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Nagoya City

Nagoya is geographically located in the center of the main island of Japan, so Nagoya has been a cultural crossroads since ancient times. Nagoya has outstanding features both in historical and modern aspects. In 16th century, three Samurai heroes, Nobunaga Oda, Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Ieyasu Tokugawa were all born in Nagoya area.



At present, Nagoya enjoys the prosperity as a center of various industries with a population of 2.2 million, making it the 4th largest city in Japan. Nagoya and its vicinities are best known as an industrial powerhouse. From high technology sectors such as automobiles (Toyota Motor Corporation is the most famous in the world), electronics and aerospace, to traditional industries like textiles and ceramics (Noritake and Narumi are famous), the city has built a string industrial base.




In 2005, the EXPO was held in the outskirts of Nagoya. This was the first World Exposition of the 21st century and it served as a venue for interactive exchanges of culture, tradition and technology. In addition, the Central Japan International Airport, called Centrair was completed in 2005 and it serves as a hub in the aviation network, linking Japan with the rest of the world.