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  Joetsu, Niigata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maejima Hisoka, a Meiji era politician who is regarded 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.
Note that Joetsu Shinkansen is not related to the city.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joetsu,_Niigata   (232 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Joetsu-Shinkansen
Joetsu Shinkansen (上越旰幹線) is a high-speed railway line connecting Tokyo and Niigata, Japan, via Tohoku Shinkansen, operated by the East Japan Railway Company.
The 200 Series Shinkansen trainsets were built for the second generation of Shinkansen dedicated high-speed rail lines in Japan, the Tohoku Shinkansen and Joetsu Shinkansen.
The E4 Series Shinkansen were the second series of bi-level Shinkansen high-speed trainsets to be built in Japan (the other being the E1 Series).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Joetsu_Shinkansen   (2033 words)

  
 Snow Japan - Resort Spotlights - Joetsu Kokusai Resort
Joetsu Kokusai is located just to the north of Yuzawa Town in Niigata Prefecture (in Minamiuonuma-shi which was formerly known as Shiozawa).
With it's own train station on the Joetsu line (just 10 minutes from Yuzawa), it is very easy to get to and provides some stunning views of the surrounding valley and mountains.
Joetsu Kokusai is a popular resort with all ages and riders, and offers a wide range of courses with over 10million square meters of space.
www.snowjapan.com /e/spotlight/joetsu-1.html   (167 words)

  
 CivilNet | Research Project on Global Policy for Joetsu City   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Joetsu City is located in Niigata Prefecture, facing the Japan Sea.
In February 2000, the research team produced an interim report focusing on the current status of the city's international activities and issues in three primary fields: economic development, education, and international cooperation and NPO activities.
From September 24 to October 1, 2000, the research team visited Joetsu's sister cities in China and Korea to study ways of promoting substantive exchanges in the areas of administration, education, and the economy in the years to come.
www.jcie.or.jp /civilnet/projects/joetsu.html   (198 words)

  
 Joetsu, Niigata -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Maejima Hisoka, a (additional info and facts about Meiji era) Meiji era politician who is regarded as the father of the Japanese postal system, was born here.
Theodor von Lerch, an (A native or inhabitant of Austria) Austrian major who visited the army base in Joetsu after the (Japanese victory in the war with Russia (1904-1905) gave Japan power over Korea and Manchuria) Russo-Japanese War, introduced (A sport in which participants must travel on skis) skiing to Japan for the first time.
Note that (additional info and facts about Joetsu Shinkansen) Joetsu Shinkansen is not related to the city.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/J/Jo/Joetsu,_Niigata.htm   (372 words)

  
 Joetsu Shinkansen -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
It is one of the most complex lines in the (additional info and facts about Shinkansen) Shinkansen network, as it has to cross the mountainous backbone of (The central and largest of the four main islands of Japan; between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean; regarded as the Japanese mainland) Honshu Island.
In 1991, a (additional info and facts about 400 Series Shinkansen) 400 Series Shinkansen train set a speed record of 345 km/h on the Joetsu line: in 1993, an experiemental train managed 425 km/h.
There is also a 1.8 km spur from Echigo-Yuzawa to Gala-Yuzawa Station, which is used in the winter months to bring passengers to a nearby (Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow) ski resort.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/jo/joetsu_shinkansen.htm   (615 words)

  
 JAB School Life
My family in Australia has four children, and when we were young my parents decided they wanted us each to be able to have the opportunity to spend a year living in a foreign country.
I looked up Joetsu on the Internet in Australia, and was delighted to find it was a city famous for skiing.
Joetsu is certainly a change from my home city of Adelaide.
www.max.hi-ho.ne.jp /yoshi-ko/misc/ts6e.htm   (3956 words)

  
 a l i t t l e h a z y: graduation weekend in joetsu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
On Saturday night, Chuck had his birthday party -- it was a great time complete with good food, nomihodai (all you can drink), karaoke, PTA (a favorite bar), and great people.
Mama-san (the owner of the bar we frequented) also invited to take me on as her bartending apprentice too, which I was very tempted to do...
It seemed like the teachers were so happy and we traded stories of my life in Tokyo and Ohio and their current lives in Joetsu.
blog.alittlehazy.com /archives/000127.html   (936 words)

  
 Orignal Ukiyo-e   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
She is cared for in Joetsu's mansion and devotes herself to practicing martial arts under Joetsu's mistress, Osetsu (in the rear).
Joetsu admonishes the others to refrain from immediately taking revenge, and comparing their revenge to a position in a game of go.
Joetsu, Shuya, and Saburobei become sworn brothers and swear to destroy the Northern Court.
www.kiseido.com /printss/original.htm   (2121 words)

  
 ARAI MOUNTAIN & SPA - Green Season   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
At Arai, the resort is keeping the upper right quadrant of the slopes open by "harvesting" snows from other parts of the mountain on a nightly basis; That is, Grooming is moving snow remaining from courses already closed to those that remain open.
Cold winds have continued in the Joetsu region, with the ocassional light shower of rain.
Warm and dry weather continues in the Joetsu region, rendering snow on the slopes at lower elevations useless for skiing/boarding.
www.araimntspa.com /resort/viewArchive.php?month=May&year=2005   (1887 words)

  
 Routes and Services
With a maximum speed of 270 km/h, although slower than the limited number of 275 km/h Asahi services introduced earlier on the Joetsu Shinkansen, when introduced, the trains were scheduled to cover the 134.3 km from Kyoto to Nagoya in a working time of 35 mins 45 secs start-to-stop.
The Tokyo terminus for the Joetsu Shinkansen was originally intended to be at Shinjuku, with dual tracks running parallel to the Tohoku Shinkansen north of Akabane.
This was the name given to the limeted-stop Joetsu Shinkansen services, which were renamed from 1 December 2002 to eliminate possible confusion with the Nagano Shinkansen Asama services.
www.h2.dion.ne.jp /~dajf/byunbyun/service.htm   (3043 words)

  
 Japanese Railways Page
So sprinkler to distribute a lot of hot water is introduced in Joetsu Shinkansen, and newly produced type 200 train set are designed to cope with cold weather, equipped with snow plough and centrifuge to cut snow when outer air comes into carriages and machines.
Conventional Joetsu line had suffered from snow in winter and trains were often delayed or stopped, so Shinkansen improves reliability of transportation during winter.
One notable change of Tohoku and Joetsu Shinkansen is the measures taken for commuter demand.
www.geocities.com /TheTropics/Cove/5750/shinkan.html   (3440 words)

  
 Introduction of Japan-Australia Society of Joetsu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Statues of Peace and Friendship were built in cooperation with people who were praying for peace in Joetsu City, in and around Niigata prefecture, and also from abroad.
That is the primary reason the Japan Australia Society of Joetsu was formed.
Indeed, members of the JASJ often guide foreign visitors there, and they say their guests are frequently moved by the experience.
www.max.hi-ho.ne.jp /yoshi-ko/JASJe.htm   (315 words)

  
 Search Results
Joetsu University of Education, 1991, Bulletin of the Joetsu University of Education, 10 (2) : 305-313, 2 figures and 1 plate.
Joetsu University of Education, 1993, Journal of Geography, 102 (5) : 572-582, 5 figures.
Department of Geoscience, Joetsu University of Education, 1993, Bulletin of the Joetsu University of Education, 13 (1) : 287-300, 4 figures and 2 plates.
www.paleopubs.com /linksPublications.cfm?criteria=Joetsu&searchBy=catalogue&searchType=publisher   (155 words)

  
 Joetsu, Niigata - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Joetsu, Niigata - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This page was last modified 12:13, 30 Apr 2005.
Joetsu, Niigata, Climate, History, Transportation, Railway, Expressway and External link.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Zyoetu   (270 words)

  
 Snow Japan - Resort Spotlights - Joetsu Kokusai Resort
Joetsu Kokusai has a wide range of year round facilities with a fun summer playland in the summer months.
Joetsu Kokusai has it's own JR station - called "Joetsu Kokusai Ski-jo Mae".
Taking the Joetsu Shinkansen from Tokyo to Yuzawa takes about 70 minutes, and from Yuzawa - on the Joetsu local train line - it takes just under 15 minutes to the Joetsu Kokusai Station.
www.snowjapan.com /e/spotlight/joetsu-2.html   (458 words)

  
 Joetsu Line - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Joetsu Line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Joetsu Line - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Joetsu Line.
The Joetsu Line is a major rail line in Japan.
The orginal Joetsu Line article can be editet
www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Joetsu-Line.html   (144 words)

  
 press-citizen.com | Local News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
A group of 24 Japanese undergraduate and graduate students from Joetsu University of Education in Niigata, Japan, has been visiting the University of Iowa and local schools this week.
The visit is possible because of an official linkage between UI and Joetsu University.
The president of Joetsu, Takashi Watanabe, came to the UI in December 2003, met with President David Skorton and signed a new agreement extending the relationship for another five years.
www.press-citizen.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040923/NEWS01/409230301/1079   (296 words)

  
 Joetsu Welfare Ministry Meeting Hall (The Ultimate Wrestling Alliance)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Jonnie Valentine’s penance will be the pleasure of seeing me take his golden boy on a guided tour of the Joetsu Welfare Hall as I proceed to kick, forearm, and drop him on his head anywhere I see fit.
Come Joetsu Welfare Ministry Meeting Hall Cabra, I plan on sending your ass back to Brazil or whatever rock it is that you've been hiding under, and exposing Johnny Reavis for the shitty trainer that anyone with an ounce of common sense has always known him to be.
Posted by: Maz Feb 24 2004, 10:58 AM [Chupacabra is walking around outside the Joetsu Welfare Ministry Meeting Hall, he's wearing a red mask with fl and a green diamond type thing on the head.
invisionfree.com /forums/IPW_Efed/ar/t1006.htm   (19359 words)

  
 The circumference of a Sanroku line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
It is the main artery whose Sanroku line connects the north and south of Joetsu-shi centering on Kasuga-yama and the circumference of a city office (it north connected with the Naoetsu area and south connected with an upper Shin-etsu automatic driveway Takada interchange).
By J plan to consider the future of Joetsu, this circumference is named a "Sanroku greenbelt", and the design is advanced now as a model area carried out for waiting when it is easy to live eco-friendlily, employing a natural function efficiently.
The Western style dish which took in the fresh foods of Joetsu is offered.
www.nishi.jorne.ed.jp /en/area/sanrokusen.html   (206 words)

  
 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: 2004 Chuetsu Earthquake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Eight out of ten cars of the Toki 325 (a 200 Series Shinkansen) derailed on the Joetsu Shinkansen line between Nagaoka Station in Nagaoka and Urasa Station in Yamato; no injuries were reported among the 155 passengers.
East Japan Railway Company stopped all trains in Niigata Prefecture, including the extensively damaged Joetsu Line, Shinetsu Main Line, Iiyama Line, Tadami Line and Echigo Line.
The segment of the Joetsu Shinkansen between Echigo Yuzawa Station and Nagaoka Station closed.
www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=2004_Chuetsu_Earthquake   (872 words)

  
 Lawmakers feud on Buddhist ties Coalition members mixed over Soka Gakkai
The ultimate goal of Soka Gakkai and New Komeito in Niigata's No. 6 single-seat district race in the June 25 Lower House election, which covers Joetsu, is "to oust incumbent Katsuhiko Shirakawa of the Liberal Democratic Party from national politics," he said.
Shirakawa, a former home affairs minister, is one of several LDP politicians who have openly insisted that it is against the constitutional principle of "separating politics from religion" for Soka Gakkai to have created a political party.
At Shirakawa's office in Joetsu, there is no poster of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori "because Mori is a promoter of the coalition with New Komeito," Shirakawa said.
www.rickross.com /reference/gakkai/gakkai3.html   (1065 words)

  
 Research Fellows - Center for Information on Religion
"The loose cohesiveness of self of the members of Alcoholics Anonymous: multi-centered-self and spirituality," in Bulletin of the Joetsu University of Education, vol.
He also works as the Administrator of "Understanding America Project of Joetsu University of Education," funded by US-Japan foundation, from 1999 to 2001.
Research Fellow of Joetsu University of Education, Faculty of Social Studies, 1995-2002.
www.circam.jp /english/staff/cv_kasai.html   (1930 words)

  
 :: Northwest Ministry Network ::
We are currently ministering in the city of Joetsu.
Our hope is to use this as a springboard to reach many other nearby areas as well.
Joetsu is located in the southern end of Niigata prefecture on the west coast of Japan.
www.northwestministry.com /site/start.php?missionaryProfile=true&l1=level_1_6&l2=level_2_4&l3=level_3_105&missionaryID=tpsalisbury   (135 words)

  
 Joetsu Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it runs from Takasaki, in Gunma Prefecture to Miyauchi Station in Nagaoka, Niigata, in Niigata Prefecture, linking the northwestern Kanto region and the Koshinetsu part of the Chubu region.
The 2004 Chuetsu Earthquake seriously damaged the Joetsu Line, causing JR East to close it for about two months.
This page was last modified 05:09, 19 October 2005.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joetsu_Line   (94 words)

  
 Our Missionaries
The Stanfords currently live in the city of Joetsu, Japan.
It is located on the western shore of the main Japanese island on the Japan Sea.
Russ is working on his language studies and they attend the Joetsu Bible Baptist Church.
www.calvarybaptistincocoa.org /missions/stanford.htm   (101 words)

  
 japan-guide.com forum - Questions - JR Pass for Joetsu /Nagano Shinkansen
Is it possible to use the JR Rail Pass for this trip.
From this website, Joetsu/ Nagano Shinkansen are refer.
Yes, you can ride the Joetsu and Nagano Shinkansen with the Japan Rail Pass.
www.japan-guide.com /forum/quereadisplay.html?0+13427   (120 words)

  
 Journeythere.com : International Travel and Immigration - Japan: Joetsu Shinkansen running again
The Joetsu Shinkansen which suffered damages in the Chuetsu earthquake of
October 23 resumes services from the first scheduled train of December 28 2004.
Two other local lines in the Niigata area, the Joetsu Local Line and the Iiyama
www.journeythere.com /forums/showthread.php?t=3203   (153 words)

  
 Snowboardermag Message Boards: Lindsey Jacobellis and Steven Fisher triumph in the Halfpipe contest in Joetsu
Lindsey Jacobellis and Steven Fisher triumph in the Halfpipe contest in Joetsu
US-Americans dominate in the Halfpipe: Lindsey Jacobellis and Steven Fisher have won the one to last Halfpipe competition of the NOKIA Snowboard FIS World Cup 2003/2004.
After triumphing in both Snowboard Cross races in Joetsu, 18 years-old Jacobellis (USA) crowned her outstanding performance in Japan with the top podium spot in the Halfpipe contest.
forum.snowboardermag.com /forum/showthreaded.php?Number=13062   (304 words)

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