Nagoya (名古屋市) is a major city in the
Chūbu region of Japan. It is the
third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan. Located on the
Pacificcoast on central
Honshu, it is the
capital of
Aichi Prefectureand is one of Japan's major
ports along with those of
Tokyo,
Osaka,
Kobe,
Yokohama,
Chiba, and
Moji. It is also the center of Japan's third largest metropolitan region, known as the
Chūkyō Metropolitan Area. As of 2000, Chūkyō Metropolitan Area has 8.74 million people, of which 2.17 million live in the city of Nagoya.
(Wikipedia)