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    Jōetsu (上越市, Jōetsu-shi) is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2020[update], the city had an estimated population of 189,430...
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  • Jōetsu (上越) may refer to: as Kami-Echigo (上越後): Jōetsu region, a geographical region in Niigata Prefecture Jōetsu, Niigata, a city in Niigata Prefecture...
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    of Jōetsu or the historical Jōetsu region, which instead are served by the Hokuriku Shinkansen. The name instead originates from the parallel Jōetsu Line...
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    the Jōetsu Shinkansen in 1982, the Joetsu Line had frequent service by express trains connecting Tokyo and Niigata. With the opening of the Jōetsu Shinkansen...
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  • Jōetsu region (上越地方, Jōetsu-chihō) is a geographical region within Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It includes of the cities of Jōetsu, Itoigawa and Myōkō...
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    Joetsu aquarium (上越市立水族博物館) is a Japanese Public Aquarium owned by Joetsu City and located in Gochi, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Its origins...
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    Toyama–Niigata–Aomori Toyama–Jōetsu-Myōkō exists as part of the Hokuriku Shinkansen, and Nagaoka–Niigata exists as part of the Jōetsu Shinkansen, with provisions...
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    service resumed on all remaining parts of the Joetsu and Iiyama Lines reopened. On December 28, 2004, the Joetsu Shinkansen also reopened, the last to do so...
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    Gakuen University JR East Jōetsu Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen Shin'etsu Line Hakushin Line Yahiko Line Echigo Line Jōetsu Line Uetsu Line Ban'etsu West...
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    Joetsu University of Education (上越教育大学, Jōetsu Kyōiku Daigaku) is a national university in Joetsu, Niigata, Japan, founded in 1978. Official website v...
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    what is now the city of Jōetsu, but its exact location is now unknown. The temple of Gochikokubun-ji (五智国分寺), also in Jōetsu, claims to be the successor...
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    (preliminary report)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Joetsu University of Education. Retrieved 16 January 2024. "Nīgata Jōetsu ichibu kaigan ni yaku 2 mētoru no tsunami...
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    The Daishimizu Tunnel (大清水トンネル) is a railway tunnel on the Jōetsu Shinkansen on the border of Gunma Prefecture and Niigata Prefecture, Japan. In 1978,...
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    Doctor Yellow (Japanese: ドクターイエロー, Hepburn: Dokutā Ierō) is the nickname for the high-speed test trains that are used on the Tokaido Shinkansen and San'yō...
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    November 2012, 10-car set K47 was used for a special Joetsu Shinkansen 30th Anniversary (上越新幹線開業30周年号」, Jōetsu Shinkansen Kaigyō 30-shūnen-gō) service, running...
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  • Thumbnail for Jōetsu Thermal Power Station
    Jōetsu Thermal Power Station (上越火力発電所, Jōetsu Karyoku Hatsudensho) is an LNG-fired thermal power station operated by JERA in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata...
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    Ōshima, Niigata (category Jōetsu, Niigata)
    merged into the expanded city of Jōetsu. Since the merger, the village has been Ōshima-ku (大島区), a subdivision of Jōetsu City. Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku...
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    high-speed rail lines that link Tokyo and Northeastern cities of Japan (Joetsu Shinkansen, Tohoku/Hokkaido Shinkansen, Yamagata Shinkansen, Akita Shinkansen...
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    - Jōetsu Line Tsukiyono Tunnel - Jōetsu Line 7.295 km Haruna Tunnel - Jōetsu Shinkansen Nakayama Tunnel - Jōetsu Shinkansen Shiozawa Tunnel - Jōetsu Shinkansen...
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    Hokuriku are: Niigata (designated city) Kanazawa, Toyama, Fukui (core cities) Jōetsu, Nagaoka (special cities) Of these, Niigata is the largest with a population...
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    tried in court. Watanabe served at POW camps in Omori, Naoetsu (present-day Jōetsu), Niigata, Mitsushima (present-day Hiraoka) and at a civilian POW Camp in...
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    District. At the time of founding, the district covered most of the city of Jōetsu (excluding the sections of Yasuzuka, Utakawa, Ōshima and Maki from Higashikubiki...
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    a special city Fuji City: a special city Matsumoto City: a special city Jōetsu City: a special city Numazu City: a special city Toyota City Toyohashi City...
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    The Kenshin Festival 謙信公祭 (Kenshin Kousai) takes place every August in Jōetsu since 1926. The procession starts at Kasugayama Castle for the reenactment...
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    series stock on four return Asahi services between Tokyo and Niigata on the Jōetsu Shinkansen from the start of the revised timetable in December 1998. From...
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  • Thumbnail for Jōetsu International Skiing Ground Station
    Jōetsu International Skiing Ground Station (上越国際スキー場前駅, Jōetsu-Kokusai-Sukī-jō-mae-eki) is a railway station on the Joetsu Line in the city of Minamiuonuma...
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    into four types, with train names as listed below. Trains operate over the Joetsu and Tohoku Shinkansen tracks between Tokyo and Takasaki.   Kagayaki: Tokyo–Tsuruga...
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    others determined the epicenter region to be in the mountainous area between Jōetsu and Kuwadori Valley. List of earthquakes in Japan List of historical earthquakes...
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    2022). "Why we need the thinnai". The Hindu. Gangi Dori (covered walkways) Joetsu Information Web Site Ariyawansa, R. G.; Udawattha, C.; Prabodhya, S. (2021)...
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  • Thumbnail for Higashikubiki District, Niigata
    time of founding, the district covered the eastern portion of the city of Jōetsu (the sections of Maki, Ōshima, Uragawara and Yasuzuka) and the western portion...
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