Timeline of Nagoya
# Timeline of Nagoya

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

## Prior to 20th century

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ListPaleolithicbefore 14,000 BCJōmon14,000 – 1000 BCYayoi

1000 BC – 300 ADKofun

300 AD – 538 ADAsuka

538 – 710Nara

710 – 794HeianFormer Nine Years' WarLater Three-Year WarGenpei War 794–1185KamakuraJōkyū WarMongol invasionsGenkō WarKenmu Restoration 1185–1333MuromachiNanboku-chō periodSengoku period 1336–1573Azuchi–Momoyama

Nanban tradeImjin War 1573–1603Edo (Tokugawa)

Invasion of RyukyuSiege of OsakaSakokuPerry ExpeditionConvention of KanagawaBakumatsuMeiji RestorationBoshin War 1603–1868Meiji

Invasion of Taiwan (1874)Satsuma RebellionFirst Sino-Japanese WarTreaty of ShimonosekiTriple InterventionInvasion of Taiwan (1895)Boxer RebellionTreaty of PortsmouthJapan–Korea Treaty 1868–1912Taishō

World War IIntervention in SiberiaGreat Kantō earthquake 1912–1926Shōwa

MilitarismFinancial crisisNanking incidentMukden IncidentInvasion of ManchuriaMay 15 IncidentAnti-Comintern PactSecond Sino-Japanese WarAttack on Pearl HarborAtomic bombingsSoviet–Japanese WarSurrender of JapanPostwar JapanOccupation of JapanAnpo protestsEconomic miracleAsset price bubble1926–1989Heisei

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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.
