Why has Nagoya Station become such a massive station?

Currently, Nagoya Station is a huge transportation and commercial hub, with Shinkansen, JR, Meitetsu, Kintetsu, subway, and Aonami Line lines converging there, along with skyscrapers, department stores, hotels, offices, and underground shopping areas.

However, its beginnings were completely different.

Opened in 1886 near Sasashima, Nagoya Station moved to its current location in 1937.

Since then, Meitetsu, Kintetsu, the subway, and the Tokaido Shinkansen have successively converged there, growing into a massive terminal representing Nagoya.

Furthermore, with the full opening of JR Central Towers in 2000, Midland Square, and JR Gate Tower in 2017, the station itself has transformed into a scale that can be called a "city."

This time, Zundamon and Shikoku Metan will explain in an easy-to-understand way the following:

The history of Nagoya Station, which began in Sasajima in 1886
The relocation to its current location in 1937
The history of the convergence of Meitetsu, Kintetsu, and the subway
The opening of the Tokaido Shinkansen in 1964
JR Central Towers and station area redevelopment
Further expansion with JR Gate Tower
The underground shopping area around Nagoya Station
The different appearances of the city on the east and west sides
The Chuo Shinkansen (maglev train) and future redevelopment
Review of the Meitetsu Nagoya Station redevelopment plan


Nagoya Station didn't suddenly become huge.

Its current form is the result of gradually accumulating functions such as railways, commercial facilities, offices, hotels, and urban development over approximately 140 years.

Even Nagoya Station, which you use casually every day, might look different when you walk around it after learning about its history.

Please watch until the end.

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VOICEVOX: Kasukabe Tsumugi
VOICEVOX: Shikoku Metan
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