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unusual facts about Shibata, Niigata


James Bultman

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


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.

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

Kanjuro Shibata XX

In 1980, Shibata accepted an invitation from Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche to come to the United States and teach kyūdō, and founded the Ryūkō Kyūdōjō (龍虎弓道場 "dragon-tiger archery practice hall") in Boulder, Colorado; it is now called the Zenko Iba.

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

Late Bloomers

Late Bloomer, (Japanese: Osoi Hito), 2004 Japanese film directed by Go Shibata

Marcos Prado Troyjo

Troyjo has been chosen one of "The Outstanding Young Persons of the World - TOYP" along with HM Queen Rania of Jordan and robotics scientist Takanori Shibata by the Junior Chamber International during its 2004 World Congress held in Fukuoka, Japan.

Miya River

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

Murata

Murata, Miyagi, a town located in Shibata District, Miyagi, Japan

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

Shokawa

The generic name refers to the village of Shokawa, located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, while the specific name honors the collector of the first specimen, one Mr. Ikoi Shibata.

Urasa

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

Yutakayama Katsuo

Born in Shibata, he attended the Tokyo University of Agriculture, and in amateur sumo earned the Collegiate Yokozuna title.


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