Agano, Niigata

Agano 阿賀野市
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Lake Hyo, staying swans in winter season
Location of Agano in Niigata
Agano
Coordinates: 37°49′53″N 139°13′45″E / 37.83139°N 139.22917°E / 37.83139; 139.22917Coordinates: 37°49′53″N 139°13′45″E / 37.83139°N 139.22917°E / 37.83139; 139.22917
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
Prefecture	Niigata
Government
• Mayor	Ichiei Amano (since April 2008)
Area
• Total	192.7 km2 (74.4 sq mi)
Population (April 1, 2011)
• Total	46,056
• Density	239.00/km2 (619.0/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Cosmos
- Flower	Cherry blossom
- Bird	Swan
Phone number	0250-62-2510
Address	10-15 Okayama, Agano-shi, Niigata-ken 959-2092

Agano (阿賀野市, Agano-shi^?) is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of April 1, 2011, it has an area of 192.72 km² and a population of 46,056 with 13,794 households, and a population density of 239.00 persons per km².

History

The city was established on April 1, 2004 in a merger of the towns of Suibara and Yasuda, and the villages of Kyōgase and Sasakami from Kitakanbara District.

Agano was the namesake for the Agano and Agano class, a light cruiser and its class of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

Transportation

Roads

Expressways

• Ban-etsu Expressway
  • Yasuda interchange

National routes

• Japan National Route 49
• Japan National Route 290
• Japan National Route 459
• Japan National Route 460

Railways

• Uetsu Main Line, East Japan Railway Company
  • Kyōgase Station
  • Suibara Station
  • Kamiyama Station

Tourism

• Lake Hyōko (Ramsar sites)
• Mount Gozu
• Gozu onsen area (五頭温泉郷, Gozu onsen gō^?)
  • Deyu onsen (出湯温泉^?)
  • Murasugi onsen (村杉温泉^?)
  • Imaita onsen (今板温泉^?)
• Suntopia World amusement park (サントピアワールド^?)

Food

• Sasa-dango (笹団子^?): mochi balls filled with red bean paste, seasoned with mugwort and wrapped in bamboo leaves.
• Poppo-yaki (ぽっぽ焼き^?): steamed bread flavored with brown sugar.
• Yasuda yogurt (ヤスダヨーグルト^?)
• Triangle aburaage (三角油揚, Sankaku aburage^?)
• Swan Lake beer (スワンレイクビール^?)
• Hakuryū sake (白龍^?)
• Shimbo konnyaku (新保こんにゃく^?)

External links

• Agano official website (Japanese)

v t e Niigata Prefecture Niigata (capital city) Kita-ku Higashi-ku Chūō-ku Kōnan-ku Akiha-ku Minami-ku Nishi-ku Nishikan-ku Cities Agano Gosen Itoigawa Jōetsu Kamo Kashiwazaki Minamiuonuma Mitsuke Murakami Myōkō Nagaoka Niigata (capital) Ojiya Sado Sanjō Shibata Tainai Tōkamachi Tsubame Uonuma Districts Higashikanbara Iwafune Kariwa Kitakanbara Minamikanbara Minamiuonuma Nakauonuma Nishikanbara Santō See also: Towns and villages by district

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