Since Nagoya City was designated as the center of regional administration based on the centralized administrative framework as established during the Meiji Restoration, a spokewheel transportation network was developed with that city being its hub thereby breaking down the sense of camaraderie among fellow municipalities in the interior or on the coast.
明治維新で成立した中央集権体制で、名古屋市が地方支配の拠点にされて以降、名古屋を中心とする放射状交通網が整備され、「内陸同士」「沿岸同士」の連帯が壊されてしまった。