Nagoyajo Station (名古屋城駅, Nagoyajō-eki, lit. "Nagoya Castle Station") is an underground metro station located in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan operated by the Nagoya Municipal Subway.^[2] It is located 4.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Meijō Line at Kanayama Station. This station provides access to its namesake, Nagoya Castle, as well as Nagoya City Hall, the Aichi Prefectural Government Office, the Nagoya City Archives and the Nagoya Noh Theatre.

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M07 Nagoyajo Station 名古屋城駅
Nagoya Municipal Subway station
Exit 7 built as a traditional Kōrai-mon with the wooden name shield in calligraphy
General information
Location	Sannomaru 3-1-1, Naka, Nagoya, Aichi （名古屋市中区三の丸三丁目1-1） Japan
Operated by	Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Line(s)	Meijō Line
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	M07
History
Opened	15 October 1965; 58 years ago (15 October 1965)
Passengers
2008	7,076,285[1]
Services
Preceding station Nagoya Municipal Subway Following station Hisaya-ōdōri M06 anticlockwise Meijō Line Meijō Kōen M08 clockwise

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The station was opened on 15 October 1965.^[3]

The station was originally called Shiyakusho Station (市役所駅, Shiyakusho-eki, lit. "City Hall Station") and its name was changed on 4 January 2023.^[4]

• Nagoya Municipal Subway
  • Meijō Line (Station number: M07)

The station has one underground island platform.

Entrance No. 7 is built as a wooden traditional Kōrai-mon (高麗門 "Goryeo") gate.

At the end of the northern exits is a large painting of a bird-eye view of Nagoya Castle during the Edo period. This painting was produced by the Institute for Cultural Environment Planning Co., Ltd. by Naitō Akira (内藤昌) and Suzuki Norio (鈴木 規夫).^[5]