 2011) ...
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Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
, also known as , is a multi-purpose gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan, built in 1964.
Overview
Located on the site of the secondary enclosure of Nagoya Castle, it is host to numerous concerts and events.
The gymnasium has 4,375 fixed seats, and can ...
is used for Sumo wrestling and other events
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Nagoya Diamond Dolphins
The are a professional basketball team that competes in the first division of the Japanese B.League. Prior to their entry into the B.League in September 2016, the club was the corporate team of Mitsubishi Electric.
In 2020, the Diamond Dolphins ...
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Mizuho Athletic Stadium
is a multi-purpose stadium in Nagoya, Japan.
It was formerly known as Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletics Stadium ( ja, 名古屋市瑞穂公園陸上競技場, Nagoyashi Mizuho Kōen Rikujō Kyōgijō). Since April 2015 it has been called Paloma ...
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Nagoya Grampus
(formerly known as ) is a Japanese association football club that plays in the J1 League, following promotion from the J2 League in 2017. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and founded as the company team of the Toyota, Toyota Motor Corp. in 1939 ...
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Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium
due to a naming rights deal with gas heater construction company ''Paloma'', is a rugby stadium in Nagoya, Japan. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches. The stadium holds 15,000 people and was built in 1941.
Overview
It was former ...
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Toyota Verblitz
Toyota Verblitz is a Japanese rugby union team in the Japan Rugby League One. Verblitz is a portmanteau of ''verde'' (Spanish and Portuguese for 'green') and ''blitz'' (German for 'lightning'). The team is owned by Toyota Motor Corporation and is ...
Notable people
Historical figures
The three samurais who unified Japan in the 16th century all have strong links to Nagoya:
* Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582), from Nagoya Castle in Owari Province
*
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 ...
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 fello ...
(1543–1616), born in
Mikawa Province
was an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Mikawa''" in . Its abbreviated form name was . Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces.
Mi ...
, (the eastern half of modern Aichi prefecture)
Other samurai include:
*
Minamoto no Yoritomo
was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan, ruling from 1192 until 1199.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Minamoto no Yoriie" in . He was the husband of Hōjō Masako who acted as regent (''shikken'') after his ...
(the first ''
shōgun
, 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 Kamak ...
'' 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 ...
)
*
Shibata Katsuie
or was a Japanese samurai and military commander during the Sengoku period.
He served Oda Nobunaga as one of his trusted generals, was severely wounded in the 1571 first siege of Nagashima, but then fought in the 1575 Battle of Nagashino an ...
(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
, also known as Gorōzaemon (五郎左衛門), his other legal alias was Hashiba Echizen no Kami (羽柴越前守), was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku through Azuchi-Momoyama periods of the 16th century. He served as senior retainer to the O ...
(samurai of the Sengoku period)
*
Maeda Toshiie
was one of the leading generals of Oda Nobunaga following the Sengoku period of the 16th century extending to the Azuchi–Momoyama period. His preferred weapon was a yari and he was known as "Yari no Mataza" (槍の又左), Matazaemon (又 ...
(samurai of the Sengoku period)
*
Katō Kiyomasa
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo periods. His court title was Higo-no-kami. His name as a child was ''Yashamaru'', and first name was ''Toranosuke''. He was one of Hideyoshi's Seven Spears of Shizugatake.
Biography ...
(samurai of the Sengoku period)
*
Sassa Narimasa
, also known as Kura-no-suke (内蔵助), was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku through Azuchi–Momoyama period.">DF 7 of 80">"Asa ..., where he was in the rear guard.
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(samurai of the Sengoku period)
*
Sakuma Nobumori
was a retainer for the Oda clan.
He was thus treated as Nobunaga's most important retainer and would come to fight in every important battle under Nobunaga's command such as the 1567 Siege of Inabayama Castle, the 1571 and 1573 Siege of Nagashim ...
(samurai of the Sengoku period)
*
Sakuma Morimasa
was the son of Sakuma Moritsugu, cousin of Sakuma Nobumori, a prominent Oda retainer to Oda Nobuhide and Oda Nobunaga. After several campaigns in which he had fought, he was given the nickname ''oni-genba'' which literally means "Demon Genba", G ...
(samurai of the Sengoku period)
*
Maeda Toshimasu
, better known as or Keijirō (慶次郎), was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period through early Edo period. He was famously the nephew of Maeda Toshiie and Maeda Matsu. In legends and fictions, he is one of the most celebrated '' kabuk ...
(Maeda Keijirō, samurai of the Sengoku period)
Inventors and industrialists
*
Sakichi Toyoda
was a Japanese inventor and industrialist. He was born in Kosai, Shizuoka. The son of a farmer and sought-after carpenter, he started the Toyoda family companies. His son, Kiichiro Toyoda, would later establish Japan's largest automaker, Toyo ...
Kiichiro Toyoda
was a Japanese businessman and the son of Toyoda Loom Works founder Sakichi Toyoda. His decision to change Toyoda's focus from automatic loom manufacture into automobile manufacturing created what would become Toyota Motor Corporation.
Toyoda ...
(1894–1952), son of Sakichi Toyoda, established
Toyota Motor Corporation
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 ...
*
Akio Morita
was a Japanese businessman and co-founder of Sony along with Masaru Ibuka.
Early life
Akio Morita was born in Nagoya. Morita's family was involved in sake, miso and soy sauce production in the village of Kosugaya (currently a part of Tokoname ...
(1921–1999), co-founder of
Sony
, commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professiona ...
*
Jiro Horikoshi
was the chief engineer of many Japanese fighter designs of World War II, including the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter.
Early life
Jiro Horikoshi was born near the city of Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, in 1903. Horikoshi graduated from the new ...
(1903–1982), worked in Nagoya as chief engineer of the
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range 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 1940 to 1945. The A6M w ...
fighter
Executive officers
*
Yoichi Wada
is a former president and representative director of the Japanese video game and publishing company Square Enix as well as its subsidiary Taito. He is also the former chairman of the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA), the ...
Writers
*
Yokoi Yayū
was a Japanese samurai best known for his haibun, a scholar of Kokugaku, and haikai poet. He was born , and took the pseudonym Tatsunojō. His family are believed to be descendants of Hōjō Tokiyuki.
Life
Yayū was born in Nagoya, the firs ...
(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« Hirose, Etsuko, 1979- » on ''lccn.loc.gov'' (accessdate=13 December 2018) is a Japanese classica ...
(born 1979), classical pianist
*
Moa Kikuchi
is a Japanese musician, singer, model, and actress. She is represented by the talent agency Amuse, Inc. She is a member of the kawaii metal group Babymetal and a former member of the idol group Sakura Gakuin.
Biography
Moa Kikuchi was signed ...
(born 1999), Japanese musician, singer, dancer, model, and actress (member of the
kawaii metal
Kawaii metal (also known as idol metal, cute metal, J-pop metal or kawaiicore) is a musical genre that blends elements of heavy metal and J-pop that was pioneered in Japan in the early 2010s. The genre combines both Eastern and Western influenc ...
group
Babymetal
(stylized in all caps) is a Japanese kawaii metal band consisting of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal" and Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal". The band is produced by Kobametal from the Amuse talent agency. Their vocals are backed by heavy metal instrume ...
Sakura Gakuin
was a Japanese idol girl group formed in 2010 by the Amuse talent agency. The group's membership fell within the age range of Japanese compulsory education, typically containing between 10 and 12 members at a time who fall between the ages of 1 ...
)
*
Home Made Kazoku
was a Japanese hip-hop trio from Nagoya, formed in 1996, and whose hiatus started in 2016. They are signed to Ki/oon Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music.
Biography
Home Made Kazoku is a trio, consisting of members Micro, Kuro, and DJ U-Ichi. ...
Spyair
Spyair (stylized as SPYAIR) is a Japanese rock band from Nagoya, Japan, formed in 2005. The band currently consists of Yuji "UZ" Nakai (guitar, programming), Kenji "Momiken" Momiyama (bass guitar, leader) and Kenta Sasabe (drums). The band's nam ...
,
Japanese rock
, sometimes abbreviated to , is rock music from Japan. Influenced by American and British rock of the 1960s, the first rock bands in Japan performed what is called Group Sounds, with lyrics almost exclusively in English. Folk rock band Happy ...
band
*
Kiyoharu
, better known by his stage name . is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter, known for his work with Kuroyume and Sads. In 2003, he began his solo career, performing as both a singer and guitarist.
Music career
Independent career and K ...
(born 1968), Japanese musician and singer-songwriter, known for his work with
Kuroyume
is a Japanese rock band formed in Nagoya in May 1991, initially with the vocalist Kiyoharu, bassist Hitoki and guitarist Shin. The group had a definite influence on the visual kei scene, being credited as inspiration to many bands of the late ...
music composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
Etymology and Def ...
,
pianist
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video game company
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The video game industry has grown from niches to mainstream. ...
Seamo
is a Japanese hip hop recording artist better known by his stage name Seamo (シーモ ''Shīmo''). He made his debut in 2004 using the alias , but later changed his name to Seamo. He made his solo debut in 2005 with the Japanese record label ...
(Real Name: Naoki Takada,
Nihongo
is spoken natively by about 128 million people, primarily by Japanese people and primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language. Japanese belongs to the Japonic or Japanese- Ryukyuan language family. There have been m ...
: 高田 尚輝, ''Takada Naoki'', born 1975), Japanese hip hop recording artist
* Takanori Iwata (born 1989), Japanese dancer and actor (member of
J-pop
J-pop ( ja, ジェイポップ, ''jeipoppu''; often stylized as J-POP; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively also known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the ...
boygroups
Sandaime J Soul Brothers
, formerly simply J Soul Brothers and stylized as Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe, are a J-pop vocal and dance group formed by Exile ex-leader and producer Hiroyuki Igarashi in Japan in 1991. Sandaime J Soul Brothers are managed by Hiroy ...
Naomi Tamura
is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter who made her solo debut in 1994 with the song ''Jiyuu no Hashi''. She is best known for singing theme songs for popular Anime series such as ''Yuzurenai Negai'' for '' Magic Knight Rayearth'' and ''Yuragu ...
(born 1963), Japanese
pop singer
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and
songwriter
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*
Kazuki Kato
is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. He is best known for his role as Daisuke Kazama, also known as Kamen Rider Drake, in '' Kamen Rider Kabuto'' and Keigo Atobe in '' The Prince of Tennis'' musicals. In 2 ...
(born 1984), Japanese actor,
voice actor
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musical duo
A musical ensemble, also known as a music group or musical group, is a group of people who perform instrumental and/or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name. Some music ensembles consist solely of instrumentalists, ...
*
Aya Hirano
is a Japanese actress and singer associated with the voice acting agency Grick. Beginning in the entertainment industry as a child actor in television commercials, she appeared in her first voice acting role in the anime television series ''An ...
(born 1987), Japanese actor, voice actor and singer
*
Jasmine You
Jasmine You (March 8, 1979 – August 9, 2009) was a Japanese musician, best known as original bassist of the symphonic metal band Versailles. Jasmine You, then known as Yuu, entered the visual kei music scene in 1998 after joining Jakura, who ...
(1979–2009), Japanese musician, best known as original bassist of the symphonic metal band
Versailles
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*
Outrage
Outrage may refer to:
* Outrage (emotion), an emotion
* Tort of outrage, in law, an alternative term for ''intentional infliction of emotional distress''
Books
* ''Outrage'', a novel by Henry Denker 1982
* ''Outrage'', a play by Itamar Moses 2 ...
, Japanese
thrash metal
Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, 2007, . ...
band
*
Enako
is a Japanese professional cosplayer, voice actress, and singer from Nagoya.
Biography
Enako started cosplaying in second year of middle school after she became interested in the animated series ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'' and saw ...
(born 1994),
cosplayer
Cosplay, a portmanteau of "costume play", is an activity and performance art in which participants called cosplayers wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character. Cosplayers often interact to create a subculture, ...
*
Sho Hirano
is a Japanese singer and actor. He was trainee of Johnny's Jr. and a member of Mr. King, a group formed for a limited time in 2015. He later debuted in the idol group King & Prince in 2018.
Filmography
Stage
TV dramas
Films
Advertisemen ...
(born 1997), member of
King & Prince
King & Prince is a five-member Japanese idol group under Johnny & Associates that debuted in 2018. The group was originally a Johnny's Jr. unit, ''Mr. King vs Mr. Prince'' that was composed of 2 separate units: Mr. King and Prince. The units lat ...
*
Kanon Suzuki
Kanon may refer to:
Buddhism
* Kanon, a Japanese name for Guanyin, a Buddhist spiritual figure
Media and literature
* ''Kanon'' (video game), a Japanese visual novel by Key, later adapted into anime series
* ''Kanon'' (manga), a manga by Chiho ...
(born 1998), former idol and singer (former member of Japanese girl idol group
Morning Musume
, formerly simply and colloquially referred to as , are a Japanese girl group, holding the second highest overall single sales (of a female group) on the Oricon, Oricon charts as of February 2012, with the Oricon record of most top ten singles ...
SKE48
SKE48 (S.K.E. Forty-eight) is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. SKE48 is named after the Sakae district in Nagoya of Aichi Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at SKE48 Theater on 2F of Sunshine Sakae, a ...
Japanese idol
An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in acting, dancing, and modeling. Idols are commercialized through merchandise and endorsements ...
and winner of the talent show
Star Tanjō!
is a Japanese talent show from Nippon Television that ran from 1971 to 1983. On October 24, 1982, the series was retitled to reflect its switch from monaural to stereo broadcasting. On April 3, 1983, it was again retitled to .
The show was cre ...
in
Tokyo, Japan
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 ...
*
Coldrain
are a Japanese rock band from Nagoya, Japan, who were formed in 2007. The band combines melodic singing with screams typical of the post-hardcore genre. Although the band is Japanese, all of their songs are written in English. The lineup consi ...
,
Japanese rock
, sometimes abbreviated to , is rock music from Japan. Influenced by American and British rock of the 1960s, the first rock bands in Japan performed what is called Group Sounds, with lyrics almost exclusively in English. Folk rock band Happy ...
band
*
May'n
, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer from Nagoya. Aspiring to become a musician since childhood, she began her music activities in 2003 upon passing an audition held by talent agency Horipro International. She made her major de ...
(Real Name: Mei Nakabayashi,
Nihongo
is spoken natively by about 128 million people, primarily by Japanese people and primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language. Japanese belongs to the Japonic or Japanese- Ryukyuan language family. There have been m ...
: 中林 芽依, ''Nakabayashi Mei'', born 1989), Japanese singer
*
Team Shachi
Team Shachi (stylized as TEAM SHACHI), formerly , is a Japanese female idol group consisting of four girls from the city of Nagoya.
Overview
Team Syachihoko is a sister group of two other girl groups managed by the Stardust Promotion talent ag ...
Kokoro
is a novel by the Japanese author Natsume Sōseki. It was first published in 1914 in serial form in the Japanese newspaper ''Asahi Shimbun''. The title translated literally means "heart". The word contains shades of meaning—notions of the he ...
Akari Kitō
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Raccoon Dog. She debuted in 2014, acted her first main role in ''Time Bokan 24'', and has since received more major and leading roles. Her nickname is Akarin. She made her debut as a solo sin ...
* Matt McCooey, British actor of Japanese ancestry
*
Naoko Mori
(born 29 November 1971) is a Japanese actress based in the United Kingdom. She is known for her roles as Toshiko Sato in ''Doctor Who'' and ''Torchwood'', Yasuko Namba in ''Everest'', Sarah in ''Absolutely Fabulous'' and Nicola in '' Spice Wor ...
Hirotaka Suzuoki
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture who graduated from Tokyo Keizai University.
His best known roles include '' Mobile Suit Gundam'' ( Bright Noa), '' Captain Tsubasa'' ( Kojirou Hyuga), '' Saint Seiya ...
*
Hiroshi Tachi
is a Japanese actor and singer.
His ancestors were samurai of the Owari Domain and the family of the former samurai.
He graduated from Chiba Institute of Technology. He was a leader of a rock 'n' roll group ''Cools'' but he left the group so ...
Hiroshi Tamaki
is a Japanese actor, singer, and model from Nagoya, Japan. When he was still in high school, he was discovered by a talent agent while out shopping with friends. He made his debut in the drama ''Am I Weird?'' (私ってへん? ''Watashitte Hen ...
*
Kokoro Terada
is a Japanese child actor and TV personality.
Filmography TV dramas
* Tonbi - Yasuo Ichikawa (child) (TBS / 2013)
* Ashita, Mama ga Inai - Nippachi (Nippon TV / 2014)
* Hotel Concierge (ep.1) - Tsubasa Kaiho ( TBS / 2015)
* ABU Asian C ...
*
Toshihiko Nakajima
was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture who was affiliated with Gekidan 21 Seiki Fox at the time of his death. He was previously affiliated with Ken Production.
Filmography
Anime
*Carlos in '' Cowboy Bebop''
*Lemint ...
Kazuki Himeno
is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a Loose Forward or Lock. He currently plays for the Highlanders in Super Rugby and Toyota Verblitz in Japan's domestic Top League.
International
After only 9 Top League appearance ...
*
Midori Ito
is a Japanese former figure skater. She is the 1989 World champion and the 1992 Olympic silver medalist. She is the first woman to land a triple-triple jump combination and a triple Axel in competition. At the 1988 Calgary Olympics, she bec ...
*
Jong Tae-se
Jong Tae-se (romanization used by FIFA, otherwise spelled as in Japan and Germany; hangul: 정대세, hanja: 鄭大世; born ) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in Japan, he represented the North Korea nation ...
*
Takahiko Kozuka
is a former competitive Japanese figure skater. He is the 2011 World silver medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final medalist, a two-time Four Continents medalist, and the 2010–11 Japanese national champion. He is also the 2006 World Jun ...
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Takashi Sugiura
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah). Sugiura, an accomplished amateur wrestler, joined Noah's dojo in 2000, making his professional debut on December 23, 2000, and thus becoming the first wrestler ...
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Último Dragón
(born December 12, 1966) is a Japanese professional wrestler and actor, better known as . In addition to having trained in Japan, Asai learned to wrestle in the lucha libre style while working in Mexico. He is credited with popularizing the " A ...
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Shoma Uno
is a Japanese figure skater. He is a three-time Olympic medalist ( 2018 silver, 2022 bronze, 2022 team bronze), the 2022 World champion and a two-time World silver medalist (2018, 2017), the 2022–23 Grand Prix Final champion, the 2019 Fo ...
Takamoto Katsuta
Takamoto Katsuta (勝田 貴元, ''Katsuta Takamoto'', born 17 March 1993) is a Japanese rally driver. He currently rallies for the Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG in the World Rally Championship. He rose to prominence after taking a surprise victor ...
Mohiro Kitoh
is a Japanese manga artist. He created the manga '' Shadow Star'' and '' Bokurano: Ours'', both of which were adapted into anime series.
Biography
Kitoh's first manga '' Vendémiaire no Tsubasa'' debuted in ''Afternoon'' magazine in 1995. ...