Niigata Prefecture (新潟県; ''Niigata-ken'') is located on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata, Niigata. == History == Niigata prefecture was originally divided into Echigo Province and Sado Province until the Meiji Restoration. During the Sengoku period it was ruled by Uesugi Kenshin. Niigata (the city) is the largest and most important city amaong the cities which faces the Sea of Japan. It has been an important seaport since the opening of Japan in the mid-1800s, especially for trade with Russia and northern Korea, and was the first port on the Sea of Japan to be opened to foreign trade. The Etsuzankai organization, led by prime minister Tanaka Kakuei, was highly influential in bringing infrastructure improvements to Niigata in the 1960s and 1970s, including the Joetsu Shinkansen high speed rail line and Kanetsu Expressway to Tokyo. Today, Niigata is best known for being visited by a freighter from North Korea once a month: one of the few direct contacts between the Free world and the communist country. On October 23, 2004, the 2004 Chuetsu Earthquake struck Niigata Prefecture, causing shaking measured at Shindo 6+ at Ojiya, Niigata. == Geography == Niigata prefecture stretches about 240 km along the Sea of Japan from southwest to north east, with a coastal plain between the mountains and the sea. It also includes Sado Island. [[Image:Niigata NCM Peasant Rice Farmers House.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Reconstruction of a 19th century peasant farmer's house and Paddy field at the Northern Culture Museum, Niigata.]] === Cities === *Agano, Niigata *Gosen, Niigata *Itoigawa, Niigata *Joetsu, Niigata *Kamo, Niigata *Kashiwazaki, Niigata *Minamiuonuma, Niigata *Mitsuke, Niigata *Murakami, Niigata *Myoko, Niigata (city) (previous Arai) *Nagaoka, Niigata *Niigata, Niigata (capital) *Ojiya, Niigata *Sado, Niigata *Sanjo, Niigata *Shibata, Niigata *Tochio, Niigata *Tokamachi, Niigata *Tsubame, Niigata *Uonuma, Niigata ===Towns and villages=== These are the towns and villages in each districts of Japan. {| |valign="top"| *Higashikanbara District, Niigata **Aga, Niigata *Iwafune District, Niigata **Arakawa, Niigata **Asahi, Niigata **Awashimaura, Niigata **Kamihayashi, Niigata **Sanpoku, Niigata **Sekikawa, Niigata *Kariwa District, Niigata **Kariwa, Niigata *Kitakanbara District, Niigata **Kurokawa, Niigata **Nakajo, Niigata **Seiro, Niigata *Kitauonuma District, Niigata **Kawaguchi, Niigata *MinamiKanbara District, Niigata **Tagami, Niigata |valign="top"| *Minamiuonuma District, Niigata **Shiozawa, Niigata **Yuzawa, Niigata *Nakakanbara District, Niigata **Muramatsu, Niigata *Nakauonuma District, Niigata **Tsunan, Niigata *Nishikanbara District, Niigata **Bunsui, Niigata **Maki, Niigata (Kambara) **Yahiko, Niigata **Yoshida, Niigata *Santo District, Niigata **Izumozaki, Niigata **Teradomari, Niigata **Washima, Niigata **Yoita, Niigata |} ===Mergers and changes of municipalities === *On January 1, 2001, the town of Kurosaki, Niigata in Nishikanbara District, Niigata was absorbed into the city of Niigata, Niigata. *On July 7, 2003, the town of Toyoura, Niigata in Kitakanbara District, Niigata was absorbed into the city of Shibata, Niigata. *On March 1, 2004, the city of Ryotsu, Niigata and the towns of Aikawa, Niigata, Hamochi, Niigata, Hatano, Niigata, Kanai, Niigata, Mano, Niigata, Ogi, Niigata and Sawata, Niigata and the villages of Akadomari, Niigata and Niibo, Niigata in Sado District, Niigata merged to form the city of Sado, Niigata. Sado District, Niigata was thereby dissolved. *On April 1, 2004, the towns of Suibara, Niigata and Yasuda, Niigata and the villages of Kyogase, Niigata and Sasakami, Niigata in Kitakanbara District, Niigata merged to form the city of Agano, Niigata. *On November 1, 2004, the towns of Muika, Niigata and Yamato, Niigata in Minamiuonuma District, Niigata merged to form the city of Minamiuonuma, Niigata. *On November 1, 2004, the towns of Horinouchi, Niigata and Koide, Niigata and the villages of Hirokami, Niigata, Irihirose, Niigata, Sumon, Niigata and Yunotani, Niigata in Kitauonuma District, Niigata merged to form the city of Uonuma, Niigata. *On January 1, 2005, the town of Yasuzuka, Niigata and the villages of Maki, Niigata (Kubiki), Oshima, Niigata and Uragawara, Niigata in Higashikubiki District, Niigata, the towns of Itakura, Niigata, Kakizaki, Niigata, Ogata, Niigata and Yoshikawa, Niigata and the villages of Kiyosato, Niigata, Kubiki, Niigata, Nakagou, Niigata and Sanwa, Niigata in Nakakubiki District, Niigata and the town of Nadachi, Niigata in Nishikubiki District, Niigata were absorbed into the city of Joetsu, Niigata. *On March 19, 2005, the city of Itoigawa, Niigata and the towns of Nou, Niigata and Oumi, Niigata in Nishikubiki District, Niigata merged to form the new city of Itoigawa, Niigata. Nishikubiki District, Niigata was thereby dissolved. *On March 21, 2005, the city of Niitsu, Niigata, Shirone, Niigata and Toyosaka, Niigata, the towns of Kameda, Niigata, Kosudo, Niigata and Yokogoshi, Niigata in Nakakanbara District, Niigata and the town of Nishikawa, Niigata and the villages of Ajikata, Niigata, Iwamuro, Niigata, Katahigashi, Niigata, Nakanokuchi, Niigata and Tsukigata, Niigata in Nishikanbara District, Niigata were absorbed into the city of Niigata, Niigata. *On April 1, 2005, the town of Myokokogen, Niigata and the village of Myoko, Niigata (village) in Nakakubiki District, Niigata were absorbed into the city of Arai. Arai changed its name to Myoko, Niigata (city) at the same time. Nakakubiki District, Niigata was thereby dissolved. *On April 1, 2005, the town of Oguni, Niigata in Kariwa District, Niigata, the village of Yamakoshi, Niigata in Koshi District, Niigata, the town of Nakanoshima, Niigata in Minamikanbara District, Niigata and the towns of Koshiji, Niigata and Mishima, Niigata in Santo District, Niigata were absorbed into the city of Nagaoka, Niigata. Koshi District, Niigata was thereby dissolved. *On April 1, 2005, the city of Tokamachi, Niigata, the towns of Matsudai, Niigata and Matsunoyama, Niigata in Higashikubiki District, Niigata and the town of Kawanishi, Niigata and the village of Nakasato, Niigata merged to form the new city of Tokamachi, Niigata. Higashikubiki District, Niigata was thereby dissolved. *On April 1, 2005, the towns of Kanose, Niigata and Tsugawa, Niigata and the village of Kamikawa, Niigata and Mikawa, Niigata in Higashikanbara District, Niigata merged to form the town of Aga, Niigata. *On May 1, 2005, the towns of Nishiyama, Niigata and Takayanagi, Niigata in Kariwa District, Niigata were absorbed into the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata. *On May 1, 2005, the town of Shiunji, Niigata and the village of Kajikawa, Niigata in Kitakanbara District, Niigata were absorbed into the city of Shibata, Niigata. *On May 1, 2005, the city of Sanjo, Niigata, the town of Sakae, Niigata and the village of Shitada, Niigata in Minamikanbara District, Niigata were absorbed into the city of Sanjo, Niigata. == Economy == Niigata is the principal rice growing region of Japan based on quality rather than quantity. Although rice production is widespread throughout Japan, Niigata accounts for 70% of the total value of the rice harvest. The most prized variety of rice is ''Niigata Koshihikari''. The prefecture is famous as the original home of the ornamental carp known as ''koi'', and the best-quality ''koi'' are still considered to come from the farms of Niigata. It is also very famous for its ''sake'' alcohol, which is some of the best in Japan. Industrial production in Niigata includes a variety of machinery manufacturing, and particularly manufacturing of household and kitchen goods. == Demographics == == Culture == == Tourism == http://www.pref.niigata.jp/sougouseisaku/kokusai/english/sightseeing/event.html == Prefectural symbols == == Miscellaneous topics == ==External link== * [http://www.pref.niigata.jp/sougouseisaku/kokusai/english/ Official Niigata Prefecture website] (requires Macromedia Flash plugin) Niigata Prefecture Chubu region zh-min-nan:Nîgata-koān
Niigata Prefecture (新潟県; ''Niigata-ken'') is a Prefectures of Japan located in the Chubu region on Honshu, Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata, Niigata. Japanese prefectures Chubu region
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Niigata Prefecture (新潟県; ''Niigata-ken'') is located on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata, Niigata. == History == Niigata prefecture was originally divided into Echigo Province and Sado Province until the Meiji Restoration. During the Sengoku period it was ruled by Uesugi Kenshin. Niigata (the city) is the largest and most important city amaong the cities which faces the Sea of Japan. It has been an important seaport since the opening of Japan in the mid-1800s, especially for trade with Russia and northern Korea, and was the first port on the Sea of Japan to be opened to foreign trade. The Etsuzankai organization, led by prime minister Tanaka Kakuei, was highly influential in bringing infrastructure improvements to Niigata in the 1960s and 1970s, including the Joetsu Shinkansen high speed rail line and Kanetsu Expressway to Tokyo. Today, Niigata is best known for being visited by a freighter from North Korea once a month: one of the few direct contacts between the Free world and the communist country. On October 23, 2004, the 2004 Chuetsu Earthquake struck Niigata Prefecture, causing shaking measured at Shindo 6+ at Ojiya, Niigata. == Geography == Niigata prefecture stretches about 240 km along the Sea of Japan from southwest to north east, with a coastal plain between the mountains and the sea. It also includes Sado Island. [[Image:Niigata NCM Peasant Rice Farmers House.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Reconstruction of a 19th century peasant farmer's house and Paddy field at the Northern Culture Museum, Niigata.]] === Cities === *Agano, Niigata *Gosen, Niigata *Itoigawa, Niigata *Joetsu, Niigata *Kamo, Niigata *Kashiwazaki, Niigata *Minamiuonuma, Niigata *Mitsuke, Niigata *Murakami, Niigata *Myoko, Niigata (city) (previous Arai) *Nagaoka, Niigata *Niigata, Niigata (capital) *Ojiya, Niigata *Sado, Niigata *Sanjo, Niigata *Shibata, Niigata *Tochio, Niigata *Tokamachi, Niigata *Tsubame, Niigata *Uonuma, Niigata ===Towns and villages=== These are the towns and villages in each districts of Japan. {| |valign="top"| *Higashikanbara District, Niigata **Aga, Niigata *Iwafune District, Niigata **Arakawa, Niigata **Asahi, Niigata **Awashimaura, Niigata **Kamihayashi, Niigata **Sanpoku, Niigata **Sekikawa, Niigata *Kariwa District, Niigata **Kariwa, Niigata *Kitakanbara District, Niigata **Kurokawa, Niigata **Nakajo, Niigata **Seiro, Niigata *Kitauonuma District, Niigata **Kawaguchi, Niigata *MinamiKanbara District, Niigata **Tagami, Niigata |valign="top"| *Minamiuonuma District, Niigata **Shiozawa, Niigata **Yuzawa, Niigata *Nakakanbara District, Niigata **Muramatsu, Niigata *Nakauonuma District, Niigata **Tsunan, Niigata *Nishikanbara District, Niigata **Bunsui, Niigata **Maki, Niigata (Kambara) **Yahiko, Niigata **Yoshida, Niigata *Santo District, Niigata **Izumozaki, Niigata **Teradomari, Niigata **Washima, Niigata **Yoita, Niigata |} ===Mergers and changes of municipalities === *On January 1, 2001, the town of Kurosaki, Niigata in Nishikanbara District, Niigata was absorbed into the city of Niigata, Niigata. *On July 7, 2003, the town of Toyoura, Niigata in Kitakanbara District, Niigata was absorbed into the city of Shibata, Niigata. *On March 1, 2004, the city of Ryotsu, Niigata and the towns of Aikawa, Niigata, Hamochi, Niigata, Hatano, Niigata, Kanai, Niigata, Mano, Niigata, Ogi, Niigata and Sawata, Niigata and the villages of Akadomari, Niigata and Niibo, Niigata in Sado District, Niigata merged to form the city of Sado, Niigata. Sado District, Niigata was thereby dissolved. *On April 1, 2004, the towns of Suibara, Niigata and Yasuda, Niigata and the villages of Kyogase, Niigata and Sasakami, Niigata in Kitakanbara District, Niigata merged to form the city of Agano, Niigata. *On November 1, 2004, the towns of Muika, Niigata and Yamato, Niigata in Minamiuonuma District, Niigata merged to form the city of Minamiuonuma, Niigata. *On November 1, 2004, the towns of Horinouchi, Niigata and Koide, Niigata and the villages of Hirokami, Niigata, Irihirose, Niigata, Sumon, Niigata and Yunotani, Niigata in Kitauonuma District, Niigata merged to form the city of Uonuma, Niigata. *On January 1, 2005, the town of Yasuzuka, Niigata and the villages of Maki, Niigata (Kubiki), Oshima, Niigata and Uragawara, Niigata in Higashikubiki District, Niigata, the towns of Itakura, Niigata, Kakizaki, Niigata, Ogata, Niigata and Yoshikawa, Niigata and the villages of Kiyosato, Niigata, Kubiki, Niigata, Nakagou, Niigata and Sanwa, Niigata in Nakakubiki District, Niigata and the town of Nadachi, Niigata in Nishikubiki District, Niigata were absorbed into the city of Joetsu, Niigata. *On March 19, 2005, the city of Itoigawa, Niigata and the towns of Nou, Niigata and Oumi, Niigata in Nishikubiki District, Niigata merged to form the new city of Itoigawa, Niigata. Nishikubiki District, Niigata was thereby dissolved. *On March 21, 2005, the city of Niitsu, Niigata, Shirone, Niigata and Toyosaka, Niigata, the towns of Kameda, Niigata, Kosudo, Niigata and Yokogoshi, Niigata in Nakakanbara District, Niigata and the town of Nishikawa, Niigata and the villages of Ajikata, Niigata, Iwamuro, Niigata, Katahigashi, Niigata, Nakanokuchi, Niigata and Tsukigata, Niigata in Nishikanbara District, Niigata were absorbed into the city of Niigata, Niigata. *On April 1, 2005, the town of Myokokogen, Niigata and the village of Myoko, Niigata (village) in Nakakubiki District, Niigata were absorbed into the city of Arai. Arai changed its name to Myoko, Niigata (city) at the same time. Nakakubiki District, Niigata was thereby dissolved. *On April 1, 2005, the town of Oguni, Niigata in Kariwa District, Niigata, the village of Yamakoshi, Niigata in Koshi District, Niigata, the town of Nakanoshima, Niigata in Minamikanbara District, Niigata and the towns of Koshiji, Niigata and Mishima, Niigata in Santo District, Niigata were absorbed into the city of Nagaoka, Niigata. Koshi District, Niigata was thereby dissolved. *On April 1, 2005, the city of Tokamachi, Niigata, the towns of Matsudai, Niigata and Matsunoyama, Niigata in Higashikubiki District, Niigata and the town of Kawanishi, Niigata and the village of Nakasato, Niigata merged to form the new city of Tokamachi, Niigata. Higashikubiki District, Niigata was thereby dissolved. *On April 1, 2005, the towns of Kanose, Niigata and Tsugawa, Niigata and the village of Kamikawa, Niigata and Mikawa, Niigata in Higashikanbara District, Niigata merged to form the town of Aga, Niigata. *On May 1, 2005, the towns of Nishiyama, Niigata and Takayanagi, Niigata in Kariwa District, Niigata were absorbed into the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata. *On May 1, 2005, the town of Shiunji, Niigata and the village of Kajikawa, Niigata in Kitakanbara District, Niigata were absorbed into the city of Shibata, Niigata. *On May 1, 2005, the city of Sanjo, Niigata, the town of Sakae, Niigata and the village of Shitada, Niigata in Minamikanbara District, Niigata were absorbed into the city of Sanjo, Niigata. == Economy == Niigata is the principal rice growing region of Japan based on quality rather than quantity. Although rice production is widespread throughout Japan, Niigata accounts for 70% of the total value of the rice harvest. The most prized variety of rice is ''Niigata Koshihikari''. The prefecture is famous as the original home of the ornamental carp known as ''koi'', and the best-quality ''koi'' are still considered to come from the farms of Niigata. It is also very famous for its ''sake'' alcohol, which is some of the best in Japan. Industrial production in Niigata includes a variety of machinery manufacturing, and particularly manufacturing of household and kitchen goods. == Demographics == == Culture == == Tourism == http://www.pref.niigata.jp/sougouseisaku/kokusai/english/sightseeing/event.html == Prefectural symbols == == Miscellaneous topics == ==External link== * [http://www.pref.niigata.jp/sougouseisaku/kokusai/english/ Official Niigata Prefecture website] (requires Macromedia Flash plugin) Niigata Prefecture Chubu region zh-min-nan:Nîgata-koān
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Niigata Prefecture (新潟県; ''Niigata-ken'') is a Prefectures of Japan located in the Chubu region on Honshu, Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata, Niigata. Japanese prefectures Chubu region
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