Located in the Chubu region of Japan on the Pacific coast of Honshu, Nagoya is the fourth largest city in Japan. It is the capital city of the Aichi Prefecture and is a major port city for the country. Nagoya covers an area of 126.04 square miles (326.43 square km) and has an estimated population of 2.2 million, with 9.1 million in the surrounding area.
The naming of this city comes from a word meaning 'peaceful'. Like many other major Japanese cities, Nagoya is a sprawling metropolis with an almost endless array of modern and older buildings in every direction.