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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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    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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    West Line Echigo Line Iiyama Line Hakushin Line Hokuriku Shinkansen Jōetsu Line Jōetsu Shinkansen Shin'etsu Line Tadami Line Uetsu Line Yahiko Line Yonesaka...
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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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    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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    Doctor Yellow (Japanese: ドクターイエロー, Hepburn: Dokutā Ierō) is the nickname for a series of high-speed diagnostic trains that are used on JR Central's Tokaido...
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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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    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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    City Kofu City Fuji City: a special city Ichinomiya City: a special city Jōetsu City: a special city Kasugai City: a special city Matsumoto City: a special...
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  • Thumbnail for 200 Series Shinkansen
    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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    Niigata and Nagano prefectures The major population centers of Hokuriku are: Jōetsu, Nagaoka (special cities) Kanazawa, Toyama, Fukui (core cities) Niigata...
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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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  • 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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    "Nīgata Jōetsu Sekikawa kawaguchi fukin no tsunami kyokuchi-teki ni sojōkō 6 m-yo ni tasshita ka" 新潟 上越 関川河口付近の津波 局地的に遡上高6m余に達したか [Niigata Joetsu Tsunami...
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    Kasugayama Castle (category Jōetsu, Niigata)
    Japanese castle located in the Nakayashiki neighborhood of the city of Jōetsu, Niigata prefecture. It was the primary fortress of the warlord Uesugi Kenshin...
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    government. The town no longer has a high school. – Jōetsu Shinkansen Echigo-Yuzawa - Gala Yuzawa JR East - Jōetsu Line Tsuchitaru - Echigo-Nakazato - Iwappara-Ski-jō-mae...
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    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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    Nadachi (from Nishikubiki District), was merged into the expanded city of Jōetsu. 荒川区. "新潟県上越市(旧吉川町)". 荒川区公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-14. v t...
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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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    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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    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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    district covered the city of Itoigawa and the Nadachi section of the city of Jōetsu. The district seat was located at the town of Itoigawa (now the city of...
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    East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Jōetsu Shinkansen Urasa JR East - Jōetsu Line Ishiuchi - Ōsawa - Jōetsu International Skiing Ground - Shiozawa...
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