Nagoya

**Nagoya** (名古屋市, *Nagoya-shi*) is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3 million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast on central Honshu, it is the capital and the most populous city of Aichi Prefecture, and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, and Chiba. The principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan with a population of 10.11 million in 2020.

## Overview

In 1610, the warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu, a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, moved the capital of Owari Province from Kiyosu to Nagoya. This period saw the renovation of Nagoya Castle. The arrival of the 20th century brought a convergence of economic factors that fueled rapid growth in Nagoya, during the Meiji Restoration, and became a major industrial hub for Japan. The traditional manufactures of timepieces, bicycles, and sewing machines were followed by the production of special steels, ceramic, chemicals, oil, and petrochemicals, as the area's automobile, aviation, and shipbuilding industries flourished. Nagoya was impacted by bombing from US air raids during World War II. In the mid-20th century, Nagoya's economy diversified, the Tokaido Shinkansen was built in 1964 connecting Tokyo and Osaka converges on Nagoya.

## Chronology

### New World War Arc

As part of the Great Naval Invasion of Japan, the Special Extermination Operations Division of the Gra Valkas Empire's Army Air Corps, led by General Kaizal, the Division is given its first mission during the New World War. After the disastrous and failed invasions of the First and Second Advanced Fleets, the bomber crews are ordered to begin attacking Japanese cities, with their first target is the city of Nagoya.

After re-fueling at the air base in Riem, the bombers are loaded with incendiary bombs, and are led by Guti Maun Super Heavy Bombing Regiment Operation Director Arley Tolliger. The plan is to let a formation of 348 Antares fighters precede the greater than 200 Guti Maun bombers in a low-level assault on the city of Awara. In addition to attacking the Japanese mainland, the fighters are to act as decoys to draw away any anti-aircraft defenses and intercepting aircraft. While the Japanese are distracted, the Guti Maun formation would reduce Nagoya to ashes from high-altitude. In addition, the 44th Task Force would form a radio blockade to disrupt Japanese communications and assist in the bombardment of Awara if possible.

However, this plan was doomed to fail from the start. Just after launching from Riem, both formations were immediately detected and the JASDF launched a massive wave of F-15J and F-2 fighters to intercept them. A few minutes before that, a flight of fifteen F-2 fighters launched an anti-ship missile strike against the 44th Task Force, sinking all 52 warships. The low-level formation of fighters was destroyed first, then the Guti Maun formation was then attacked by radar-guided missiles from beyond visual range. One hundred and twenty bombers were shot down in a matter of minutes. Seeing that he had lost more than 50% of his formation, Tolliger ordered the remaining 83 bombers to turn back, seeing that it was a tactical defeat. Unfortunately, he and the remaining planes would not make it back to Riem as the F-15J fighters came within visual range to finish them off. The jets easily outperformed the bombers and the defensive firepower of the Guti Maun was could not shoot down a single Japanese fighter. Tolliger would be killed in action as his bomber was hit by a heat-seeking missile. The remaining bombers would also perish.

## Lay-out and Features

Nagoya is an industrial and transport center of Japan. The city is home to the Nagoya Stock Exchange as well as the headquarters of Brother Industries, Ibanez, Lexus, and Toyota Tsusho, among others. Nagoya is home of educational institutes such as Nagoya University, the Nagoya Institute of Technology, and Nagoya City University. Famous landmarks in the city include Atsuta Shrine, Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium, Nagoya Castle, and Hisaya Ōdori Park, and Nagoya TV Tower, one of the oldest TV towers in Japan.