Nagakute City

A stone torii shrine holds four tumuli.

Shimmei Shrine, torii, Tumulus 2

01 ／ Sue ware

Sue ware shards from kiln sitesare inscribed "Hotogi no Sato".

Ten inscribed Sue ware pieces from Chojida Kiln No. 1 (later 7th century) and Ichigahora Kiln No. 1 (late 7th to early 8th century) are city-designated. The city reads the inscription as Hotogi no Sato, and notes that a jar with the same characters was also found at the Ishigami site in Nara.

10 city-designated pieces (2013)
The characters read "sato"
Same inscription at Ishigami

02 ／ Old kiln

A kiln that fired long-necked bottlesto one size kept its body after excavation.

Mitsugamine Kiln No. 3 dates from the late 8th to early 9th century, and its body was preserved after the 1981 excavation. Most finds, such as long-necked bottles, were made to the same standard; the city says they were probably made as tribute goods under state rules.

Late 8th to early 9th century
City historic site, 1997
Bottles of one standard

03 ／ Bo-no-te

Horse festivals split into three districts,with staff and gun squads guarding the horse.

The Uma-no-to (Omanto) offers horses bearing standards to shrines. It is held by three districts, Nagakute, Iwasaku and Kamigo, and staff-fighting and musket squads guard the horse, hence the name Keigo festival. Bo-no-te and the Iwasaku and Nagakute festivals are prefecture-designated. The city says the origin of Bo-no-te has no settled theory.

Three districts
3 prefectural folk properties
Origin has no settled theory

Living here

From Meitetsu Bus Center, 58 minutes by direct bus.

about 60,000 people
60 min to a city centre

A Meitetsu Bus trunk route via Sakae runs without a transfer from Meitetsu Bus Center to Nagakute City Hall, and the fastest daily trip takes 58 minutes. The city gives 29 minutes on the Higashiyama Line from Nagoya Station to Fujigaoka, then about 20 minutes by Meitetsu Bus.

People living here: 60,162people
Area: 21.55km²
Households: 26,304households
Rent (average for rentals): 59,445yen
Healthcare: 2 hospitals ／ 51 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —11 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

ACCESS

Where you can go from here.

Nagakute City in Japan35.184°N 137.049°E

to NagoyaLocal bus58min

Travel times follow 名鉄『乗換案内・時刻表検索』（trainbus.meitetsu.co.jp）の経路検索（起点＝名鉄バスセンター 00380001・終点＝長久手市役所停留所 00380356）を 2026-10-21（水）・10-24（土）・10-25（日）の5〜23時台で走査 (checked 2026-10-20). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 5 municipalities.

Territory of Nagakute City

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (N03)

North to south

4.6km

日進市, 名古屋市, 瀬戸市, 豊田市, 尾張旭市

Nagakute City isthis kind of town.

01Shimmei Shrine's stone torii was built in 1662 and is city-designated; four tumuli of the early to mid 7th century lie in its grounds, and the 19 m round Tumulus No. 2 was restored
02The city records that a jar with the same inscription as the Sue ware from Chojida and Ichigahora kilns was found at the Ishigami site in Asuka, and Mitsugamine Kiln No. 3 keeps its body preserved
03Prefecture-designated Bo-no-te and Uma-no-to Keigo festivals are held in three districts, and the nationally designated Nagakute battlefield site also lies in the city

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Nagakute City official site ↗Wikipedia ↗