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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nagoya, Japan.

Prior to 20th century

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• 1612 – Nagoya Castle and its Honmaru Palace built.
• 1684 – Poet Bashō visits Nagoya.
• 1714
  • Fugetsudo Magosuke publisher in business.
  • Tōgan-ji a Buddhist temple was moved to Nagoya.
• 1776 – Eirakuya Toshiro publisher in business.
• 1790s – Booksellers' guild established.
• 1814 – Hokusai Manga published by Eirakuya Toshiro.
• 1838 - Birthplace of cloisonné enamelling in Japan.
• 1868 – Aomatsuba Incident occurs.
• 1871 – Nagoya Shimbun (newspaper) begins publication.
• 1872 – Aichi Prefecture formed.
• 1873 - A gold-plated dolphin from Nagoya Castle was displayed at the Vienna World's Fair.
• 1881 – Nagoya Chamber of Commerce and Industry founded.
• 1886 – Tokaido Line begins operating; Nagoya Station opens.
• 1887 – Population: 149,756.
• 1889 – Municipal government established.
• 1890 – Population: 170,433.
• 1891 – October 28: The 8.0 M_s Mino–Owari earthquake affects the Gifu region. This oblique-slip event killed over 7,200, injured more than 17,000, and created fault scarps that still remain visible.

20th century

• 1903 – Population: 284,829.
• 1910 – Matsuzakaya (shop) in business.
• 1912 – Aiyu Photography Club formed.
• 1915
  • Kintetsu Nagoya Line begins operating.
  • Nagoya Mainichi [ja] (newspaper) in publication.
• 1916 – Catholic Nanzan University founded.
• 1918 – Rice riot occurs.
• 1920 – Population: 619,529.
• 1922
  • Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya established.
  • Nagoya Court of Appeals building [ja] constructed.
• 1929 – November: Suiheisha [ja] conference held in Nagoya.
• 1930 – Population: 926,141.
• 1935 – Tokugawa Art Museum opens.
• 1936 – Nagoya Baseball Club and Nagoya Golden Dolphins baseball team formed.
• 1937
  • Nagoya Pan-Pacific Peace Exposition (1937) held.
  • Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens founded.
• 1938 – Kintetsu Nagoya Station opens.
• 1940 – Population: 1,328,084.
• 1941
  • Tokai Bank, Ltd. [ja] established.
  • Meitetsu Nagoya Station and Mizuho Athletic Stadium open.
• 1942
  • April 18: Bombing of Nagoya in World War II begins.
  • Chunichi Shimbun (newspaper) in publication.
• 1944 – Mizuho city ward established.
• 1945 – Population: 597,941.
• 1948
  • Chunichi Dragons baseball team active.
  • Pachinko parlor and Nagoya Baseball Stadium open.
• 1949
  • Nagoya Stock Exchange established.
  • Nagoya Racecourse opens.
  • Marushin Bussan pachinko manufacturer in business.
• 1950 – Population: 1,030,635.
• 1953 – Nikkatsu Theatre opens.
• 1955 – Nagoya Festival begins.
• 1956 – Nagoya designated a government ordinance city.
• 1957 – Subway begins operating.
• 1958 – Grand Sumo tournament begins at the Nagoya Kanayama gymnasium [ja].
• 1959
  • September: Ise-wan Typhoon occurs.
  • Nagoya Castle reconstructed.
  • Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.
• 1962 – Nagoya Television Broadcasting begins.
• 1964
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen (hi-speed train) begins operating.
  • Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium built.
• 1975
  • "16 Wards system" established.
  • Population: 2,080,000.
• 1985 – Takeyoshi Nishio [ja] becomes mayor.
• 1987 – Nippon Rainbow Hall (arena) opens.
• 1988 – Nagoya City Art Museum opens.
• 1989
  • Nagoya City Archives established.
  • Subway Sakura-dōri Line begins operating.
  • Takaoka Station opens.
  • World Design Expo [ja] held in city.
• 1990 – Population: 2,154,793.
• 1993 – Nagoya City Minato Soccer Stadium opens.
• 1994 – Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology established.
• 1997
  • Nagoya Dome (stadium) opens.
  • International RoboCup robotics contest held in city.
  • Takehisa Matsubara becomes mayor.
• 1999 – Nagoya Station built.
• 2000
  • JR Central Towers built.
  • Population: 2,171,378.

21st century

• 2005 – Expo 2005 held near city.
• 2009 – Takashi Kawamura becomes mayor.
• 2010
  • Nagoya Marubeni Building [ja] constructed.
  • Population: 2,263,894.
• 2011
  • March: 13 2011 Nagoya city council election [ja] held.
  • Use of Manaca fare card on public transit begins.
• 2026
  • 19 September-4 October: 20th Asian Games held.
  • 6th Asian Para Games held.

See also

• Nagoya history
• Timeline of Nagoya (in Japanese)
• List of mayors of Nagoya [ja]

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Bibliography

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External links

• Maps of Nagoya, circa 1945
• Items related to Nagoya, various dates (via Europeana).
• Items related to Nagoya, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).

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