is a neighbourhood that straddles Mizuho ward, Shōwa ward, and Tempaku ward in eastern

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 on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most po ...

, central Japan.

History

The area is also known as Yagotoyama. 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 ...

, the area thrived as a pilgrimage area with various temples, of which the most central one was Kōshō-ji. Other temples within the immediate area of Kōshō-ji are Tokurin-ji, Saiko-in, Joshō-ji, Seigan-ji, Kōshin-ji, Hōju-in, and Hansobo Temple, although many were moved here 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 ...

. The Hayato-ike is a large pond that was originally dug in 1646 for irrigation purposes on the order of Lord Naruse of Inuyama. The pond and park around it has turned into a recreation area and is popular during the cherry blossom season. Various universities and educational facilities were established here. North from Yagoto in the Yotsuya and Yamanote-dori districts are

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 campuses of the Nagoya University and

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 ...

. The area also has various shopping areas, such as the large

Aeon The word aeon , also spelled eon (in American and Australian English), originally meant "life", "vital force" or "being", "generation" or "a period of time", though it tended to be translated as "age" in the sense of "ages", "forever", "timele ...

department store, formerly

JUSCO is the acronym for Japan United Stores Company, a chain of "general merchandise stores" (or hypermarket) and the largest of its type in Japan. The various JUSCO companies are subsidiaries of the ÆON supermarket chain. The JUSCO name was adopte ...

, and restaurants such as the landmark Kani Dōraku next to Kōshō-ji. File:Nagoya University dk4591.jpg, Nagoya University File:Chukyo University 4057498467 f2a1041450.jpg,

main building File:Nanzan b.jpg,

File:名城大学八事キャンパス - Panoramio 50818000.jpg,

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 ...

Yagoto Campus File:AEON Yagoto.jpg, AEON Yagoto department store, formerly JUSCO File:Kani Doraku 1076.JPG, Kani Dōraku restaurant In the east of Yagoto is the Yagoto Cemetery.

Transport

The main artery is the Yamate road. Nagoya Subway Yagoto Station

The area is served by

Yagoto Station is an underground metro station on the Nagoya Municipal Subway in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. The station is located in part of the district of Yagoto. Lines Yagoto Statio ...

on the Nagoya Subway

Tsurumai Line The is a subway line which forms part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Japan. It runs from Kami Otai in Nishi-ku, Nagoya to Akaike in Nisshin. The Tsurumai Line's color on maps is light blue. Its stations carry the letter ''T ...

and

Meijō Line The is a subway line forming part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Japan, operated by Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. It is a loop line that runs from Kanayama, via Sakae, Ōzone, Nagoya Daigaku, and back to Kanayam ...

(the latter since 2004).

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