# Timeline of Nagoya

"none" is preferred when the title is sufficiently descriptive; see [[WP:SDNONE]] 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.