Nagakute

Nagakute (長久手市, Nagakute-shi) is a Japanese city in Aichi Prefecture on the island of Honshu. It is known as the site of the 2005 World Exposition.

The Toyota Automobile Museum is in Nagakute.[1]

History

Timeline

  • 1584 (Tenshō 12): Battle of Komaki and Nagakute (小牧・長久手の戦い, Komaki-Nagakute no Tataka)[2]
  • 2005 (Heisei 17): Expo 2005 World Exposition[3]

Geography

Nagakute is to the east of Nagoya.

  • Seto, Aichi

References

  1. ↑ Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO), Seto/Nagakute. Retrieved 2012-3-23.
  2. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Komaki Nagakute no Tataka" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 553.
  3. ↑ Expo 2005, homepage. Retrieved 2012-3-13.

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