• Source: Timeline of Nagoya

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




Prior to 20th century



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 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.
1910 – Matsuzakaya (shop) in business.
1912 – Aiyu Photography Club formed.
1915
Kintetsu Nagoya Line begins operating.
Nagoya Mainichi (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 constructed.
1929 – November: Suiheisha 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. 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.
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 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.
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 constructed.
Population: 2,263,894.
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



This article incorporates information from the Japanese Wikipedia.




Bibliography






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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