Nagoya: A City of Design Rooted in History, Humanism, and Innovation

Nagoya is a government ordinance-designated city of Japan, the capital of Aichi Prefecture, and the core city of the Chukyo District, one of Japan’s three major metropolitan areas. Nagoya is the political, economic and cultural center of central Japan and an important hub for the transition between the east and west of Japan. Excellent engineers from all over Japan gathered here, and mechanical dolls that are the basis of today’s manufacturing industry were born here. Nagoya is known for its urban construction and architectural design, where the city’s natural beauty blends with high-rise buildings, and the flowers and greenery lining the streets provide a sense of comfort. Among them, the most famous is the “100-meter street”, which is not only 100 meters long, but also hundreds of meters wide, and is known as the “white street”.

On October 16, 2008, Nagoya was awarded the title of UNESCO “City of Design”. There are many automobile companies that have emerged from the Nagoya area to become multinational corporations, and through their tireless efforts to raise the level of creativity, they have continued to grow steadily and contribute to the development of the world’s culture and economy. The city of Nagoya believes that the power of this design is important at all times for the realization of a sustainable society where multiple cultures can coexist.

As early as 1989, the Nagoya City Council issued the “Design City Declaration”, which resonated with the general public and became a powerful guideline for Nagoya Municipality to support the development of the three major areas of “urban development”, “product manufacturing”, and “human resource development”. In Nagoya, design is synonymous with humanism, a philosophy that achieves lasting peace by combining activities that lead to a new way of life, human wisdom, and techniques and techniques that have evolved since ancient times.

The Design City Declaration states that design is a humanitarianism that combines the hope for sustainability in times of peace, the creation of a new living culture, and the wisdom and technology that human beings have tirelessly accumulated. Nagoya has overcome the devastation of war and the unprecedented natural disasters of the Ise Bay Typhoon, and has established the goal of building a city that values design and is renowned around the world in order to respond to the needs of citizens who want a sustainable era of peace.

Over the years, Nagoya has organized various large-scale international design conferences, such as the World Design Expo, and established the Nagoya International Design Center. The center aims to promote the development of the design industry through various initiatives, including a “creative store” that supports the creation of young designers, an open exhibition space, etc. The Nagoya International Design Center is equipped with a multi-purpose hall, a seminar room, and an industry incubation office named “Design Lab” to provide comprehensive support for the development of the design industry. At the same time, it has also led to an international network that promotes the development of various creative enterprises.

Source: International Center for Creativity and Sustainability
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