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Japan National Route 116
is a national highway of Japan that traverses the prefecture of Niigata in a southwest–northeast routing. It connects the city of Kashiwazaki in south-central Niigata Prefecture to the prefecture's capital city, Niigata, to the north along the Sea of Japan coastline. It has a total length of . Route description National Route 116 mainly functions as an alternative route to National Route 8 and the Hokuriku Expressway between the cities of Kashiwazaki and Niigata. It runs closer to the coastline of the Sea of Japan, while the aforementioned highways take a more inland route. It also takes a more rural route between Kashiwazaki and Niigata. While National Route 8 travels through the center of the cities Nagaoka, Mitsuke, and Sanjō, National Route 116 passes only through the center of the city of Tsubame. A section of the highway in Niigata makes up the southernmost section of the Niigata Bypass, a limited-access road that travels along the eastern edge of the city's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashiwazaki, Niigata
is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 81,836 in 34,883 households, and a population density of 187 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Geography Kashiwazaki is located in a coastal region of south-central Niigata Prefecture. Part of the city is within the borders of the Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park. The highest elevation is the summit of Mount Gozu at 912 meters. Surrounding municipalities *Niigata Prefecture ** Jōetsu ** Nagaoka **Tōkamachi **Izumozaki **Kariwa Climate Kashiwazaki has a Humid climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kashiwazaki is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in February, at around . Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Kashiwazaki has been declining f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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may refer to: * Niigata Prefecture, Japan **Niigata (city), the capital of the prefecture * Albirex Niigata, the city's professional football club * Niigata Transys, a Japanese railway vehicle manufacturer * Niigata Stadium, an athletic stadium in Niigata, Japan. * ''Niigata Shimbun'', 19th century newspaper, edited by Yukio Ozaki was a Japanese people, Japanese politician of Liberalism, liberal signature, born in modern-day Sagamihara, Kanagawa. Ozaki served in the House of Representatives of the Japanese Diet for 63 years (1890–1953). He is still revered in Japan as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mishima, Niigata
was a town located in Santō District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 7,535 and a density of . The total area is . On April 1, 2005, Mishima, along with the town of Oguni (from Kariwa District), the village of Yamakoshi (from Koshi District), the town of Nakanoshima is a 3 km long and 50 hectares narrow sandbank in Kita-ku, Osaka city, Japan, that divides the Kyū-Yodo into the Tosabori and Dōjima rivers. Many governmental and commercial offices (including the city hall of Osaka), museums and other ... (from Minamikanbara District), and the town of Koshiji (also from Santō District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka. Transportation Railway had been operated in the town until 1975. Highway * * Dissolved municipalities of Niigata Prefecture Nagaoka, Niigata {{Niigata-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izumozaki
is a town located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 4,190, and a population density of 94.4 persons per km². The total area of the town was . Geography Izumozaki is located in a coastal region of central Niigata Prefecture bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west. Surrounding municipalities *Niigata Prefecture ** Nagaoka ** Kashiwazaki Climate Izumozaki has a humid climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Izumozaki is 12.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2261 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.7 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Izumozaki has declined steadily over the past 50 years. History The area of present-day Izumozaki was part of ancient Echigo Province. During the Edo period, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E8 Expressway (Japan)
E8 may refer to: Mathematics * E8, an exceptional simple Lie group with root lattice of rank 8 * E8 lattice, special lattice in R8 * E8 manifold, mathematical object with no smooth structure or topological triangulation * E8 polytope, alternate name for the 421 semiregular (uniform) polytope * Elementary abelian group of order 8 Physics * E8 Theory, term sometimes loosely used to refer to ''An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything'' Transport * E-8 Joint STARS, USAF command and control aircraft * EMD E8, 1949 diesel passenger train locomotive * European route E8, part of the international E-road network, running between Tromsø, Norway and Turku, Finland * European walking route E8, a walking route from Ireland to Turkey * HMS E8, 1912 British E class submarine * London Buses route E8, runs between Ealing Broadway station and Brentford * Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-8, 1962 supersonic jet fighter developed in the Soviet Union * E8, IATA code for the former Alpi Eagles airli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raihai Station
is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Raihai Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 15.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki Station. Station layout The station consists of a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station. History Raihai Station opened on 16 December 1913. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. Surrounding area *former Nishiyama Town Office *Raihai Post Office See also * List of railway stations in Japan The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan. External links {{Portal bar, Japan, Trains * Railway stations Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kariwa Station
is a railway station in the village of Kariwa, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Kariwa Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 9.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki Station. Station layout The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station. History Kariwa Station opened on 11 November 1912. A new station building was completed in 1984. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. Surrounding area *Kariwa Village Hall *Kariwa Post Office *Kariwa Shell Midden *Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant See also * List of railway stations in Japan The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan. External links {{Portal bar, Japan, Trains * Railway stations Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan National Route 352
National Route 352 is a national highway of Japan connecting Kashiwazaki, Niigata and Kaminokawa, Tochigi in Japan, with a total length of 329 km (204.43 mi). Route description A section of National Route 352 in the city of Uonuma in Niigata Prefecture is a musical road A musical road is a road, or section of a road, which when driven over causes a tactile vibration and audible rumbling that can be felt through the wheels and body of the vehicle. This rumbling is heard within the car as well as the surroundin .... References National highways in Japan Roads in Fukushima Prefecture Roads in Niigata Prefecture Roads in Tochigi Prefecture Musical roads in Japan {{Japan-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Kariwa
is a village located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 4,578 in 1613 households, and a population density of 174 persons per km². The total area of the village was . Geography Kariwa is located in central Niigata Prefecture, sandwiched between the cities of Nagaoka and Kashiwazaki, and consists of two discontinuous areas. Kariwa is located near the Sea of Japan but has no coastline. It takes over 3 hours to reach Tokyo by train (using local trains and Jōetsu Shinkansen from Nagaoka), or by car on the Kan-Etsu Expressway. Surrounding municipalities *Niigata Prefecture ** Kashiwazaki ** Nagaoka Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Kariwa peaked at around the year 1990, and has declined steadily since. History The area of present-day Kariwa was part of ancient Echigo Province and was part of the ''tenryō'' holdings of the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period. The village of Kariwa was established within Kariwa D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jōetsu, Niigata
is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 189,430, in 76,461 households with a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Jōetsu borders the Sea of Japan and is renowned for its abundance of snow, the annual cherry-blossom festival, ''sake'' and ''Koshihikari'' rice. Geography Jōetsu is in southwest Niigata Prefecture, bordered by the Sea of Japan to the north and Nagano Prefecture to the south. It is approximately 133 kilometers west of the city of Niigata, the prefectural capital and 139 kilometers east of Toyama. Mountains Surrounded by the Japanese Alps, Jōetsu contains four noteworthy mountains: *Kasugayama - formerly the location of Kasugayama Castle, home of the Sengoku period ''daimyō'', Uesugi Kenshin *Kanayasan - birthplace of skiing in Japan *Yoneyama - a sacred mountain on the border of Joetsu and neighboring Kashiwazaki City. *Hishigatake-yama - part of the Shin-etsu tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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