Nagoya

Nagoya (名古屋市, Nagoya-shi; [nä́.ɡò̞.jä̀, -ŋò̞.jä̀, nä̀.ɡó̞.jä́.ɕì, -ŋó̞.jä́-] ) 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 2.3 million), and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is itself the third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan (with a population of 10.11 million). 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.