Aichi Prefectural Government Office
building in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
The Aichi Prefectural Government Office (Japanese: 愛知県庁 Aichi Kenchō) is the main building of the government of Aichi Prefecture. It is located in the city of Nagoya.
History
The building was constructed before the Second World War and is in the Imperial Crown style, a mixture of western and traditional Japanese architecture. The close proximity to Nagoya Castle is reflected in the decorative roof of the structure. It is located right next to Nagoya City Hall.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Aichi Prefectural Government Office” as building in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as building in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 13, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q4352855. Authority coordinates are 35.180, 136.907. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Aichi Prefectural Government Office”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Aichi Prefectural Government Office primary sources, Aichi Prefectural Government Office archive and Aichi research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Aichi Prefectural Government Office”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Aichi Prefectural Government Office” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.