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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.

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...