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Why Is Nagoya Often Called a “City People Pass Through”? The Geopolitics of a Gateway City Between Tokyo and Osaka
Nagoya is one of Japan’s largest cities, yet it is often described as a place travelers pass through between Tokyo and Osaka. From Nagoya Castle and the Tokaido to the Shinkansen, the Port of Nagoya and the surrounding manufacturing economy, this article examines the strength and invisibility of Japan’s great intermediate city. -
Why Are Owari and Mikawa So Different? Two Geographies and Two Ways of Thinking That Shaped Aichi Prefecture
Aichi is one prefecture, yet it contains two regions with distinctly different identities. Owari lies in the west. Mikawa extends across the central and east... -
The Geopolitics of Aichi Prefecture: Why This Region Produced Japan’s Three Great Unifiers and Its Largest Manufacturing Hub
What comes to mind when you hear the name Aichi Prefecture? Nagoya Castle, Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Toyota Motor Corporation, and the Port of Nagoya. N...
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