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Sword Special Feature: Famous Japanese katanas beloved the world over

Games, graphic novels, films, and other media with stories based around swords are ever-growing, causing a widely popular Japanese katana boom. Their sleek, cool appearance and beautiful polished finish appeal not only to the people of Japan but those around the world. This special feature offers info on spots to fully soak in the world of these swords, experience them in an otherwise unavailabl…

Nagoya City Promotion Movie, "COOL! NAGOYA" "HISTORY"

New movies have been completed introducing the traditional & futuristic charm of Nagoya. The concept is a "COOL! NAGOYA" We are introducing our attractive HISTORY, FOOD and NIGHT TIME SIGHTSEEING SPOTS with electronic dance music composed by Yamato. Please enjoy them. *We took videos after thorough infectious disease measures.

The Three Unifiers, Heroes of Nagoya Nobunaga, Hideyoshi and Ieyasu

The Three Unifiers, three Sengoku, or Warring States warlords who fought to unify Japan and bring peace to the land were all born in and around the Nagoya area. All three are considered heroes to this day, and all three had different characters. There is a poem that sums up the characters of these three men. It goes something like this: If the cuckoo wont sing,…I’ll kill it! -Oda Nobunaga If t…