Nagoya City

Nagoya is the capital and largest city of Aichi prefecture, in the Chubu region of Honshu. It's not one of Japan's top tourist draws as most tourists just zip through on the bullet train on their way between Tokyo and Kyoto.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nagoya Station and Kintetsu-Nagoya.

Nagoya Station

Railway station

Photo: z tanuki, CC BY 3.0.

Nagoya Station is a terminal railway station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It formerly held the world record for the largest train station by floor area, including JR Central Towers atop the station.

Kintetsu-Nagoya

Railway station

Photo: JKT-c, CC BY 3.0.

Kintetsu-Nagoya Station is an underground terminal station on the Kintetsu Nagoya Line. It is connected to the Nagoya Station and the Meitetsu Nagoya Station.

Nagoya Science Museum

Museum

Photo: 名古屋太郎, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Nagoya City Science Museum is a museum located in Sakae, Nagoya, the center of Nagoya City, in central Japan. The museum houses one of the largest planetariums in the world and has three main sections on modern technology, life sciences and general science with a variety of hands-on exhibits.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kita and Nishi Ward.

Kita

Suburb

Photo: Gnsin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kita Ward is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 163,555 and a population density of 9,330 persons per km2. The total area was 17.53 km2.

Nishi Ward

Suburb

Photo: Nagono, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nishi-ku is one of the 16 wards of Nagoya, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, it has an estimated population of 150,480 and a population density of 8,393 persons per km2. The total area is 17.93 km2.

Nagoya City

Also known as: “Nagoya” and “Nagoya-shi”
Location: Aichi, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.1815° or 35° 10′ 53″ north

Longitude

136.9064° or 136° 54′ 23″ east

Elevation

23 metres (75 feet)

Open location code

8Q7R5WJ4+HH

GeoNames ID

1856053

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Nagoya City” goes by many names.

Japanese: “なごやし”
Japanese: “名古屋”
Japanese: “名古屋市”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nagoyajo Station and Higashi Ōte Station.

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