Funairi-chō, Nagoya

Funairi-chō (船入町) is a historic neighbourhood located in the Nakamura ward of Nagoya, central Japan.

[1] It was one of the merchant areas, located close to the Hori Canal and south of Nagoya Castle.

Houses were in the machiya style, with the commercial area downstairs, and the family living in the back and upstairs.

The area was heavily damaged during the bombing of Nagoya in World War II, with a large number of merchant houses destroyed and persons perished.

[2] Bordering north of Funairi-chō along the canal is the Shikemichi, a registered historical street which also features machiya houses.