Nagoya

Nagoya 名古屋市
Designated city
Skyline at Sakae Nagoya Castle Nagoya TV Tower Atsuta Shrine Legoland Japan Arimatsu Nagoya Port within Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium
Flag Seal
Interactive map outlining Nagoya
Location of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture
Nagoya Show map of Central Japan Nagoya Show map of Japan
Coordinates: 35°11′N 136°54′E / 35.183°N 136.900°E / 35.183; 136.900
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Aichi Prefecture
First official recorded	199 AD
City Settled	November 1, 1889
Government
• Mayor	Takashi Kawamura (Genzei Nippon)
• Representatives	5
Area
• Designated city	326.45 km2 (126.04 sq mi)
Population  (June 1, 2021)
• Designated city	2,331,078 (3rd)
• Density	7,140.6/km2 (18,494/sq mi)
• Metro [1]	10,240,000 (3rd)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (Japan Standard Time)
– Tree	Camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora)
– Flower	Lilium
Phone number	052-972-2017
Address	3-1-1 Sannomaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 460-0001
Website	www.city.nagoya.jp
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Nagoya
"Nagoya" in kanji
Japanese name
Kanji	名古屋
Hiragana	なごや
Katakana	ナゴヤ
Transcriptions Romanization Nagoya

Nagoya (名古屋市, Nagoya-shi, [naꜜɡoja] ^ⓘ) is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city proper 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 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 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.