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4 unusual facts about Nagaoka, Niigata


Naoshi Ohara

Ohara was born in what is now Nagaoka, Niigata as the third son of Tanaka Keijiro, a former samurai, the son of an impoverished former samurai, but was later adopted by Ohara Tomotada, a former samurai from Aizu Domain, and took the Ohara surname.

Niigata Comic Market

Literary coterie magazine spot sale association held in Niigata Prefecture Nagaoka City.

T1-323

Other artifacts from the crash site, including the outer wing panel and the Admiral's seat, reside at the Isoroku Yamamoto Memorial Hall & Museum in Nagaoka, Japan.

Twilight Express

Trains for Sapporo depart Osaka at 11:50, and call at Shin-Ōsaka, Kyoto, Tsuruga, Fukui, Kanazawa, Takaoka, Toyama, Naoetsu, and Nagaoka, with the final passenger pick-up made at Niitsu at 19:39.


2004 Chūetsu earthquake

Eight out of ten cars of the Toki 325 service (a 200 Series Shinkansen train) derailed on the Joetsu Shinkansen line between Nagaoka Station in Nagaoka and Urasa Station in Yamato; no injuries were reported among the 155 passengers.

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.

Anne no Nikki

Nagaoka's film features new character designs by Katsuyuki Kubo and features a score composed by Michael Nyman, including two songs, "If" (which incorporates "Time Lapse" from A Zed & Two Noughts) and "Why," which have become concert works.

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.

Ichiyo Izawa

After a period of hesitation, he was eventually convinced by the encouragement of both Shiina and bassist Seiji Kameda, who is said to have told him "Hurry up and join so we can play together", and Izawa debuted later the same year as a member of Tokyo Jihen's Phase 2 lineup alongside new guitarist Ryousuke Nagaoka, nicknamed Ukigumo.

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.

Kikuchi Shrine

With the suggestion of Nagaoka Masami, Emperor Meiji ordered in 1868, the enshrinement of Kikuchi Taketoki, who worked for the emperors, and a shrine was built in the Kikuchi castle in Kikuchi.

Kitaguni

Major stops along the Kitaguni route included Shin-Osaka, Kyoto, Maibara, Tsuruga, Fukui, Kanazawa, Toyama, Naoetsu, and Nagaoka.

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"

Monzo Akiyama

Monzo Akiyama (秋山 門造, Akiyāmā Mōnzō) (December 30, 1891, Nagaoka - January 25, 1944, Kwajalein) was a Japanese Rear Admiral who served in World War II.

Nagaoka

Hantaro Nagaoka (長岡 半太郎, 1865–1950), Japanese physicist responsible for the 1904 "Saturnian" model of atomic structure

National Japanese American Veterans Memorial Court

This committee consisted of Duane Ebata, Gary Hayakawa, Ken Hayashi, Dennis Ishiki, Victor Kato, Dave Kobyashi, Lance Matsushita, Mike Nagaoka, Mel Nakashima, Vincent Okamoto, Tom Okamura, Ed Sakihama, and George Tanaka.

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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