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unusual facts about Kashiwazaki, Niigata



2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake

The city of Kashiwazaki and the villages of Iizuna and Kariwa registered the highest seismic intensity of a strong 6 on Japan's shindo scale, and the quake was felt as far away as Tokyo.

Adam Swandi

Together with Muhaimin Suhaimi and four other students at the Singapore Sports School, Adam was chosen to undergo a ten-day training camp in Niigata, Japan in March 2012 with the youth team of Albirex Niigata.

For First Time Lovers

YongSeo Couple had their first live stage performance of Banmal Song at Big Swan Stadium in Niigata, Japan.

Hokuriku Bank

In addition to the Hokuriku region, the bank has branches in Kyoto, Osaka, Niigata, Nagano, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Gifu, Aichi, and Hokkaidō.

James Bultman

Bultman also earned an honorary degree from Keiwa College in Shibata City, Japan.

Jōetsu

Jōetsu Shinkansen, a high-speed shinkansen railway line connecting Tokyo and Niigata

Jōetsu region, a geographical region in Niigata Prefecture or in the old provinces of Kōzuke and Echigo

Kameda

Kameda Seika Company Limited of Niigata, Japan, a manufacturer of rice cookies and crackers

Kariwa District, Niigata

Prior to the split, Mishima District covers the cities of Kashiwazaki (excluding the western part of the city), village of Kariwa, Nagaoka (parts of the former towns of Oguni and Koshiji).

Kenji Arai

Arai entered professional football with Albirex Niigata after graduating from Rissho University in 2001 but was unable to hold on to the first team place although he played 20 league games for Albirex Niigata in his first season.

Kiyosato

Kiyosato, Niigata, a ward in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata, formerly a village

Miya River

Agano River, a river which flows from Fukushima Prefecture to Niigata Prefecture that is often called the "Miya River"

Niigata, Niigata

Poor weather conditions and its distance from B-29 bases in the Mariana Islands meant that it was removed from the list of targets during deliberations; Nagasaki was bombed instead.

Ogata Station

Ōgata Station, train station in Higashi-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Rolling blackout

This is because about 40 percent of the electricity used in the greater Tokyo area is supplied by nuclear power plants in the Niigata and Fukushima prefectures.

Ryakuji

In Niigata (新潟), the second character 潟 is rare and complex, and is thus simplified as 潟 → 泻(氵 写).

Sasagawa

Ayana Sasagawa (born 1983), Japanese voice actress, born in Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Urasa

Urasa Station, a railway station located in Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan


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