Aichi

  • Manufacturing shipment value has maintained first place nationally for over 45 consecutive years.
  • Nagoya City's total underground shopping area length is among Japan's top, allowing transit between JR, private railways, and subways without getting wet in rain.
  • Over 400 festival floats exist across Owari and Mikawa regions combined, with float karakuri mechanisms accounting for more than half nationwide.
  • Said to have about 4,600 temples, the most of any prefecture.
  • Nagoya City Science Museum houses the world's largest planetarium with a 35-meter diameter dome.
  • Nishio City's matcha production ranks among the nation's top after Kyoto and Shizuoka.
  • The etymology of 'hitsumabushi' comes from the word 'mabasu' (to mix).
  • The official English name is 'Aichi Prefecture,' but residents often abbreviate Aichi and simply call it 'Aichi.'
  • The Okehazama battlefield where Oda Nobunaga defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto spans Nagoya City and Toyoake City.
  • The world's eighth Legoland opened at Kinjo Futo near Nagoya Port in 2017.