Timeline of Nagoya
Appearance
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.[1][2][3]
- 1684 – Poet Bashō visits Nagoya.[4]
- 1714
- 1776 – Eirakuya Toshiro publisher in business.[5][6]
- 1790s – Booksellers' guild established.[5]
- 1814 – Hokusai Manga published by Eirakuya Toshiro.[5]
- 1838 - Birthplace of cloisonné enamelling in Japan. [3]
- 1868 – Aomatsuba Incident occurs.
- 1871 – Nagoya Shimbun (newspaper) begins publication.[7]
- 1872 – Aichi Prefecture formed.
- 1873 - A gold-plated dolphin from Nagoya Castle was displayed at the Vienna World's Fair.[3]
- 1881 – Nagoya Chamber of Commerce and Industry founded.[8]
- 1886 – Tokaido Line begins operating; Nagoya Station opens.[9]
- 1887 – Population: 149,756.[10]
- 1889 – Municipal government established.[11]
- 1890 – Population: 170,433.[12]
- 1891 – October 28: The 8.0 Ms 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.[13][3]
- 1910 – Matsuzakaya (shop) in business.
- 1912 – Aiyu Photography Club formed.[14]
- 1915
- Kintetsu Nagoya Line begins operating.[citation needed]
- Nagoya Mainichi (newspaper) in publication.
- 1916 – Catholic Nanzan University founded.[15]
- 1918 – Rice riot occurs.[16]
- 1920 – Population: 619,529.[12]
- 1922
- Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya established.
- Nagoya Court of Appeals building constructed.
- 1929 – November: Suiheisha conference held in Nagoya.[17]
- 1930 – Population: 926,141.[12]
- 1935 – Tokugawa Art Museum opens.
- 1936 – Nagoya Baseball Club and Nagoya Golden Dolphins baseball team formed.[18]
- 1937
- 1938 – Kintetsu Nagoya Station opens.
- 1940 – Population: 1,328,084.[12]
- 1941
- Tokai Bank, Ltd. established.[20]
- Meitetsu Nagoya Station and Mizuho Athletic Stadium open.
- 1942
- April 18: Bombing of Nagoya in World War II begins.
- Chunichi Shimbun (newspaper) in publication.[8]
- 1944 – Mizuho city ward established.[citation needed]
- 1945 – Population: 597,941.[21]
- 1948
- Chunichi Dragons baseball team active.[22]
- Pachinko parlor and Nagoya Baseball Stadium open.
- 1949
- Nagoya Stock Exchange established.[8]
- Nagoya Racecourse opens.
- Marushin Bussan pachinko manufacturer in business.
- 1950 – Population: 1,030,635.[12]
- 1953 – Nikkatsu Theatre opens.[23]
- 1955 – Nagoya Festival begins.[11]
- 1956 – Nagoya designated a government ordinance city.[24]
- 1957 – Subway begins operating.[11]
- 1958 – Grand Sumo tournament begins at the Nagoya Kanayama gymnasium .[25][26]
- 1959
- September: Ise-wan Typhoon occurs.[11]
- Nagoya Castle reconstructed.[27]
- Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.[28]
- 1962 – Nagoya Television Broadcasting begins.
- 1964
- Tōkaidō Shinkansen (hi-speed train) begins operating.[29]
- Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium built.
- 1975
- 1985 – Takeyoshi Nishio 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 held in city.[11]
- 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.[31]
- Takehisa Matsubara becomes mayor.
- 1999 – Nagoya Station built.
- 2000
- JR Central Towers built.
- Population: 2,171,378.[8]
21st century
- 2005 – Expo 2005 held near city.[11]
- 2009 – Takashi Kawamura becomes mayor.[32]
- 2010
- Nagoya Marubeni Building constructed.
- Population: 2,263,894.[33]
- 2011
- March: 13 2011 Nagoya city council election 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
References
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- ^ a b c d e Britannica 1910.
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- ^ W.N. Whitney, ed. (1889). "List of towns having population of over 10,000". Concise Dictionary of the Principal Roads, Chief Towns and Villages of Japan. Tokyo: Z.P. Maruya and Co. . hdl:2027/hvd.hnngzq.
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This article incorporates information from the Japanese Wikipedia.
Bibliography
The examples and perspective in this section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (July 2015) |
- Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 151. .
- "Nagoya", Handbook for Travellers in Japan (9th ed.), London: J. Murray, 1913, hdl:2027/nnc1.50290956
- T. Philip Terry (1914), "Nagoya", Terry's Japanese Empire, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, LCCN 14005129
- Robert P. Porter (1915), "Ports and Other Cities: (Nagoya)", Japan, the New World-Power (2nd ed.), London: Oxford University Press
- John Douglas Eyre (1982). Nagoya: the changing geography of a Japanese regional metropolis. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Matthi Forrer (1985). Eirakuya Tōshirō, publisher at Nagoya: a contribution to the history of publishing in 19th century Japan. Amsterdam: J.C. Gieben. ISBN 9070265184.
- Kuniko Fujita and Richard Child Hill, ed. (1993). "Nagoya". Japanese Cities. USA: Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-4399-0092-5.
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