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Tokyo Kyoto Osaka Tokyo to NAGOYA Nagoya Tokyo to Nagoya: 230 miles / 1 h 36 min (by Shinkansen) Chapel Hill to Asheville: 221 miles / 3 h 35 min (by car) D. C. : 268 miles / 4 h 30 min (by car)

Shinkansen • The world’s first “bullet train” (since 1964) • Fast & Convenient – Speed: – Frequency: 170 miles/hour (max) 13 trains/hour (peak) • Extremely reliable – Fatal accident: never – Average delay: 6 seconds!!

Welcome to Nagoya

Today's Schedule 9: 00 am - 1: 00 pm - 3: 00 pm - Welcome to Nagoya Sightseeing Company Visit Excursion to Shirakawa-go Hotel: Minshuku (Japanese Inn)

Some History… Welcome to Nagoya • Birthplace of “Three Great Samurais” Nobunaga Oda Hideyoshi Toyotomi Ieyasu Tokugawa 1543～ 1616 1534～ 1582 1537～ 1598 Tokugawa Art Museum Sightseeing Nagoya Castle Company Visit Tokugawa period 1603～ 1868 Kin-shachi golden tiger-headed dolphins Excursion

Industrial Area Welcome to Nagoya • #1 among 3 largest industrial area in Japan – changed from textile to automobile Industrial Area # of employee manufactured goods shipped “Keihin” around Tokyo 0. 8 million $3. 1 trillion “Chukyo” around Nagoya 1. 0 million $5. 5 trillion “Hanshin” around Osaka 0. 9 million $3. 1 trillion 2007年 業統計調査より Sightseeing Company Visit Excursion

Nagoya Port Sightseeing Welcome to Nagoya Company Visit Excursion

Toyota Motor Co. Welcome to Nagoya TOYOTA Group 豊田章男 Plug-in HV automatic loom (1929) Toyoda Model AA sedan (1935) -> Toyota Motor Co. (1937) Robot i-Real http: //www. toyota. co. jp/jp/video_library/tech/index. html Sightseeing Company Visit Excursion

Shirakawa-go Welcome to Nagoya UNESCO World Heritage Site (since 1995) • “Gassho-zukuri” style architecture, steep slanting thatched roof – Adopted to heavy snowfalls – Eco-house • Cooling by vaporization heat • Raising silkworms in attic Sightseeing Company Visit Excursion

Minshuku (Japanese inn) Welcome to Nagoya rustic, but tasty… Atsukan warmed sake Irori Shioyaki fireplace Sightseeing Broiled fishes with salt Company Visit Excursion

Welcome to Nagoya Good Night･･･

Thank you for visiting Japan!