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Nagoya City
Aichi Prefecture · City
- Designated city
- Prefectural capital
Official websiteAichi Prefecture page
Nagoya City is the prefectural capital and a designated city (a major city with powers similar to a prefecture) at the center of the Chukyo area. Highlights include Nagoya Castle, home of the Owari Tokugawa family, Atsuta Jingu, which enshrines the sacred Kusanagi sword, and the Tokugawa Art Museum, with daimyo treasures. It is the hub of the manufacturing-rich Chukyo Industrial Zone, and its own food culture includes hitsumabushi (grilled eel on rice).
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
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CastleNagoya CastleJapanese castle located in Nagoya, central Japan
Shinto shrineAtsuta JinguShinto shrine in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
PortPort of NagoyaPort of Japan
GardenHigashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardensmunicipal zoo and botanical garden in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya
Amusement parkLegoland Japan ResortJapanese theme park%2C%20Tokugawa-cho%20Higashi%20Ward%20Nagoya%202021.jpg?width=240)
MuseumTokugawa Art Museumart museum in Nagoya City, Aichi, Japan
MuseumNagoya City Science Museumscience museum in Nagoya, Japan
Buddhist templeNittai-ji Templebuilding in Chikusa-ku, Aichi Prefecture, Japan- Entertainment districtSakaeneighborhood in Naka-ku, Nagoya
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AquariumPort of Nagoya Public Aquariumaquarium in Minato-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
MuseumSCMaglev and Railway Parkrailway museum in Nagoya, Japan.jpg?width=240)
Buddhist templeOsu Kannon Templebuilding in Naka-ku, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Aichi Prefecture
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