Nagoya (English: Nagoya; Japanese hiragana: なごやし), located in the western part of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, the capital of Aichi Prefecture, is also the central city of the Nagoya metropolitan area, one of the three metropolitan areas of Japan, and belongs to one of the six domestic metropolitan areas stipulated by Japan before World War II. Nagoya is the fourth most populous city in Japan, with a total area of 326.45 square kilometers and a total population of 228.4 million. As an important port city, the Port of Nagoya is also one of Japan's top five international trade ports. China has established the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Nagoya in Nagoya.