Does the city of Nagoya have another name?
yes
What is it?
Chūkyō
What does that mean in Japanese?
"chū" (middle) + "kyō" (capital)
Were there warlords in the area?
yes
Name one of them.
Oda Nobunaga
Name another, please.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
What was their goal for the country?
unifying Japan
Was Nagoya always the capital of its province?
no
Since when has it been?
1610
Who made that happen?
Tokugawa Ieyasu
When?
1610
What was the old capital?
Kiyosu
How far away is it from Nagoya?
about seven kilometers
What's the advantage of where the new capital is?
it is a more strategic location
Did any important buildings go up around the time of the move?
Nagoya Castle
Where did they get the stuff to build it?
Kiyosu Castle
Was there a population center there, too.
yes
What happened to it?
it moved from Kiyosu to the newly planned town around Nagoya Castle
What word do some people think the city's name comes from?
peacefu