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is a geographical region of Japan. The area encompasses the old provinces of Shinano and Echigo. Though the name is a combination of those two provinces, the region also contains Sado Island from Sado Province. It is located in the modern-day prefectures of Nagano and Niigata.


Corporate usage

The name Shin-Etsu is used in the name of related multinational chemical companies. The Shin'etsu Main Line is part of Japan Railways service running from Shinonoi Station in
Nagano Prefecture is a Landlocked country, landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,007,682 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture ...
to Niigata Station in
Niigata Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,131,009 (1 July 2023) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area ...
,. In 1926, the Shinetsu Electric Company diversified as Shin'etsu Nitrogenous Fertilizer.


Economy

The economy of Shin'etsu subregion is large and highly diversified with a strong focus on silverware, electronics, information technology, precision machinery, agriculture and food products, and tourism. It also produces crude oil. Until 1989, Shin'etsu subregion also had a vibrant mining economy specifically of gold in Sado Island. The Cities of Sanjō, Niigata and Tsubame, Niigata in Niigata prefecture of Shin'etsu subregion produce 90 percent of all the silverware made in Japan. The same two cities are second after Osaka in the production of scissors, kitchen knives, and wrenches.


Demographics

Per Japanese census data, and,Statistics Bureau of Japan
/ref> Shin'etsu subregion has reached its peak population at the year 2000 and has since faced continuous population decline.


See also

*
Hokuriku region The is located in the northwestern part of Honshu, the main island of Japan. It lies along the Sea of Japan and is part of the larger Chūbu region. It is almost equivalent to the former Koshi Province (Japan), Koshi Province and Hokurikudō are ...
*
Kōshin'etsu region is a subregion of the Chūbu region in Japan consisting of Yamanashi, Nagano, and Niigata prefectures. The name Kōshin'etsu is a composite formed from the names of old provinces which are adjacent to each other — Kai (now Yamanashi) ...
* Tōkai region


Notes


References

* Hashimoto, Mitsuo. (1990). ''Geology of Japan.'' Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
OCLC 123220781


External links


Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. website
Chūbu region {{Niigata-geo-stub