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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Nagoya, Toyota, Aichi, Hekinan, Aichi, Okazaki, Aichi, Toyohashi, Aichi, Inuyama, Aichi, Kitanagoya, Aichi, Toyokawa, Aichi, Ichinomiya, Aichi, Seto, Aichi, Takahama, Aichi, Anj, Aichi, Toyoake, Aichi, Kariya, Aichi, Gamag ri, Aichi, Tsushima, Aichi, Mountain dog, Shinshiro, Aichi, Komaki, Aichi, Handa, Aichi, Inazawa, Aichi, Kasugai, Aichi, Tokoname, Aichi, Nishio, Aichi, Tahara, Aichi, Owariasahi, Aichi, T kai, Aichi, K nan, Aichi, Nisshin, Aichi, bu, Aichi, Iwakura, Aichi, Kiyosu, Aichi, Chiry, Aichi, Aisai, Aichi, Miyoshi, Aichi, Yatomi, Aichi, Chita, Aichi, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art. Excerpt: Nagoya Nagoya-shi) is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan. Located on the Pacific coast in the Ch bu region on central Honsh, it is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Moji. It is also the center of Japan's third largest metropolitan region, known as the Ch ky Metropolitan Area. As of 2000, Ch ky Metropolitan Area has 8.74 million people, of which 2.17 million live in the city of Nagoya. The city's name was historically written as or (both read as Nagoya). One possible etymology for the city's name is the adjective (nagoyaka), meaning 'peaceful'. The name Ch ky ( ) is also used (ch (middle) + ky (capital)), since it is the main city of the central Ch bu region. Various things are named after Ch ky, for example the Ch ky Industrial Area, Ch ky Metropolitan Area, Ch ky Television Broadcasting, Chukyo University and the Chukyo Racecourse. The Great Atsuta Shrine dates back to c. 100 CE and houses the holy sword Kusanagi, one of the imperial regalia of Japan Nagoya Castle was constructed as the seat of the Owari branch of the ruling Tokugawa clan (The Japane...
