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| Coordinates: 37°9′N 138°14′E / 37.15°N 138.233°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu (Hokuriku, Kōshin'etsu) | ||
| Prefecture | Niigata | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Masayuki Konoura | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 973.32 km2 (375.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (January 2008) |
206,175 | ||
| - Density | 212/km2 (549.1/sq mi) | ||
| City Symbols | |||
| - Tree | Sakura | ||
| - Flower | Camellia | ||
| Website | City of Jōetsu | ||
| Phone number | 025-526-5111 | ||
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Jōetsu (上越市 Jōetsu-shi) is a city located in Niigata, Japan.
As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 206,175 and the density of 212 persons per km². The total area is 973.32 km².
The city was founded on April 29, 1971, after the cities of Takada and Naoetsu were consolidated. The city was part of the now-defunct Nakakubiki District until 31 December 2004.
On January 1, 2005, Jōetsu absorbed town of Yasuzuka, the villages of Maki, Ōshima and Uragawara (all from Higashikubiki District); the towns of Itakura, Kakizaki, Ōgata and Yoshikawa, the villages of Kiyosato, Kubiki, Nakagou and Sanwa (all from Nakakubiki District); and the town of Nadachi (from Nishikubiki District). Now Jōetsu extended into the now-defunct Higashikubiki and Nishikubiki Districts.
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Climate
Jōetsu has the record of the largest snowfall in Japan (3.77 m in February 26, 1945).
History
It was the ancient capital of Echigo Province. Around the Sengoku period, Kasugayama Castle was a significant base for daimyo such as Uesugi Kenshin.
Maejima Hisoka, a Meiji era politician who is regarded[who?] as the father of the Japanese postal system, was born here. Theodor von Lerch, an Austrian major who visited the army base in Joetsu after the Russo-Japanese War, introduced skiing to Japan for the first time.
Transportation
Railway
Two of JR passenger railway companies, JR West and JR East, run the Hokuriku Main Line and the Shinetsu Main Line in the city. Hokuetsu Express connects the city to Tokyo metropolitan area. Hokuriku Shinkansen is under construction. Despite its name, Jōetsu Shinkansen does not serve the city at all, as the line name has no direct relation to the city name.
Expressway
Hokuriku Expressway goes through the city. Joshinetsu Expressway branches off at the Joetsu Junction.
Famous people from Jōetsu
- Kenichiro Sakaguchi, agricultural scientist
- Kenkichi Yoshizawa, diplomat
- Kobayashi Kokei, painter
- Maejima Hisoka, statesman, politician, and businessman
- Shoko Ema, poet
- Nana Haruta, mangaka
- Nobutaka Tsutsui, politician
- Ogawa Mimei, children's writer
- Toichiro Tsukada, politician
- Uesugi Kenshin, daimyo
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jōetsu, Niigata |
- Joetsu official website in Japanese
- Joetsu official website in English
- Joetsu official travel guide in English
- The Joetsu goodo Travel Guide Constructed by a former JET Program teacher in the area (in English)
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