Nagoya skipping

Nagoya skipping (Japanese: 名古屋飛ばし, Hepburn: Nagoya-tobashi) is a slang term used for the phenomenon where major concerts and events avoid Nagoya, the fourth most populous city in Japan and the surrounding Chūkyō metropolitan area. The term originated first in the 1980s, and was popularized across the country in 1992 when a Nozomi service running through the Tokaido Shinkansen skipped Nagoya Station for approximately five years. The term has since been used to describe other problems, such as foreign tourists passing through the area. The phenomenon is blamed for the decline in population in affected areas, as the local population, specifically women aged 18 to 39, have moved to Tokyo citing lack of access to "cutting-edge" culture.

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