Chūkyō Metropolitan Area

Chūkyō Metropolitan Area 中京圏
Nagoya
Country	Japan
Largest City	Nagoya
Area
– Metro	6,380 km2 (2,463 sq mi)
Population (Population Census of Japan 2000)[1]
– Metro	8,739,000
– Metro density	1,370/km2 (3,548/sq mi)

Chūkyō (中京圏, Chūkyō-ken^?), sometimes called the Chūkyō region (中京地方 Chūkyō-chihō), is the name of a major metropolitan area in Japan that is centered on the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture. The area makes up the most urban part of the Tōkai region. The population (as of 2000) of 8,739,000 over an area of 6,380 square kilometers.

It is among the 50 most populous metropolitan areas in the world and is Japan's third most populous metropolitan area after the Greater Tokyo Area and Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto, containing roughly 7% of Japan's population. Historically, this region has taken a back seat to the other two power centers, both politically and economically; however, its economic importance has been growing steadily, and its GDP per capita is among the highest in Japan.

Municipalities

The metropolitan area stretches beyond the central city of Nagoya to other municipalities in Aichi Prefecture, as well as neighboring Gifu and Mie prefectures.

Aichi Prefecture

Western Aichi Prefecture

Aisai Ama Chita Handa Ichinomiya Inazawa Inuyama Iwakura

Kasugai Komaki Kitanagoya Kiyosu Kōnan Nisshin Ōbu

Owariasahi Seto Tōkai Tokoname Toyoake Tsushima Yatomi

Central Aichi Prefecture

Anjō Chiryū Gamagori Hekinan

Kariya Miyoshi Nishio Okazaki Tahara Takahama

Toyohashi Toyokawa Toyota

Gifu Prefecture

Ena Gifu Hashima Kaizu Kakamigahara

Kani Minokamo Mizuho Mizunami Motosu

Nakatsugawa Ōgaki Tajimi Toki

Mie Prefecture

• Inabe
• Kuwana
• Yokkaichi

Transportation

Main article: Transport in Greater Nagoya

Major Airports

• Chūbu Centrair International Airport
• Nagoya Airport

Major Railways

There are at least 38 passenger train lines in the Greater Nagoya area. JR runs 6, Nagoya Subway 7, Meitetsu 18, Kintetsu 4, and other 5 operators one each.

JR Central Chūō Main Line Kansai Main Line Tōkaidō Main Line Tōkaidō Shinkansen Daita Line Takayama Main Line

Other Operators Meitetsu Kintetsu Nagoya Subway Linimo Aonami Line Jōhoku Line Aichi Loop Line Ise Railway

Major Intercity Highways

• Tomei Expressway
• Chūō Expressway
• Meishin Expressway
• Higashi-Meihan Expressway
• Chita-Hanto Expressway
• Tōkai-Hokuriku Expressway
• Tōkai Ring Expressway
• Isewangan Expressway

Notes

1. ^ Statistics Bureau of Japan

The area defined by the Chukyo Area Person-Trip Survey, a study of commuter movement, is slightly different from the census definition. It includes southern Aichi and areas immediately north of Gifu City. It adds two cities in Aichi Prefecture (Tahara and Toyohashi) and two cities in Gifu Prefecture (Mino and Seki). Additionally, it excludes two cities in Gifu Prefecture (Ena and Nakatsugawa).

See also

• Nagoya
• Greater Nagoya Initiative
• Chūkyō Industrial Area
• Chūkyō Television Broadcasting
• Chukyo University
• List of metropolitan areas in Japan by population