is the largest city in the

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, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most populous city of

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, and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka,

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, Yokohama, and

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. It is the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan with a population of 10.11million in 2020. In 1610, the warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu, a retainer of

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, moved the capital of

Owari Province was a province of Japan in the area that today forms the western half of Aichi Prefecture, including the modern city of Nagoya. The province was created in 646. Owari bordered on Mikawa, Mino, and Ise Provinces. Owari and Mino provinces were ...

from Kiyosu to Nagoya. This period saw the renovation of

Nagoya Castle is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Japan. Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain in 1612 during the Edo period on the site of an earlier castle of the Oda clan in the Sengoku period. Nagoya Castle was the heart of one of the ...

. The arrival of the 20th century brought a convergence of economic factors that fueled rapid growth in Nagoya, during the Meiji Restoration, 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. Following the war, Nagoya's economy diversified, but the city remains a significant centre for industry and transport in Japan. It is linked with Tokyo, Kyōto, and Osaka by the Tokaido Shinkansen, and is home to the Nagoya Stock Exchange as well as the headquarters of Brother Industries, Ibanez, Lexus, and

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, among others. Nagoya is home of educational institutes such as

Nagoya University , abbreviated to or NU, is a Japanese national research university located in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya. It was the seventh Imperial University in Japan, one of the first five Designated National University and selected as a Top Type university of T ...

, the Nagoya Institute of Technology, and

Nagoya City University , abbreviated to , is a public university in Japan. The main campus (Kawasumi) is located in Mizuho-ku, Nagoya City. Other three campuses (Yamanohata, Tanabe-dori and Kita Chikusa) are also located in the city. Nagoya City University has been r ...

. Famous landmarks in the city include Atsuta Shrine, Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium,

, and Hisaya Ōdori Park, and Nagoya TV Tower, one of the oldest TV towers in Japan.

Overview

Etymology

The city's name was historically written as or (both read as ''Nagoya''). One possible origin is the adjective , meaning 'calm' . The name , consisting of ''chū'' (middle) + ''kyō'' (capital) is also used to refer to Nagoya. Notable examples of the use of the name Chūkyō include the Chūkyō Industrial Area, Chūkyō Metropolitan Area, Chūkyō Television Broadcasting, Chukyo University and the Chukyo Racecourse.

Cityscape

File:Skyscrapers of Meieki (2016-07-07).jpg, Nagoya Station (2016) File:Nagoya Night View.jpg, Nagoya night view seen from

Higashiyama Sky Tower The Higashiyama Sky Tower is located in the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in the city of Nagoya, central Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northw ...

(2020) File:Nagoya_(2015-11-03).JPG,

Central business district A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...

of Nagoya viewed from Midland Square (2015) File:Nagoya TV Tower1.jpg, Hisaya Ōdori Park (2020) File:Seto Digital Tower and Nagoya.jpg, Nagoya and Seto Digital Tower from Mount Sanage (2016) File:2016 Japan Nagoya 81 (33038233234).jpg, Sakae area (2016)

Geography and administrative divisions

Geography

Nagoya lies north of Ise Bay on the Nōbi Plain. The city was built on low-level plateaus to ward off floodwaters. The plain is one of the nation's most fertile areas. The

Kiso River The is a river in the Chubu region of Japan roughly long, flowing through the prefectures of Nagano, Gifu, Aichi, and Mie before emptying into Ise Bay a short distance away from the city of Nagoya.Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al.'' (2005) ...

flows to the west along the city border, and the Shōnai River comes from the northeast and turns south towards the bay at Nishi Ward. The man-made Hori River was constructed as a canal in 1610. It flows from north to south, as part of the Shōnai River system. The rivers allowed for trade with the hinterland. The Tempaku River feeds from a number of smaller river in the east, flows briefly south at Nonami and then west at Ōdaka into the bay. The city's location and its position in the centre of Japan allowed it to develop economically and politically. File:Nobi_Plain_from_Mount_Miroku.JPG, Nagoya and Nobi Plain seen from Mirokuzan ( Kasugai city) File:Nobi Plain and Nagoya from Mount Sanpo 2008-9-24.jpg, View of the Nōbi Plain, Kiso Three Rivers and Nagoya from Mount Sanpo and Mount Yōrō File:Aerial photographs of Nagoya Night view.jpg, Aerial photographs of Nagoya File:Nagoya_Port_Aichi_pref_Japan01s8.jpg, Nagoya Port in 2013

Climate

Nagoya has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

( Köppen climate classification: ''Cfa'') with hot, humid summers and cool winters. The summer is noticeably wetter than the winter, although rain falls throughout the year.

Area

Wards

Nagoya has 16

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Demographics

Nagoya Metropolitan Employment Area 2015

One of the earliest censuses, 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 of . Also an estimated 1,019,859 households resided there—a significant increase from 153,370 at the end of World War II in 1945. The area is . Its

metropolitan area A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...

extends into the Mie and

Gifu is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku ...

prefectures, with a total population of about 10million people, surpassed only by Osaka and Tokyo.

Surrounding municipalities

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Kanie is a town located in Ama District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 37,082 in 16,647 households, and a population density of 3,344 persons per km². The total area of the town was . Etymology The origin of ...

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** Ōharu ** Kiyosu ** Kitanagoya **

Toyoyama Aerial photograph of Toyoyama town in 2019 is a town located in Nishikasugai District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,630 in 6,757 households, and a population density of 2,529 persons per km². The total a ...

** Kasugai **

Owariasahi is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 81,954 in 35,583 households, and a population density of 3,897 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Owariasahi is located in west-cen ...

** Seto ** Nagakute ** Nisshin ** Tōgō **

Toyoake is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 69,525 in 30,185 households, and a population density of 2,994 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Toyoake is located in the coastal f ...

** Ōbu ** Tōkai

History

Origins

;Jōmon period In the Jomon and Yayoi period, the Ōguruwa Shell Midden was discovered before the settlement of Nagoya. ;Kofun period In the

Kofun period The is an era in the history of Japan from about 300 to 538 AD (the date of the introduction of Buddhism), following the Yayoi period. The Kofun and the subsequent Asuka periods are sometimes collectively called the Yamato period. This period is ...

, Nagoya was settled and the

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and Shiratori Kofun was built in this area. The Atsuta Shrine is of ancient origin, it is home to the

Imperial Regalia of Japan The are the imperial regalia of Japan and consist of the sword , the mirror , and the jewel . They represent the three primary virtues: valour (the sword), wisdom (the mirror), and benevolence (the jewel).

, the legendary sword ''Kusanagi no Tsurugi''. According to traditional sources, Yamato Takeru 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 was discovered before the settlement. File:Atsuta Shrine.jpg, The Atsuta Shrine, which dates back to c. 100 AD and houses the holy sword Kusanagi, one of the

File:Danpusan Kofun zenkei.JPG, The

was built in the 6th century.

Middle Ages

;Heian period The Seigan-ji was built by the Fujiwara clan in the late Heian period. 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, was married to Minamoto no Yoshitomo (1123–60) and their son Minamoto no Yoritomo's birthplace is Nagoya, he is also the founder of the Kamakura shogunate. File:Seigan-ji (Nagoya) sanmon.JPG, The Seigan-ji former family villa was the birthplace of Minamoto no Yoritomo, founder of the Kamakura Shogunate.

Early Modern Ages

;Azuchi–Momoyama period

and his protégés Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu were powerful warlords based in the Nagoya area who gradually succeeded in unifying Japan. In 1610, Tokugawa Ieyasu moved the capital of

from Kiyosu, about seven kilometers () away, to a more strategic location in present-day Nagoya. In May–June 1560, the Battle of Okehazama took place in Dengakuhazama,

which was just outside of what would become Nagoya city. In this battle,

defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto and established himself as one of the leading warlords in the Sengoku period. File:Oda Nobunaga statue in Kiyosu park.jpg,

File:Jousenji２.JPG, Toyotomi Hideyoshi File:Statue of Tokugawa Ieyasu - 徳川家康公像 - panoramio.jpg, Tokugawa Ieyasu File:Bishū Okehazama-gassen.jpg, Battle of Okehazama (May–June 1560) ;Edo period During this period

was constructed, built partly from materials taken from Kiyosu Castle. During the construction, the entire town around Kiyosu Castle, consisting of around 60,000 people, moved from Kiyosu to the newly planned town around Nagoya Castle. Around the same time, the nearby ancient Atsuta Shrine was designated as a

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, called Miya (the Shrine), on the important Tōkaidō road, which linked the two capitals of Kyoto and

Edo Edo ( ja, , , "bay-entrance" or "estuary"), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo. Edo, formerly a ''jōkamachi'' (castle town) centered on Edo Castle located in Musashi Province, became the ''de facto'' capital of ...

(now Tokyo). A town developed around the temple to support travelers. The castle and shrine towns formed the city. File:Aichi Osu Kannon hondo 2021-07 ac (1).jpg,

Ōsu Kannon is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect located in Ōsu, in central Nagoya, Japan. It belongs to the Owari Thirty-three Kannon. History The official name is ''Kitanosan Shinpuku-ji Hōshō-in'', but is popularly known as ''Ōsu Kannon''. Th ...

is a Buddhist temple, originally built in 1333, later relocated in 1612. File:180405 Tenshu and Honmaru Goten of Nagoya castle 2.jpg,

was constructed as the seat of the Owari branch of the ruling Tokugawa clan. File:Shikemichi Nagoya (1).JPG, Edo era buildings in

Shikemichi Shike-michi (四間道) is a small historical street in Nishi-ku, Nagoya in central Japan. History The district was founded for merchants at the time when Nagoya Castle was constructed as the seat of the Owari lords in 1610 CE (Keichō 15), fo ...

(四間道) File:Tokaido41 Miya.jpg,

Miya-juku was the forty-first of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in former Owari Province in what is now part of the Atsuta-ku section of the city of Nagoya, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was six km from Narumi-juku, the ...

( Atsuta Shrine) in the 1830s, as depicted by Hiroshige File:Arimatsushibori.JPG, Arimatsu Town File:Hongan-ji Nagoya Betsuin - Owari Meisho Zue.png, Woodcut print of Hongan-ji Nagoya Betsuin (Nishi-Honganji)

Late Modern Ages

;Meiji period During the Meiji Restoration 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 towns of Tokoname, Tajimi and Seto, as well as

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, one of the only places where gunpowder was produced under the

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. Other industries included cotton and complex mechanical dolls called '' karakuri ningyō''. ;Taisho period Mitsubishi Aircraft Company 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 in 1886 File:Nagoya-Hirokoji_in_the_Meiji_era.JPG, Hirokoji in Nagoya during the

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File:御大典奉祝名古屋博覧会正門.jpg, Main Gate of the Nagoya Expo in Tsuruma Park, 1928 File:Nagoya map circa 1930.PNG, Nagoya map circa 1930 File:Toyota Motor Corporation Koromo plant in 1938.jpg, Toyota Motor Corporation Koromo plant (now the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology) in 1938 File:TBCN Kakunai Line.JPG, Nagoya City Hall in the Showa period ;World War II and postwar Nagoya was the target of US air raids during World War II. 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 fighter. The Nagoya area also produced machine tools, bearings, railway equipment, metal alloys, tanks, motor vehicles and processed foods during World War II. Air raids began on April 18, 1942, with an

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on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries aircraft works, the Matsuhigecho oil warehouse, the Nagoya Castle military barracks and the Nagoya war industries plant. The

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continued through the spring of 1945, and included large-scale firebombing. Nagoya was the target of two of Bomber Command’s attacks. These incendiary attacks, one by day and one by night, devastated . The XXI Bomber Command established a new U.S. Army Air Force 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 ''

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'' also dropped a conventional pumpkin bomb in the

Yagoto is a neighbourhood that straddles Mizuho ward, Shōwa ward, and Tempaku ward in eastern Nagoya, central Japan. History The area is also known as Yagotoyama. During the Edo period, the area thrived as a pilgrimage area with various temple ...

area of Nagoya as part of a bombing raid in order to train for their mission to

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. In 1959, the city was flooded and severely damaged by the

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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 and Montreal of the Orient". It also plays an increasing role in the meetings, incentives, conferencing, exhibitions (MICE) industry, hosting the Expo 2005 and the Nagoya Protocol conference in 2010. File:Burning Nagoya Castle-2.JPG, Nagoya Castle on fire 1945 File:Nagoya after the 1945 air raid.JPG, View of Nagoya after the

in 1945 File:Typhoon Vera 1959 CBC Location.jpg, Damage from the Ise-wan Typhoon (Typhoon Vera) in 1959 File:Expo2005 Overview.jpg, The Expo 2005 was the second world's fair held in Japan.

Public

Police

;

Aichi Prefectural Police The is the prefectural police force responsible, under the control of the Aichi Prefectural Public Safety Commission, for policing Aichi Prefecture. History Its origins date back to 1871 ( Meiji 4), when its predecessor organisation, the A ...

*Atsuta Police Station *Chikusa Police Station *Higashi Police Station *Kita Police Station *Meito Police Station *Midori Police Station *Minami Police Station *Minato Police Station *Mizuho Police Station *Moriyama Police Station *Naka Police Station *Nakagawa Police Station *Nakamura Police Station *Nishi Police Station *Showa Police Station *Tenpaku Police Station File:Atsuta Police Station.JPG, Atsuta Police Station File:Chikusa 20210510-42.jpg, Chikusa Police Station File:Nagoya Higashi Police Office 20131027.JPG, Higashi Police Station File:Aichi Prefectural Police Kita Police Office 20160423.JPG, Kita Police Station File:Aichi Prefectural Police Meito Police Office 20150902.JPG, Meito Police Station File:View of Midori Police Station, Suwayama Narumi-cho Midori Ward Nagoya 2020.jpg, Midori Police Station File:NGO Minami 20220717-77.jpg, Minami Police Station File:Minato Police Station of Nagoya City.JPG, Minato Police Station File:Aichi Police Mizuho Police Station 20140517.JPG, Mizuho Police Station File:Aichi Moriyama Police Office 20140617.JPG, Moriyama Police Station File:Nagoya Naka Police Station.jpg, Naka Police Station File:Aichi Nakagawa Police Station 20141007.JPG, Nakagawa Police Station File:Nakamura Police Station.jpg, Nakamura Police Station File:Nishi Police Office (Nagoya) 130623.JPG, Nishi Police Station File:Aichi Police Showa Police Station 20140517-02.JPG, Showa Police Station File:Tenpaku Police Station 20150606.JPG, Tenpaku Police Station

Firefighting

;Nagoya City Fire Bureau *Atsuta Fire Department *Chikusa Fire Department *Higashi Fire Department *Kita Fire Department *Meito Fire Department *Midori Fire Department *Minami Fire Department *Minato Fire Department *Mizuho Fire Department *Moriyama Fire Department *Naka Fire Department *Nakagawa Fire Department *Nakamura Fire Department *Nishi Fire Department *Showa Fire Department *Tenpaku Fire Department File:Nagoya City Atsuta Fire Station 20200823-04.jpg, Atsuta Fire Department File:Chikusa Fire Station 20130813.JPG, Chikusa Fire Department File:Nagoya City Higashi Fire Station 20170215.jpg, Higashi Fire Department File:Nagoya 20191107-10.jpg, Kita Fire Department File:Nagoya City Meito Fire Station 20190817-03.jpg, Meito Fire Department File:Midori Ward Fire Department (2), Takinomizu Midori Ward Nagoya 2020.jpg, Midori Fire Department File:Nagoya City Minami Fire Station 20160423-02.jpg, Minami Fire Department File:Minato Firestation.jpg, Minato Fire Department File:Mizuho Fire Station Horita Branch 20140417.JPG, Mizuho Fire Department File:Nagoya City Moriyama Fire Station 20160524.jpg, Moriyama Fire Department File:Nagoya Naka Fire Station 20190511.jpg, Naka Fire Department File:Nagoya City Nakagawa Fire Station 20190511.jpg, Nakagawa Fire Department File:Nakamura Fire Station 20200729.jpg, Nakamura Fire Department File:Nagoya Nishi Fire Station 20170924.jpg, Nishi Fire Department File:Nagoya City Showa Fire Station 20150501.JPG, Showa Fire Department File:Nagoya City Tenpaku Fire Station 20200905-03.jpg, Tenpaku Fire Department

Health care

;Hospital *Chubu Rosai Hospital *Social Insurance Chukyo Hospital *Nagoya City East Medical Center *

Nagoya City West Medical Center is a general hospital located in Kita-ku, Nagoya, Japan, which is administered by the City of Nagoya. This hospital was established in May 2011, from the merger of two hospitals, Nagoya City Jouhoku Hospital and Nagoya City Jousai Hospital. Ove ...

*Nagoya City University Hospital *Nagoya Daiichi Red Cross Hospital *Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital *Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital *Nagoya Memorial Hospital *Nagoya University Hospital *National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center

Post office

*Atsuta Post Office *Chikusa Post Office *Meito Post Office *Mizuho Post Office *Moriyama Post Office *Nagoya Central Post Office *Nagoya Higashi Post Office *Nagoya Jingu Post Office *Nagoya Kita Post Office *Nagoya Midori Post Office *Nagoya Minami Post Office *Nagoya Minato Post Office *Nagoya Naka Post Office *Nagoya Nishi Post Office *Nakagawa Post Office *Nakamura Post Office *Showa Post Office *Tenpaku Post Office

Library

*Aichi Prefectural Library *Nagoya City Library *Nagoya City Atsuta Library *Nagoya City Chikusa Library *Nagoya City Higashi Library *Nagoya City Kita Library *Nagoya City Kusunoki Library *Nagoya City Meito Library *Nagoya City Midori Library *Nagoya City Minami Library *Nagoya City Minato Library *Nagoya City Mizuho Library *Nagoya City Moriyama Library *Nagoya City Nakagawa Library *Nagoya City Nanyo Library *Nagoya City Nishi Library *Nagoya City Nakamura Library *Nagoya City Shidami Library *Nagoya City Tenpaku Library *Nagoya City Tokushige Library *Nagoya City Tomida Library *Nagoya City Tsuruma Library *Nagoya City Yamada Library

Playhouses and cultural facilities

Aichi Arts Center is the main venue for the performing arts in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The center consists of: *Aichi Prefectural Museum *Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater **Main Hall **Concert Hall *Aichi Prefectural Arts Promotion Service *Aichi Prefect ...

*Atsuta Playhouse *Chikusa Playhouse * Chunichi Theatre *Higashi Playhouse *Kita Playhouse *Meito Playhouse *Midori Playhouse *Minami Playhouse *Minato Playhouse * Misono-za *Mizuho Playhouse *Moriyama Playhouse *Munetsugu Hall *Nagoya Citizens' Auditorium *

Nagoya Noh Theater The Nagoya Noh Theater (名古屋能楽堂) is a Noh drama theatre building located in the city of Nagoya, central Japan. History The history of Noh in Owari Province dates back to the heyday of feudal rule, when performances were shown at t ...

*Nakagawa Playhouse *Nakamura Playhouse *Nishi Playhouse *Osu Engeijo *Showa Playhouse *Shirakawa Hall *Tenpaku Playhouse File:Aichi Police Headquarters.jpg, Aichi Police Headquarters File:Nagoya Naka Fire Station 20190511.jpg, Naka Fire Department File:国立名古屋医療センター - panoramio.jpg, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center File:JR Gate Tower and JP Tower Nagoya.jpg, JP Tower Nagoya（Nagoya central Post office） File:Aichi Prefectural Library 1F hall ac.jpg, Aichi Prefectural Library File:Misonoza-1.jpg, Misono-za

External relations

The Nagoya International Center 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

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with: ;Sister cities The sister city relationship with Nanjing, China was suspended on February 21, 2012, following public comments by Nagoya mayor Takashi Kawamura denying the Nanking Massacre. ;Partner cities

National

;Partner City

Sister ports

Port of Nagoya's sister ports are: *

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, CA United States (1959) * Port of Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia (1983) * Port of Baltimore, MD, United States (1985) * Port of Antwerp, Antwerp Province, Belgium (1988) *

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, China (2003) * Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia (2010) * Port of Zeebrugge, West Flanders, Belgium (2013)

Sister airport

Nagoya Airfield's sister airport is: * Grant County International Airport, WA, United States (2016)

Economy

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Nagoya is the center of Greater Nagoya, which earned nearly 70 percent of Japan's 2003 trade surplus.

Automotive industry

Nagoya's main industry is automotive. Toyota's luxury brand Lexus, Denso, Aisin Seiki Co., Toyota Industries, JTEKT and

Toyota Boshoku is a Japanese automotive component manufacturer. It is a member of the Toyota Group of companies. Toyota Boshoku Corporation entered the North American market via Toyota Boshoku America (located, inter alia, in Erlanger, Kentucky). History Toy ...

have their headquarters in or near Nagoya. Mitsubishi Motors has an R&D division in the suburb of

. Major component suppliers such as Magna International and PPG also have a strong presence here.

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maker

NGK is a public company established in 1936 and based in Nagoya, Japan. NGK SPARK PLUG manufactures and sells spark plugs and related products for internal combustion engines, as well as sensors and ceramics for a wide range of applications. NGK stan ...

and

Nippon Sharyo , formed in 1896, is a major rolling stock manufacturer based in Nagoya, Japan. In 1996, it abbreviated its name to "日本車両" Nippon Sharyō. Its shortest abbreviation is Nissha "日車". It was a listed company on Nikkei 225 until 2 ...

, known for manufacturing rolling stock including the Shinkansen are headquartered there.

Aviation industry

The aviation history has historically been of importance since the industrialization. During the war the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter was constructed in Nagoya. The aviation tradition continues with Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation headquartered in the Nagoya Airfield's terminal building in Komaki. The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) aircraft is produced at a factory adjacent to the airport. The MRJ is a partnership between majority owner Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Toyota with design assistance from Toyota affiliate Fuji Heavy Industries, already a manufacturer of aircraft. It is the first airliner designed and produced in Japan since the NAMC YS-11 of the 1960s.Anselmo, Joe.
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Ceramics

Japanese pottery and porcelain has a long tradition due to suitable clay being available in

. Before and during the Edo period there were two main kilns in the region: Seto and Tokoname. In Nagoya Castle a type of ''oniwa-yaki'' (literally "garden ware") called

Ofukei ware , also spelled ''Ofuke'', refers to a type of Japanese pottery that was originally produced in Nagoya, central Japan. History During the Kan'ei era (1624–44), the first lord of Owari Tokugawa Yoshinao (1601–1650) had a kiln constructed ...

was produced by the feudal lord's court. Almost every feudal lord had his own ''oniwa-yaki'', also to have gifts made. In the town itself Toyoraku ware and

Sasashima ware Sasashima ware (笹島焼 ''Sasashima-yaki'') is a type of Japanese pottery from Nagoya, Owari province, later Aichi prefecture, central Japan. History It was based in the Sasashima-chō neighbourhood, not far from Nagoya Station, today a p ...

Japanese tea utensils were made with refined tastes. Ofukei ware started under the first Owari lord Tokugawa Yoshinao and was interrupted once, but continued on until the end of the Edo period. It became widely known in Japan. The lord's taste in ceramics was also imitated by other Owari samurai, such as

Hirasawa Kurō Hirasawa Kurō (平澤九朗 1772-1840) was a Japanese ''samurai'' and potter during the late Edo period from Owari Province. He produced Shino ware tea utensils using the potter's wheel In pottery, a potter's wheel is a machine used in th ...

and

Masaki Sōzaburō Masaki Sōzaburō (正木惣三郎 1801–50) was a Japanese ''samurai'' and potter during the Edo period from Owari Province. Biography He studied under Hirasawa Kurō and made mainly Shino ware or Kiseto tea utensils. He was appointed ...

, who made their own pieces. Toyoraku ware continued on until the Taishō era under the 8th generation. Colourful pieces and gorgeous tea utensils were highly valued. Sasashima ware also experienced its heyday during this time. Colourful and soft ceramic items such as sake and tea utensils and objects were produced and intently collected. An early type of manufactured production was the blue-and-white

Kawana ware refers to a type of Japanese porcelain produced in and around the area of Kawana (川名), today Kawanayama-chō (川名山町) in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, central Japan. It is of the ''sometsuke'' (染付) blue and white pottery type, but notable ...

. With the advent of industrialization during the

of the late 19th century, some export wares were produced. Industrial-scale export porcelain was made by old Noritake, also ''Nagoya E-tsuke'' () became popular. Production of industrial ceramics continues to be an important economic factor with companies such as INAX,

, and

NGK Insulators is a Japanese ceramics company. It primarily produces insulators but also produces other products, especially ceramic products. NGK is headquartered in Tokyo (Marunouchi Bldg. 25F, 2-4-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100–6325) and is list ...

Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions (MICE)

The city has an increasing role in the meetings, incentives, conferencing, exhibitions (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 was constructed. It hosted the Expo 2005 and the Nagoya Protocol conference in 2010, as well as the G20 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 ...

Technology

Mechanized puppets, called " karakuri ningyō", are a traditional craft from the area. Robot technology is another rapidly developing industry. A materials engineering industry is developing. Brother Industries, which is known for office electronics such as multifunction printers is based in Nagoya, as is Hoshizaki Electric, which is known for commercial ice machines and refrigeration equipment. Many small machine tool and electronics companies are also based in the area. The

World Expo 2005 Expo 2005 was a World Expo held for 185 days between Friday, March 25 and Sunday, September 25, 2005, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, east of the city of Nagoya. Japan has also hosted Expo '70 Osaka (World Expo), Expo '75 Okinawa (Specialised Expo), ...

, also known as Aichi Expo was held near Nagoya in the neighboring cities of Nagakute and Seto from March 25 to September 25, 2005.

Retail

Retail is of importance in the city. Traditional department stores with roots in Nagoya are Matsuzakaya, Maruei and the Meitetsu Department Store.

Oriental Nakamura was a Japanese department store in Sakae, Nagoya, central Japan. History The history goes back to the year 1869 ( Meiji 2）when the Nakamura a dry goods store was founded on the corner of Honmachi street in Nagoya. Today the Bank of Tokyo ...

was bought by Mitsukoshi from Tokyo in 1977.

Arts and crafts

The Owari province was historically well known for the '' cloisonné'' art form. The Ando Cloisonné Company continues the long tradition.

Others

The

confectionery Confectionery is the art of making confections, which are food items that are rich in sugar and carbohydrates. Exact definitions are difficult. In general, however, confectionery is divided into two broad and somewhat overlapping categories ...

company Marukawa is well known. The city offers venues for conferences and congresses such as the Nagoya Congress Center and the Nagoya International Exhibition Hall.

Education

Nagoya has mostly state-run primary and secondary schools. The area in the city limits includes international schools such as the

Nagoya International School Nagoya International School (NIS) is a private non-sectarian day school in Nagoya, Japan. Instruction is in English. The co-educational school serves students in preschool through high school. Graduates earn a standard NIS diploma or an Internation ...

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

, with more opening during the Taishō and Shōwa eras.

was set up in 1871 as a medical school and has produced six Nobel Prize laureates in science. Nanzan University was established by the Roman Catholic

Society of the Divine Word The Society of the Divine Word ( la, Societas Verbi Divini), abbreviated SVD and popularly called the Verbites or the Divine Word Missionaries, and sometimes the Steyler Missionaries, is a Catholic Church, Catholic clerical religious congregation ...

in 1932 as a high school and expanded to include

Nanzan Junior College is a private, Catholic and coeducational higher education institution run by the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) in the Shōwa Ward of Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is considered to be one of the most prestigious private univers ...

and the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture. The main campus was designed in the 1960s by the renowned architect Antonin Raymond. Some universities specialise in engineering and technology, such as Nagoya University Engineering school, Nagoya Institute of Technology and Toyota Technological Institute; these universities receive support and grants from companies such as Toyota. Other colleges and universities include: Aichi Prefectural College of Nursing & Health,

Aichi Shukutoku Junior College was a junior college in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 165,863 and a population density of 9,123 persons per km². T ...

, Aichi Toho University, Chukyo University,

Daido University is a coeducational private university in Minami-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. History The university began as the Daido Technical-Educational Foundation in 1939. In 1969, the school became the Daido Institute of Technology. The univers ...

, Doho University, Kinjo Gakuin University, Kinjo Gakuin University Junior College, Meijo University,

Nagoya College of Music is a private university at Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The school was founded as a junior college in 1965 and became a four-year college in 1976. The school is also known locally as Meion (名音). It is sister school of Doho Uni ...

Nagoya Future Culture College is a private junior college in Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the we ...

, Nagoya Gakuin University, Nagoya Management Junior College, Nagoya Women's University,

St. Mary's College, Nagoya is a private junior college in Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, established in 1953. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1898, when Margaret Young Margaret Youngblood (February 23, 1891 – May 3, 1969) better know ...

Sugiyama Jogakuen University is a private women's college in Hoshigaoka in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan, with a subsidiary campus in the city of Nisshin. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1905 as a sewing school, and it was chartered as a university in 1949. Local ...

Sugiyama Jogakuen University Junior College was a junior college in Chikusa-ku Nagoya Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and was part of the Sugiyama Jogakuen network. * The Junior College was founded in 1969 as an attached to Sugiyama Jogakuen University. * There were two courses in this Junior C ...

Tokai Gakuen Women's College was a junior college in Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and was part of the Tokai Gakuen group. History * The predecessor of the school was founded in 1888.It was set up as Junior College in 1964.It was discontinued in 200 ...

. Various universities from outside Nagoya have set up satellite campuses, such as

Tokyo University of Social Welfare is a private university in with its main campus in Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo; Kita, Tokyo; Naka-ku, Nagoya; and Isesaki, Gunma.Hōsa Library dates to the 17th century and houses 110,000 items, including books of classic literature such as historic editions of '' The Tale of Genji'' that are an heirloom of the

Owari Tokugawa The is a branch of the Tokugawa clan, and it is the seniormost house of the '' Gosanke'' ("three honourable houses of the Tokugawa").Nagoya City Archives store a large collection of documents and books.

Tsuruma Central Library is a Public Library serving Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. It is a central library of the consisting of 20 buildings. It was established in 1923 but burned down in 1945 in the Second World War and reopened in 1952. It is closed every Monday, unless ...

is a public library and Nagoya International Center has a collection of foreign-language books. ;National Universities * * ;Prefectural University * * ;Private Universities * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Transportation

Meitetsu 2000 system and 2200 system trains

Airways

Airport

Nagoya is served by Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO), built on an artificial island in Tokoname. The airport has international flights and a high volume of domestic flights. A second airport is Nagoya Airfield (Komaki Airport, NKM) near the city's boundary with Komaki and Kasugai. On February 17, 2005, Nagoya Airport's commercial international flights moved to Centrair Airport. Nagoya Airfield is now used for general aviation and as an

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and is the main Fuji Dream Airlines hub.

Railways

Nagoya Station, the world's largest train station by floor area, is on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen line, the Tōkaidō Main Line, and the

Chūō Main Line The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It connects Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faste ...

, among others.

JR Central is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR Tōkai ( ja, JR東海, links=no). ''Tōkai'' is a reference to the geographical ...

, which operates the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, has its headquarters there. Meitetsu is also based in Nagoya, and along with Kintetsu provides regional rail service to the Tōkai and Kansai regions.

High-speed rail

;

Tōkaidō Shinkansen line

Conventional lines

;

Tōkaidō Main Line * JR Central Chuo Line

Kansai Main Line

Subways

Nagoya Subway The is a rapid transit system serving Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. It consists of six lines that cover of route and serve 87 stations. Approximately 90% of the subway's total track length is underground. The subway system ...

provides urban transit service.

Buses

Several private and public bus companies operate with of routes throughout the region. Most local bus routes complement existing rail service to form an effective intermodal transit network. * Nagoya Municipal Bus * Meitetsu Bus * Mie Kotsu

Roads

Expressways

Nagoya Expressway * C2 Expressway (Japan)

Mei-Nikan Expressway * E1 Expressway (Japan)

Tōmei Expressway * E1A Expressway Japan

Isewangan Expressway * E23 Expressway (Japan)

Higashi-Meihan Expressway The is a four lane national expressway in the Tōkai region of Japan. It is owned and operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company. Naming Meihan is a kanji acronym of two characters. The first character represents Nagoya (名古屋) and the se ...

Chitahantō Road

Japan National Route

* * * * * * * * * * * *

Seaways

Seaport

Nagoya Port is the largest port by international trade value in Japan. Toyota Motor Corporation exports via this port. Nagoya is known for its orderly grid street plan for which the shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu is ultimately responsible. File:Nagoya Station at night01.jpg, Nagoya Station File:Oasis 21 - Spaceship Aqua - 01.JPG,

Oasis 21 Oasis 21 is a modern facility located adjacent to Nagoya TV Tower in Sakae, Nagoya which was opened to the public in 2002. It contains restaurants, stores, and a bus terminal, as well as an area for tourist information. The building is mostly un ...

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Sightseeing

Nagoya's two most famous sightseeing spots are Atsuta Shrine and

. * Atsuta Shrine is the second-most venerable shrine in Japan, after Ise Grand Shrine. It is said to hold the Kusanagi sword, one of the three

imperial regalia of Japan The are the imperial regalia of Japan and consist of the sword , the mirror , and the jewel . They represent the three primary virtues: valour (the sword), wisdom (the mirror), and benevolence (the jewel).

, but it is not on public display. It holds around 70 festivals per year. The shrine hosts over 4,400 national treasures 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: * Nagoya TV Tower and Hisaya-Ōdori Park, located in the central Sakae district *

JR Central Towers The JR Central Towers are in Nakamura-ku in the city of Nagoya, central Japan. It is located right above Nagoya Station and serves as the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company. Built in 2000, it is the second-tallest building in Nag ...

is part of the Nagoya Station * Midland Square: The new international sales headquarters for Toyota features Japan's highest open-air observation deck. * The Port of Nagoya area, which includes the former Italian-themed shopping mall called Italia Mura as well as the popular Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium. * Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens and the

* The Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology near Nagoya station *

: The maximum old burial mound (

Kofun are megalithic tombs or tumuli in Northeast Asia. ''Kofun'' were mainly constructed in the Japanese archipelago between the middle of the 3rd century to the early 7th century CE.岡田裕之「前方後円墳」『日本古代史大辞典』� ...

) in Aichi. * The Noritake 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 Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts (N/BMFA) * The

Ōsu is a popular area located in the Naka ward of Nagoya, central Japan. Ōsu is a historic area which has many small shops offering everything from Japanese traditional food to handicrafts. A large department store is OSU301. It is popular amon ...

shopping district and nearby temples,

and

Banshō-ji Banshō-ji (万松寺) is a small temple located in Ōsu in central Nagoya, Japan. Lord Oda Nobuhide (1510?-1552) built this Sōtō Buddhist temple in the then village of Nagoya in 1540, and invited the priest Daiun to open it. Katō Kiyomasa ( ...

* The Tokugawa Art Museum and the Tokugawa Garden, a surrounding Japanese garden * The Nagoya City Science and Art Museums, located in Shirakawa Park, not far from Fushimi Subway Station * The MUFG Money Museum, now located near the Akatsuka-shirakabe 赤塚白壁 bus stop on Dekimachi-dōri. * Legoland Japan, Japan's first

Legoland Legoland (, trademark in uppercase as LEGOLAND) is a chain of family theme parks focusing on the construction toy system Lego. They are not fully owned by The Lego Group itself; rather, they are owned and operated by the British theme park com ...

resort.

Gallery

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File:Jorakuden1.jpg, Honmaru Palace (Nagoya Castle) File:Osukannon.jpg,

File:Banshoji.jpg,

File:Arako kannon2.jpg,

Arako Kannon , also known as is a Buddhism, Buddhist temple located in Nagoya in central Japan. It has a wooden pagoda which is one of Japan's oldest, dating to the 16th century. Maeda Toshiie's family bodhisattva. References External links

B ...

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File:Nagoya TV Tower4.jpg, Hisaya Ōdori Park
（Nagoya Central Park） File:Osu1.JPG, Ōsu shopping district File:Aquarium + Giant wheel + Fuji Icebreaker - view from the lighthouse - Nagoya Port - Japan (15676490678).jpg, Port of Nagoya
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Cultural Path The Cultural Path (文化のみち, ''Bunka-no-michi'') is located between Naka-ku and Higashi-ku in the centre of Nagoya, Japan. It shows a number of historic buildings that are under heritage protection. The area was designated in 1999. ...

Futaba Museum (The residences of Sada Yacco) File:Toyotasasukehouse.jpg, Cultural Path Sasuke Toyoda House File:Nixtutaiji5.JPG, Nittai-ji Noritake garden2.jpg, Noritake Garden File:Nagoya Cty Science Museum 03, Sakae Naka Ward Nagoya 2020.jpg, Nagoya City Science Museum File:Danpusan-kofun 04.JPG,

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Surrounding area

Nagoya is a starting point for visits to the surrounding area, such as Inuyama,

Little World Museum of Man The is an open-air museum and amusement park near Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. History Little World was founded in 1983. Features The park features buildings from more than 20 countries, either relocated from their native countries o ...

, Meiji Mura, Tokoname,

Himakajima is an inhabited island in Mikawa Bay in Aichi Prefecture, Japan off the coast of the Chita Peninsula, which is administered by the town of Minamichita, Aichi. All of the island is within the borders of the Mikawa-wan Quasi-National Park. It dr ...

, Tahara, Toyohashi and Toyokawa and Hamamatsu. Reachable with at most a two-hour journey are

, Gujo Hachiman, Gifu, Ise Shrine, Takayama, Gifu, Gero Onsen and the hill stations in the Kiso Valley Magome and Tsumago.

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, 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 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

File:Nagoya obi.JPG, The Nagoya ''obi'', the most popular type for ''kimono'' throughout Japan

Museums

Nagoya has multiple museums, including traditional and modern art, handicrafts to industrial high-tech, natural and scientific museums. Nagoya Castle's collection is from the Owari Tokugawa era. The main tower is a museum that details the history of the castle and the city. The Honmaru Palace, destroyed in World War II, is slated for reconstruction by 2016 and will again be a prime example of the '' Shoin-zukuri'' architecture of the feudal era. Tokugawa Art Museum is a private museum belonging to the Owari Tokugawa, who lived in Nagoya castle for 16 generations. Among other things, it contains 10 designated

national Treasures of Japan Some of the National Treasures of Japan A is the most precious of Japan's Tangible Cultural Properties, as determined and designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs (a special body of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Scien ...

, including some of the oldest scrolls of '' The Tale of Genji''. The Nagoya Noh Theatre houses various precious objects of Noh theatre. The Nagoya City Museum showcases the history of the town.

Yōki-sō ''Yōki-sō'' (揚輝荘) is a Japanese villa and gardens located in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, central Japan. It is close to Nittai-ji temple. History The grounds were built for Itō Suketami (1878-1940), the president of the Matsuzakaya ( T ...

is a villa and gardens located in Chikusa-ku, close to Nittai-ji. It was constructed in the Taishō era for Ito Jirozaemon Suketami XV, the first president of Matsuzakaya. Paintings and sculpture are exhibited at the Nagoya City Art Museum. Modern art is displayed at the

. The Aichi Arts Center also is the venue of rotating exhibitions. The city is also home to the Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts, a sister museum to the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston The Museum of Fine Arts (often abbreviated as MFA Boston or MFA) is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the 20th-largest art museum in the world, measured by public gallery area. It contains 8,161 paintings and more than 450,000 works ...

, which was founded to bring aspects of the MFA's collection to Japan. The art of porcelain and ceramics can be seen at the Noritake Garden. Toyota has two museums in the city, the Toyota Automobile Museum which shows vintage cars, and the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology, which showcases company history, including its start as a textile mill. The

Nagoya City Tram & Subway Museum The is a museum located in the city of Nisshin, Aichi, Japan. It is owned and operated by the Transportation Bureau of the City of Nagoya. The museum houses a collection of Nagoya's old subway trains and trams. The museum visitors can exper ...

has trams and subway cars, as well as the Nagoya City Science Museum. The SCMaglev and Railway Park opened in March 2011 with various trains from the Central Japan Railway Company. Other art museums in Aichi prefecture are the Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum and the

Toyota Municipal Museum of Art The is an art museum located in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. History The museum features works by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Edvard Munch, and others. The museum building was constructed by Yoshio Taniguchi, who also renovated ...

. Meiji Mura is an open-air museum with salvaged buildings from the Meiji, Taishō and Showa eras. Another museum in Nagoya is the

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. Other museums in the city include the

International Design Centre Nagoya The , abbreviated as ''IdcN'', is a museum and exhibition hall located in Sakae, Nagoya, central Japan. History The World Design Exhibition 1989 was held in Nagoya. The museum was established in 1992 and opened in 1996 in the Nadya Park skyscrap ...

, the Japan Spinning Top Museum and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Money Museum. The civic authorities promote tourism and have taken steps to safeguard architectural heritage by earmarking them as cultural assets. Apart from the castle, temples, shrines and museums in the city, a "

" was instituted in the 1980s, located between the Tokugawa Art Museum and Nagoya Castle. This residential area has historic buildings such as the Nagoya City Archives, the Nagoya City Hall main building, the Aichi Prefectural Office main building, the Futaba Museum, the former residence of Sasuke Toyoda, the former residence of Tetsujiro Haruta and the Chikaramachi Catholic Church. Most buildings date from the Meiji and Taishō era and are protected.

Theatres

'' Nō'' and '' Kyōgen'' theatre date back to the feudal times of the Owari Tokugawa lords. The

at Nagoya Castle continues that tradition and is a prominent feature in the cultural life of the city, with monthly performances. Developed during the Edo period, one of Japan's '' kabuki'' grand stages is Misono-za, which also hosts various other Japanese entertainment such as concerts. In 1912, the musician Gorō Morita invented the

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music instrument. In 1992, the large, modern

was opened in Sakae. It is the main venue for performing arts, featuring a main hall that can be used for opera and theatre and a concert hall. The Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra performs there, as well as many visiting guest orchestras.

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is a school of '' Ikebana'', or

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ese floral art. It was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Nagoya.

Festivals

Apart from the main national festivals and holidays, other

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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 and to the Kansai dialect, differing in pronunciation and vocabulary.

Handicrafts

The industry of Japanese handicrafts in the city is centuries old. * Arimatsu and Narumi dye: during the construction of Nagoya Castle in the 17th century, the lords of Owari called in skilled craftsmen from Bungo Province in Kyushu, known for their tie-dyed fabrics. These craftsmen and their families were treated generously by the Owari and settled in the Arimatsu und Narumi neighbourhoods. Only the base fabric is dyed, leaving parts that were knotted as white spots. This highly specialised process requires 6–12 months to complete. * ''Geta (footwear), Geta'' Clog (shoe), clog straps: wooden clogs called ''geta'' were the shoes of the feudal era. The Owari devised a unique pattern for the cotton straps of the clogs and ordered them to be made by local weavers. The technique has developed over the generations. The straps became stronger and more resilient but more comfortable for the feet with the discovery of cotton velvet. * ''Shippo'': the technique for enamelware called ''shippo'' arrived from the Netherlands towards the end of the Edo period. The patterns appear almost transparent and are often used on pottery. * Candles: wax is taken from a wax tree and painted around a rope made of grass and Japanese paper (''washi'') over and over again into layers. When cut in half, the candle looks as if it grew like a tree with rings. Japanese candles produce less smoke and are harder to blow out, since the Candle wick, wick tends to be larger. Artists paint the candles in coloured patterns. * ''Yuzen'': the art of silk dyeing was introduced by craftsmen from Kyoto during the rule of Owari Togukawa. The initial designs were extravagant and brightly coloured, but over time became more muted and light-coloured. * ''Sekku Ningyo'': festival dolls were introduced by markets during the Meiji era. Nagoya craftsmen rank among the top producers. * The city also gave its name to a type of ''obi (sash), obi'', the sash that is used to tie a ''kimono''. The term ''Nagoya obi'' can refer to an older type of ''obi'' used centuries ago. This type was cord-like. The current – or to differentiate from the ''fukuro Nagoya obi'', also called – is the most-used ''obi'' type today. It was developed by a seamstress living in Nagoya at the end of the 1920s. The new, easy-to-use obi gained popularity among Tokyo's geisha, from whom it then was adopted by fashionable city women for their everyday wear. The ''Nagoya obi'' was originally for everyday wear, not for ceremonial outfits, but one made from exquisite brocade can be accepted as semi-ceremonial wear. A more formal version is called the or , which is more formal. * Japanese pottery and porcelain has a long tradition due to suitable clay being available in

. Seto ware and Tokoname ware are from the region. In the town itself

, Toyoraku ware,

and

were produced. * ''Netsuke'' artists such as Tametaka and Ikkan were well-known during the Edo period.

Cuisine

The city and the region are known for its unique local . Dishes include: * ''Tebasaki'': chicken wings marinated in a sweet sauce with sesame seeds, basically a type of ''yakitori'' * ''Tenmusu'': a rice ball wrapped with nori that is filled with deep-fried tempura shrimp * ''Kishimen'': flat ''udon'' noodles with a slippery texture, dipped in a light soy sauce soup and a sliced leek or other flavouring added. It can be eaten cold or hot. * Red ''miso'': various dishes that use red ''miso'', such as ''miso katsu'' (Tonkatsu, pork cutlet) with sweet ''miso'' sauce and ''miso nikomi udon'' (hard ''udon'' stewed in ''miso'' soup) * ''Hitsumabushi'': rice dish with ''unagi'' in a lidded wooden container. This dish is enjoyed three ways; as ''unadon'', with spice and as ''chazuke''.

In popular culture

The world premiere of the first ''Godzilla'' movie was in Nagoya on October 27, 1954. The city, especially Nagoya Castle, has been featured in two other Godzilla movies: ''Mothra vs. Godzilla'' and ''Godzilla vs. Mothra''. The city is also featured in ''Gamera vs. Gyaos'' and is the main setting of 2003 film ''Gozu.'' The 1995 film ''The Hunted (1995 film), The Hunted'' starring Christopher Lambert and the 1992 film ''Mr. Baseball'' starring Tom Selleck were also filmed in the city. The city was the setting for the 2007 movie ''Best Wishes for Tomorrow, Ashita e no yuigon'' (translated as ''Best Wishes for Tomorrow''), in which a Japanese people, Japanese war criminal sets out to take responsibility for the execution of U.S. airmen. The anime ''The Wind Rises'' by Hayao Miyazaki, released in 2013, is a highly fictionalized biography of the Mitsubishi A6M Zero's chief engineer Jiro Horikoshi and takes mostly place in Nagoya of the 1920s and 1930s. Nagoya is also the setting for the manga and anime series Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki, which highlights many of the sites and traditions of the city.

Sports

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Nagoya is home to several professional sports teams: In 2007, the Chunichi Dragons won the Japan Series baseball championship. In 2010, Nagoya Grampus won the J. League championship, their first in team history. Nagoya is also the home of the Nagoya Barbarians semi-pro rugby football club. A ''honbasho'' sumo tournament is held every July at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. The city has hosted The Crowns golf tournament since 1960 and the women's Nagoya Marathon since 1984. In September 2016 the city was awarded the right to host the 2026 Asian Games after it was the only city to lodge a bid. It will be the third time Japan hosts the event after Tokyo in 1958 and

in 1994. The city hosted the official 1979 Asian Basketball Championship. Later, it became one of the host cities of the official Women's Volleyball World Championship for its 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, 1998, 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, 2006 and 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, 2010 editions. File:ナゴヤドーム - panoramio (2).jpg, Nagoya Dome File:Binnenkant van Nagoya Dome, -21 maart 2019 a.jpg, Chunichi Dragons File:Dolphins Arena 20180923-01.jpg, The Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium is used for Sumo wrestling and other events File:Dolphins Arena02.jpg, Nagoya Diamond Dolphins File:Mizuho Koen Stadium 20160815-02.jpg, Mizuho Athletic Stadium File:瑞穂陸上競技場1 - panoramio.jpg, Nagoya Grampus File:Mizuho Rugby Stadium.jpg, Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium File:Toyota-Sports-Center-2.jpg, Toyota Verblitz

Notable people

Historical figures

The three samurais who unified Japan in the 16th century all have strong links to Nagoya: *

(1534–1582), from

* Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536–1598), one of

's top generals * Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616), born in Mikawa Province, (the eastern half of modern Aichi prefecture) Other samurai include: * Minamoto no Yoritomo (the first ''shōgun'' of the Kamakura shogunate) * Shibata Katsuie (samurai of the Sengoku period) * Niwa Nagahide (samurai of the Sengoku period) * Maeda Toshiie (samurai of the Sengoku period) * Katō Kiyomasa (samurai of the Sengoku period) * Sassa Narimasa (samurai of the Sengoku period) * Sakuma Nobumori (samurai of the Sengoku period) * Sakuma Morimasa (samurai of the Sengoku period) * Maeda Toshimasu (Maeda Keijirō, samurai of the Sengoku period)

Inventors and industrialists

* Sakichi Toyoda (1867–1930), prolific inventor from Shizuoka Prefecture * Kiichiro Toyoda (1894–1952), son of Sakichi Toyoda, established Toyota Motor Corporation * Akio Morita (1921–1999), co-founder of Sony * Jiro Horikoshi (1903–1982), worked in Nagoya as chief engineer of the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter

Executive officers

* Yoichi Wada

Writers

*Yokoi Yayū (1702–1783), haiku poet and samurai in Owari Domain *Ryukichi Terao (born 1971), Hispanist and translator of Latin American literature

Performing artists of Japan

Musicians and composers

* Etsuko Hirose (born 1979), classical pianist * Moa Kikuchi (born 1999), Japanese musician, singer, dancer, model, and actress (member of the kawaii metal group Babymetal and a former member of the Japanese idol, idol group Sakura Gakuin) * Home Made Kazoku, Japanese hip hop music, hip hop Trio (music), trio * Yōsei Teikoku, five-member Japanese musical unit * Spyair, Japanese rock band * Kiyoharu (born 1968), Japanese musician and singer-songwriter, known for his work with Kuroyume and Sads (band), Sads * Koji Kondo (born 1961), Japanese music composer, pianist, and music director who works for the video game company Nintendo. * Seamo (Real Name: Naoki Takada, Nihongo: 高田尚輝, ''Takada Naoki'', born 1975), Japanese hip hop music, hip hop recording artist * Takanori Iwata (born 1989), Japanese dancer and actor (member of J-pop boygroups Sandaime J Soul Brothers and Exile (Japanese band), Exile) * Naomi Tamura (born 1963), Japanese pop singer and songwriter * Kazuki Kato (born 1984), Japanese actor, Voice acting in Japan, voice actor and singer * Lullatone, Japanese musical duo * Aya Hirano (born 1987), Japanese actor, voice actor and singer * Jasmine You (1979–2009), Japanese musician, best known as original bassist of the symphonic metal band Versailles (band), Versailles * Outrage (band), Outrage, Japanese thrash metal band * Enako (born 1994), cosplayer * Sho Hirano (born 1997), member of King & Prince * Kanon Suzuki (born 1998), former idol and singer (former member of Japanese girl idol group Morning Musume) * Shinichi Suzuki (violinist), Shinichi Suzuki (1898–1998), Japanese musician, philosopher, and educator and the founder of the international Suzuki method of music education and developed a philosophy for educating people of all ages and abilities * nobodyknows+, Japanese hip hop music, hip hop band * SKE48, Japanese Japanese idol, idol group * Okada Yukiko (1967–1986), Japanese idol and winner of the talent show Star Tanjō! in Tokyo, Japan * Coldrain, Japanese rock band * May'n (Real Name: Mei Nakabayashi, Nihongo: 中林芽依, ''Nakabayashi Mei'', born 1989), Japanese singer * Team Shachi, Japanese female Japanese idol, idol group * Kero Kero Bonito, Sarah Midori Perry * INTO1, Uno Santa * Cherry Bullet, Kokoro

Actors

* Kaede Hondo * Akari Kitō * Matt McCooey, British actor of Japanese ancestry * Naoko Mori * Kaito Nakamura (actor), Kaito Nakamura * The Nose sisters: Anna, Erena, and Karina Nose, Karina * Naomi Kawashima * Hirotaka Suzuoki * Hiroshi Tachi * Emi Takei * Hiroshi Tamaki * Kokoro Terada * Toshihiko Nakajima * Yuki Yamada (actor), Yūki Yamada

Athletes

* Miki Ando * Mao Asada * Mai Asada * Kazuki Himeno * Midori Ito * Jong Tae-se * Takahiko Kozuka * Takashi Sugiura * Último Dragón * Shoma Uno * Yoshiaki Oiwa * Takamoto Katsuta * Hugh Barter * Takuma Koga * Takuma Koga (racing driver)

Manga artists

* Akane Ogura * Akira Toriyama * Mohiro Kitoh

References

Bibliography

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External links

Nagoya City official website

WikiSatellite view of Nagoya at WikiMapia

Nagoya International Center

Official Tourism Guide – Nagoya Travel Guide
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