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CIVIC EDUCATION & CULTURE
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| SCHOOL AND ENROLLMENT (May. 1,1996) |
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Schools |
Students |
| Universities |
15 |
72,397 |
| Junior colleges |
19 |
14,450 |
| Upper secondary schools |
66 |
79,127 |
| Lower secondary schools |
123 |
71,095 |
| Elementary schools |
262 |
129,449 |
| Kindergartens |
204 |
35,385 |
| Special schools |
120 |
49,198 |
| Miscellaneous schools |
77 |
22,115 |
schools for the blind,the deaf
and the otherwise handicapped |
9 |
1,397 |
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| DESIGNATED CULTURAL PROPERTIES (Apr. 1,1997) |
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National |
131 |
(National treasures 6) |
| Prefectural |
106 |
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| City |
102 |
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| CITY LIBRARIES (1996) |
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Libraries |
15 |
| Books in stock |
2. 42 million |
| Books lent |
7. 19 million |
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| USE OF PRINCIPAL FAClLITIES (1996) (unit=1,000 people) |
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Nagoya Castle |
772 |
| Higashiyama Zoo&Botanical Gardens |
2,511 |
| Togokusan Fruit Park |
920 |
| Higashiyama Sky Tower |
349 |
| Port of Nagoya |
448 |
| Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium |
1,518 |
| City Museum |
1,066 |
| City Science Museum |
715 |
| City Art Museum |
488 |
| Tokugawa Art Museum |
295 |
| Agriculture Park |
626 |
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| USE OF SPORTS FACILITIES (1996*)(unit=1,000 people) |
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Nagoya City Sports Complex |
1,744 |
| Nagoya City Gymnasium |
93 |
| Mizuho Athletic Grounds |
1,718 |
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| CULTURAL ACTIVITIES ( 1996*) |
| (At the Citizens' Auditorium, Civic Assembly Hall, Performing Arts Center, and Rainbow Hall) |
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Concerts |
348 |
| Opera, ballet, dance peformances |
168 |
| Plays |
127 |
| Movies |
108 |
| Lecture |
73 |
| Scientific seminars |
23 |
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| PLACES OF AMUSEMENT (End of 1996) |
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Night clubs, etc. |
2, 620 |
| Mahjong parlors |
785 |
| Pachinko parlors |
327 |
| Bowling alleys |
17 |
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| PLACES OF ENTERTAINMENT(End of 1996) |
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Cinemas |
43 |
| Sports facilities |
5 |
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| * For fiscal year begining April 1 |
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HISTORICAL PROFILE
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Oct. 1,1889 |
City officially established. |
| Apr. 1,1908 |
Higashi, Nishi, Minami, and Naka wards established. |
| Sep. 1,1914 |
City water supply system completed and became operative. |
| Aug. 1,1922 |
City trolley system began operation. |
| Feb. 1,1930 |
City buses began operation. |
| Jul.10,1931 |
Municipal hospital opened at Mizuho-dori 1-chome. |
| Mar. 3,1937 |
Higashiyama Botanical Gardens opened. |
| 24,1937 |
Zoo moved to Higashiyama Park. |
| Jun.20,1954 |
T.V. Tower completed. |
| Oct.10,1955 |
1st Nagoya Festival |
| Nov.15,1957 |
Nagoya-Sakae portion of subway completed. |
| Oct. 1,1959 |
Nagoya Castle rebuilt. |
| Jul.25,1979 |
Urban expressway opened (Enjo-Odaka). |
| Jul.15,1989 |
World Design Exposition opened. |
| Oct. 1,1989 |
100th anniversary of Nagoya's municipalization. |
| Oct.29,1994 |
49th National Athletics Meet opened. |
| Sep.19,1995 |
Urban express way opened
(Hagino~Toshin-cho,Marunouchi~Higashi kataha) |
| Nov.16,1995 |
Fushimi Life Plaza opened. |
| Nov.15,1996 |
NADYA Park opened. |
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