26 Facts About Nagoya

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chubu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.

Nagoya was impacted by bombing from US air raids during World War II.

Nagoya has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and cool winters.

Nagoya Castle was constructed as the seat of the Owari branch of the ruling Tokugawa clan.

Mitsubishi Aircraft Company was established in 1920 in Nagoya and became one of the largest aircraft manufacturers in Japan.

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Nagoya was the target of US air raids during World War II.

The Nagoya area produced machine tools, bearings, railway equipment, metal alloys, tanks, motor vehicles and processed foods during World War II.

Nagoya is the center of Greater Nagoya, which earned nearly 70 percent of Japan's 2003 trade surplus.

Brother Industries, which is known for office electronics such as multifunction printers is based in Nagoya, as is Hoshizaki Electric, which is known for commercial ice machines and refrigeration equipment.

Traditional department stores with roots in Nagoya are Matsuzakaya, Maruei and the Meitetsu Department Store.

Nagoya University was set up in 1871 as a medical school and has produced six Nobel Prize laureates in science.

Various universities from outside Nagoya have set up satellite campuses, such as Tokyo University of Social Welfare.

Nagoya is served by Chubu Centrair International Airport, built on an artificial island in Tokoname.

Nagoya Airfield is used for general aviation and as an airbase and is the main Fuji Dream Airlines hub.

Nagoya Port is the largest port by international trade value in Japan.

Nagoya is known for its orderly grid street plan for which the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu is ultimately responsible.

Nagoya is a starting point for visits to the surrounding area, such as Inuyama, Little World Museum of Man, Meiji Mura, Tokoname, Himakajima, Tahara, Toyohashi and Toyokawa and Hamamatsu.

Nagoya was a major trading city and political seat of the Owari lords, the most important house of the Tokugawa clan.

Nagoya has multiple museums, including traditional and modern art, handicrafts to industrial high-tech, natural and scientific museums.

The Nagoya Noh Theater at Nagoya Castle continues that tradition and is a prominent feature in the cultural life of the city, with monthly performances.

Nagoya dialect is spoken in the western half of Aichi Prefecture, centering on Nagoya.

The Nagoya dialect is relatively close to standard Japanese and to the Kansai dialect, differing in pronunciation and vocabulary.

The city, especially Nagoya Castle, has been featured in two other Godzilla movies: Mothra vs Godzilla and Godzilla vs Mothra.

Nagoya is the setting for the manga and anime series Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki, which highlights many of the sites and traditions of the city.

In 2010, Nagoya Grampus won the J League championship, their first in team history.

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Nagoya is the home of the Nagoya Barbarians semi-pro rugby football club.