Nagoya

Nagoya City  名古屋

Nagoya (名古屋) is the capital and largest metropolitan region of Aichi Prefecture and is Japan’s fourth-largest incorporated city and third-most populous urban area, with a population of 2.330.178, including about 85.350 foreign nationals. 4.871 are Brazilian, 841 Peruvian, 24.349 Chinese, 15.404 Korean, 10.705 Vietnam, 9.545 Philippines, 7.534 Nepal, 1.535 American, 1.170 Indonesia, 1.096 Sri Lanka and others (Prefecture data).

Nagoya has a humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and cold winters. Summer is notably wetter than winter. September is considered the wettest month. Temperatures are highest in August reaching almost 40 ° C, and lowest in January reaching -10 ° C.

Nagoya is considered the largest economic center in the central region of Japan, the city has one of the largest ports in Japan, contributing to it being ranked as the third richest in the country, behind only Tokyo and Osaka.

Nagoya’s history dates back to 1610, when a great castle was erected by the Owari branch of the powerful Tokugawa Shogunate. After the Meiji Restoration (1868), which marked the end of shogunal rule, Nagoya continued as a commercial center

The development of Nagoya’s port, especially after World War II, and the advantages of the city’s central location and the abundant hydroelectric power from the rivers of central Honshu spurred the growth of heavy industry. Traditional manufactures of watches, bicycles and sewing machines were followed by the production of specialty steels, chemicals, petroleum and petrochemicals as the region’s automobile, aviation and shipbuilding industries flourished.

Nagoya has become one of Japan’s leading research and development centers and automobile industries.

• Mitsubishi Motors R&D is located in Nagoya and Okazaki.
• Lexus is headquartered in Nagoya.
• Toyota Motors has its headquarters in the city of Toyota.
• Automotive suppliers such as Denso, Toyota Industries, Aisin Seiki and JTEKT are located in this city.
• Major foreign suppliers to the automotive sector such as Magna International are also based in this city.
• The textile company Marukawa and other companies in the aerospace and electronics sector are headquartered in this city.
• Nagoya is home to pachinko.

Also the history of aviation has been historically important since industrialization. During the war, the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter was built in Nagoya. The aviation tradition continues with Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation, based in the Nagoya Airfield terminal building in Komaki.

On February 17, 2005, all commercial flights from Komaki Airport were transferred to Chubu International Airport, the first becoming general aviation infrastructure.

Nagoya Station, the largest in the world by surface area, is located on the Tokaido Shinkansen lines.

In Nagoya is located one of the largest seaports in Japan, which handles the largest amount in values in the country and has as one of the main products the export of automobiles and auto parts.

• Consulado Geral do Brasil, para ajudar brasileiros que vivem no Japão.
• Consulado General del Perú, protege y defiende los derechos fundamentales de sus nacionales.
• Imigração, jurisdição de Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Gifu, Shizuoka, Mie e Aichi.
• Hello Work, centro de apoio e assistência ao trabalhador.
• Shaken-kei, inspeção de veículos (pequeno).
  

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