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 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; among its founding members was photographic materials merchant Gorō Yamamoto.
• 1915
• Kintetsu Nagoya Line begins operating.
• ' (newspaper) in publication.
• 1916 – Catholic Nanzan University founded.
• 1918 – Rice riot occurs.
• 1920 – Population: 619,529.
• 1922
• Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya established.
• 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
• 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 .
• 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 – 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.
• 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.