Nagoya

This article is about the city in Japan. For other uses, see Nagoya (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Nogoyá.
Nagoya
名古屋市
Designated city
Buildings in Sakae, Nagoya
Nagoya Castle
Nagoya TV Tower
Atsuta Shrine
Ōsu
Tokugawa Art Museum
Port of Nagoya
Flag of Nagoya
Flag
Official seal of Nagoya
Seal
Nickname: 
Chūkyō (中京)
Map
Interactive map outlining Nagoya
  Location of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture
Nagoya is located in Central Japan
Nagoya
Nagoya
Nagoya is located in Japan
Nagoya
Nagoya
Coordinates: 35°11′N 136°54′E / 35.183°N 136.900°E / 35.183; 136.900
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Tōkai)
PrefectureAichi Prefecture
First official recorded199 AD
City SettledNovember 1, 1889
Government
 • Mayorvacant
 • Representatives5
Area
326.45 km2 (126.04 sq mi)
Population
 (June 1, 2021)
2,331,078 (3rd)
 • Density7,140.6/km2 (18,494/sq mi)
 • Metro
[1]
10,240,000 (3rd)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (Japan Standard Time)
– TreeCamphor laurel
(Cinnamomum camphora)
– FlowerLilium
Phone number052-972-2017
Address3-1-1 Sannomaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 460-0001
Websitewww.city.nagoya.jp
[2]
Nagoya
"Nagoya" in kanji
Japanese name
Kanji名古屋
Hiraganaなごや
Katakanaナゴヤ
Transcriptions
RomanizationNagoya

Nagoya (名古屋市, Nagoya-shi, [naꜜɡoja] ⓘ) is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the fourth-most populous city in Japan, with a population of 2.3 million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan with a population of 10.11 million.[3] Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and most populous city of Aichi Prefecture, with the Port of Nagoya being Japan's largest seaport.

In 1610, the warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu, a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, moved the capital of Owari Province from Kiyosu 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, 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.[4] These factors made the city a target for air raids during the Pacific War.

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 Toyota Tsusho, among others. Nagoya is home of educational institutes such as Nagoya University, the Nagoya Institute of Technology, and Nagoya City University. Famous landmarks in the city include Atsuta Shrine, Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium, Nagoya Castle, Hisaya Ōdori Park, and Nagoya TV Tower, one of the oldest TV towers in Japan. It will be the third Japanese city to host the 2026 Asian Games, after Tokyo 1958 and Hiroshima 1994.

  1. ^ Demographia
  2. ^ 平成23年6月1日現在の世帯数と人口(全市・区別) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 September 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Population of Japan". Japanese Statistics Bureau. 2010.
  4. ^ "Nagoya | Japan". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-04-28.