Nagoya
Sign in to saveis the capital and most populous city of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. It is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city in Japan (with a 2025 population of 2.3million), and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is itself the third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan (with a population of 10.11million). Nagoya is located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, and its seaport is the largest in Japan.
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Nagoya is Japan's fourth-largest city and the capital of Aichi Prefecture, located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu with a population of 2.3 million people. The city is significant as the center of the Chūkyō metropolitan area (Japan's third-largest metro region with over 10 million people) and is home to Japan's largest seaport.
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Key facts
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- Nagoya
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- Prefecture capital and Designated city
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- Flag of Nagoya, Aichi.svg
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- Emblem of Nagoya, Aichi.svg
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- Chūkyō (中京)
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- Interactive map outlining Nagoya
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- Location of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture
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- Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan Chubu #Japan
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- Toponymy
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- Japan National Route
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is the capital and most populous city of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. It is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city in Japan (with a 2025 population of 2.3million), and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is itself the third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan (with a population of 10.11million). Nagoya is located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, and its seaport is the largest in Japan.
In 1610, the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu moved the capital of Owari Province from Kiyosu to Nagoya. This period saw the renovation of Nagoya Castle. The early 1900s brought a convergence of economic factors that fueled rapid growth in the city during the Meiji Restoration, and it became a major industrial hub for the country as the area's automobile, aviation, and shipbuilding industries flourished; the traditional manufacturing of bicycles, sewing machines, and timepieces was thus followed by the production of ceramic, chemicals, oil, petrochemicals, and steel. These factors made Nagoya a target of American air raids during the Pacific War.