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    Niigata Route 55. On April 1, 2007, Iwamuro became part of Nishikan-ku ward (西蒲区, Nishikan-ku?) of Niigata city. Iwamuro, which means 'stone' and 'room'...
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    Nishikan-ku (西蒲区, Nishikan-ku) is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. As of 1 June 2016[update]...
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    Nishikan Ward. Niigata City Nishikan-ku, Niigata Iwamuro, Niigata Maki Station Maki Nuclear Power Plant 区の歴史 [Ward's History] (in Japanese). Nishikan...
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    of Niigata. As of April 1, 2007, the area is now part of Nishikan-ku ward (西蒲区, Nishikan-ku). The village is the birthplace of Haguroyama Masaji (羽黒山...
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    Japanese motor racing circuit at Maze, in the Iwamuro neighbourhood of Nishikan-ku, Niigata city, Niigata Prefecture Japan. The circuit was established...
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    keyhole-shaped kofun burial mound located in the Takenomachi neighborhood of Nishikan-ku, Niigata in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The tumulus was designated...
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    also ruptured and many homes were left without water. Thirty homes in Nishi-ku were damaged. The Onohiyoshi Shrine in Kanazawa also sustained damage. A landslide...
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  • Prefecture (formerly Musashi Province) Tenjinyama Castle (Echigo) in Nishikan-ku, Niigata Prefecture (formerly Echigo Province) Tenjinyama Castle (Etchū)...
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    than on the Pacific coast.[citation needed] Niigata has a system of wards (ku) since April 1, 2007: Each ward has its own "image color". From the north...
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    to the east. Niigata Prefecture Izumozaki Kariwa Kashiwazaki Mitsuke Nishikan-ku, Niigata Ojiya Sanjō Tōkamachi Tsubame Uonuma Yahiko Nagaoka has a humid...
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    Echigo-Sone Station (越後曽根駅, Echigo-Sone-eki) is a train station in Nishikan-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company...
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    Prefecture Akiha-ku, Niigata Kamo Kōnan-ku, Niigata Nishi-ku, Niigata Nishikan-ku, Niigata Sanjō Tagami Tsubame The area of present-day Minami-ku was part of...
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    Maki Station (巻駅, Maki-eki) is a railway station in Nishikan-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East)...
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    Iwamuro-eki) is a railway station located in the Iwamuro neighbourhood of Nishikan-ku, Niigata, Japan. It is operated by JR East. Iwamuro Station is served...
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  • there have been annual festivals of wara art in Niigata prefecture, Nishikan-ku ward. Some of the Wara art statues have been as high as 9 metres tall...
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    Niigata Prefecture Chūō-ku, Niigata Kōnan-ku, Niigata Minami-ku, Niigata Nishikan-ku, Niigata The area of present-day Nishi-ku was part of ancient Echigo...
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    Chūō-ku, Higashi-ku, and Kōnan-ku City of Sado 365,049 Chinami Nishimura CDP 2nd district Niigata, wards of Minami-ku, Nishi-ku, and Nishikan-ku Cities...
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    Pref. Route 9 (Nagaoka Tochio Maki Route) National Route 460 457.7 ○ Nishikan-ku, Niigata 40-1/ PA Kurosaki PA/SIC Pref. Route 44 (Niigata Tsubame Route)...
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    apparently caused by Tsushima Current. 680 (📷) 2 April 2021 on beach, Nishikan-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata Prefecture, Japan {NWP} Found washed ashore, dead...
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  • 22 148 0.78 18,928 49.49 Nishi-ku 2,846 4.00 35,950 50.48 32,418 45.52 71,214 99.11 641 0.89 71,855 54.99 Nishikan-ku 1,037 3.84 11,994 44.41 13,979 51...
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    Iwamuro 岩室 2.1 53.8   | Nishikan-ku, Niigata Maki 巻 4.0 57.8   ◇ Echigo-Sone 越後曽根 4.6 62.4   ◇ Echigo-Akatsuka 越後赤塚 2.5 64.9   ◇ Nishi-ku, Niigata Uchino-Nishigaoka...
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    the areas covered by this district are as follows: Niigata Minami Nishi Nishikan Sanjō Kamo Tsubame Nishikanbara District Minamikanbara District As part...
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    A ward (区, ku) is a subdivision of the cities of Japan that are large enough to have been designated by government ordinance. Wards are used to subdivide...
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