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Nagoya city overview
Nagoya is a city in Japan shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Airport baseNagoya Chubu (NGO)
Known forNagoya, Key city in Japan, Nagoya planning base 3, Nagoya planning base 4
Population~2.3Mcity context
RegionJapanJapan
Time zoneAsia/Tokyolocal time
Founded113historical origin
City history
According to traditional sources, Yamato Takeru died in 113 AD.
In May–June 1560, the Battle of Okehazama took place in Dengakuhazama, Owari Province which was just outside of what would become Nagoya city.
In 1610, Tokugawa Ieyasu moved the capital of Owari Province from Kiyosu, about seven kilometres (4+1⁄2 miles) away, to a more strategic location in present-day Nagoya.
Nagoya was proclaimed a city on October 1, 1889, and designated a city on 1 September 1956 by government ordinance.
Taisho period Mitsubishi Aircraft Company was established in 1920 in Nagoya and became one of the largest aircraft manufacturers in Japan.
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.
In 1959, the city was flooded and severely damaged by the Ise-wan Typhoon. Contemporary period After the war Nagoya was able to rebuild and take up its role again as one of Japan's leading.
Important Japanese aircraft targets (numbers 193, 194, 198, 2010, and 1729) were within Nagoya.
Jōmon period & Kofun period In the Jomon and Yayoi period, the Ōguruwa Shell Midden was discovered before the settlement of Nagoya.
In the Kofun period, Nagoya was settled and the Danpusan Kofun and Shiratori Kofun was built in this area.
Heian period The Seigan-ji was built by the Fujiwara clan in the late Heian period.
In this battle, Oda Nobunaga defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto and established himself as one of the leading warlords in the Sengoku period. Early modern period During this period Nagoya Castle was constructed, built partly from.
Around the same time, the nearby ancient Atsuta Shrine was designated as a waystation, called Miya (the Shrine), on the important Tōkaidō road, which linked the two capitals of Kyoto and Edo (now Tokyo).
The Nagoya area also produced machine tools, bearings, railway equipment, metal alloys, tanks, motor vehicles and processed foods during the war.
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Nagoya
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Key city in Japan
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Nagoya planning base 3
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Nagoya planning base 4
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Nagoya planning base 5
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Nagoya planning base 6
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Nagoya Chubu (NGO) arrival plan
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Rental cars
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Best time to visit
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Transport notes
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Crowds
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