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  Niigata Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Niigata prefecture stretches about 240 km along the Sea of Japan from southwest to north east, with a coastal plain between the mountains and the sea.
Niigata prefecture is home to the mouth of the Shinano River, the longest river in Japan.
Niigata is a source for crude oil, not often found on the Japanese islands.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Niigata_Prefecture   (1543 words)

  
 niigata prefecture - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
Niigata (the city) is the largest and most important city in Ura Nihon, the half of Japan that faces the Sea of Japan.
Today, Niigata is best known for being visited by a freighter from North Korea once a month: one of the few direct contacts between the Free world and the communist country.
Niigata is the principal rice growing region of Japan based on quality rather than quantity.
www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/Niigata-Prefecture   (330 words)

  
 Niigata Prefecture - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
On April 1, 2005, the town of Oguni from Kariwa District, the village of Yamakoshi from Koshi District, the town of Nakanoshima from Minamikanbara District and the towns of Koshiji and Mishima from Santo District were absorbed into the city of Nagaoka.
Niigata is the principal rice growing region of Japan based on gross output.
Niigata prefecture is known throughout Japan for its quality sake, senbei, and mochi.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Niigata_Prefecture   (1248 words)

  
 Nagaoka, Niigata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nagaoka is located at longitude 138° E and latitude 37° N. The size of Nagaoka increased on April 1, 2005, when the town of Oguni, the village of Yamakoshi, the town of Nakanoshima, the town of Koshiji, and the town of Mishima in were absorbed into the city of Nagaoka.
A gift of one hundred sacks of rice from a neighboring province was sold to finance a new school during the reconstruction of Nagaoka, from which the anecdote of Kome Hyappyo was born.
Prior to the merger, the size of Nagaoka was 262.45 km² and the population was 192,292.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nagaoka,_Niigata   (960 words)

  
 Niigata Prefecture Did You Mean niigata_prefecture_eedc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
On March 19, 2005, the city of Itoigawa and the towns of Nou and Oumi in Nishikubiki District merged to form the new city of Itoigawa.
On April 1, 2005, the city of Tokamachi, the towns of Matsudai and Matsunoyama in Higashikubiki District and the town of Kawanishi and the village of Nakasato merged to form the new city of Tokamachi.
On October 10, 2005, the town of Maki was absorbed into the city of Niigata.
www.did-you-mean.com /Niigata_Prefecture_eedc.html   (879 words)

  
 Brujula.Net - Your Latin Stating Point   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Niigata prefecture was originally divided into Echigo Province and Sado Province until the
Russia and northern Korea, and was the first port on the Sea of Japan to be opened to foreign trade.
Chuetsu Earthquake struck Niigata Prefecture, causing shaking measured at Shindo 6+ at
www.brujula.net /english/wiki/Niigata_Prefecture.html   (292 words)

  
 Niigata Prefecture info here at en.businessfeeder.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Contemporary Art Festival in Niigata The Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial, one of the world’s major contemporary art events, is in full swing this month in Niigata Prefecture.
On October 23, 2004, the Chuetsu Earthquake struck Niigata Prefecture, causing shaking measured at Shindo 6 at Ojiya.
January 1, 2006 the city of Gosen merged with the town of Muramatsu from Nakakanbara District(dissolved by this merger) to form the city of Gosen.
en.businessfeeder.info /Niigata_Prefecture   (1742 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
It border Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture on the south, Miyagi Prefecture on the east, and Akita Prefecture on the north.
Niigata is noted as an important producer of rice.
- On April 1, 2005, the town of Oguni in Kariwa District, the village of Yamakoshi in Koshi District, the town of Nakanoshima in Minamikanbara District and the towns of Koshiji and Mishima in Santo District were absorbed into the city of Nagaoka.
yamagata.prefecture.en.wikivx.com   (4401 words)

  
 International Nishikigoi Promotion Center/Koshiji Koi Farm
The breeders at Koshiji Koi Farm commit to creating a wide variety of Koi, and their ponds are always filled with color.
We at Koshiji Koi Farm do a lot of research in making new varieties that nobody would think of for everybody to enjoy.
Here in Niigata, the origins of Nishikigoi, there are breeders who produce traditional varieties, and those, like myself, who are always creating new varieties.
www.japan-nishikigoi.org /koshiji.html;jsessionid=14883199D5F2AB89FD5B07C7F9DCE242   (588 words)

  
 Japan Koi Online -
Yoshiaki Hirasawa of Hirashin Koi Farm breeds Koi in the mountains of Matto, Ojiya-shi, Niigata.
Izumiya is one of the distinguished Koi breeders in Niigata.
Niigata, Japan is known worldwide as the origin of Nishikigoi.
www.japankoionline.com /breeders.html?1131270088   (4652 words)

  
 Empat Orang Tewas dalam Gempat di Jepang - 24/10/2004, 01:50 WIB - KOMPAS Cyber Media - NASIONAL
Polisi Niigata mengatakan, dua orang terkubur tanah longsor di kota tersebut, sementara di kota Kawaguchi, juga ada laporan bahwa tiga orang terkubur tanah longsor.
Pemerintah kota Nagaoka mengatakan, sebanyak 1.000 orang di kota itu meninggalkan rumah mereka dan tinggal di 12 tempat penampungan setempat, sedang pemerintah kota Koshiji menyatakan telah merekomendasikan agar 3.000 keluarga di kota itu meninggalkan rumah mereka.
Gempa yang pertama terjadi pukul 17.56 dengan pusat gempa 20 kilometer di bawah permukaan tanah di wilayah Chuetsu di Prefektur Niigata, yang diikuti kemudian oleh serangkaian guncangan susulan yang kuat.
www.kompas.com /utama/news/0410/24/015015.htm   (489 words)

  
 Koshiji, Niigata - One Language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
OneLang.com lets you search a huge database of reference and product information to find relevant, specific information on almost any topic.
Koshiji (越路町; -machi) is a town located in Santō District, Niigata, Japan.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 14,160 and a density of 242.30 persons per km²;.
www.onelang.com /encyclopedia/index.php/Koshiji,_Niigata   (82 words)

  
 Koi Club News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Below is a Report according to the result of inspection for the koi herpes virus, as shared by the Director of Niigata-nishikigoi-shinkoukai, Nigata Prefectural Inland-water Fisheries Experimental Station.
The 270 koi were obtained from farms in Niigata Pref.
The fish in the experimental trial were approximately less than one year of age, and whose weight varied from 9.8 to 73.7 g.
www.sckoi.com /business/news03.htm   (1346 words)

  
 SUARA MERDEKA - INTERNASIONAL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Lebih dari 2.000 orang terluka ketika gempa berkekuatan 6,8 skala Jepang dan serangkaian gempa susulan mengguncang Prefektur Niigata, sekitar 250 km sebelah utara Tokyo, Sabtu lalu, menyebabkan tanah longsor, merobohkan rumah, dan melengkungkan rel kereta api.
Pemerintah kota Nagaoka mengatakan, 1.000 orang di kota itu meninggalkan rumah dan tinggal di 12 tempat penampungan, sedang pemerintah kota Koshiji merekomendasikan agar 3.000 keluarga di kota itu meninggalkan rumah.
Gempa pertama terjadi pukul 17.56 dengan pusat gempa 20 kilometer di bawah permukaan tanah di wilayah Chuetsu di Prefektur Niigata, yang diikuti kemudian oleh serangkaian guncangan susulan kuat.
www.suaramerdeka.com /harian/0410/25/int02.htm   (189 words)

  
 FEATURE: Sake brewers score hit with songs in Germany Japan Policy & Politics - Find Articles
Clad in ''happi'' coats reaching the hip and wearing split-toed straw sandals, the rice wine brewers, known in Japan as ''toji,'' from the town of Koshiji in Niigata Prefecture sang songs on the making of sake that date to the Edo period (1603-1867) in appearances in Bamberg, Erlangen and Cologne.
The brewers who visited Germany are all members of a group dedicated to keeping alive traditional sake brewing songs in Koshiji.
The singing group in Koshiji was organized in 1997 out of a sense of crisis about the increasing mechanization of sake production, which is leaving brewers little opportunity to sing traditional brewing songs.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0XPQ/is_2002_July_29/ai_89843720   (450 words)

  
 Koi.com - Retail Collection: Niigata Collection
Breeder's comment:"This is a potential All Japan Show class koi that we would normally keep as Tategoi, but because of the earthquakes last year there is a shortage of pond space for growing out tategoi in Niigata".
Two year old female Ki Mizuho Ogon from Niigata's most prolific breeder.
Sometimes referred to as a Doitsu Kin Matsuba, the featured koi is an excellent example of the variety.
www.koi.com /sales/catview.php?catid=6   (483 words)

  
 Keirin Koi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Day four starts with a buying trip to Kiyoshi Kase owner of Koshiji Koi Farm.
I suspect the price will be 500,000 yen (about $4000.00) or higher.
Miyatora, although famous for Kujaku, always has a large variety of koi available at reasonable prices.
www.keirinponds.com /koifarm2002/hvst_02_5.php   (251 words)

  
 Commercial Credit Report for Iwatsuka Confectionery Co., Ltd. (Japan) - Report Preview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
This is a Preview, click here for the full commercial credit report.
Iwatsuka Confectionery Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based confectionery manufacturer, headquartered in Niigata Prefecture.
Through its network of six branches and 20 sales offices nationwide, the Company is engaged in the production and sale of rice confectionery products, primarily various kinds of rice crackers.
www.crmz.com /Report/ReportPreview.asp?BusinessId=5495460   (94 words)

  
 International Nishikigoi Promotion Center/Izumiya Koi Farm
Among many of Niigata’s Koi farms, Izumiya Koi Farm is one of the long-established traditional farms, and Mr.
Mano is a person well liked by many breeders.
He holds a stirring performance: he has won the overall championship in the 14th All Japan Combined Nishikigoi Show of 1982 and the Minister of Agruculture, Forestry and Fishereies prize in the 41st Niigata Nogyosai.
www.japan-nishikigoi.org /izumiya.html;jsessionid=15A1D439CF8EF9A8F5808DD38D20E51B   (553 words)

  
 Koi-Bito Magazine Forums - What if?
But also I kinda got gosanke covered with Ogawa kinda can't go wrong with Kohak, Sanke and showa so maybe I was thinking Blue fish or showa breeder from Niigata...
Kase or koshiji is cool as well as Igarashi for flash....
Well since I skipped that trip I went to Niigata before the quake and got to dinner with these fine folks and breeders..
www.koi-bito.com /forum/printthread.php?t=2243&pp=40   (1026 words)

  
 - Assistance for those affected by Niigata Chuetsu earthquake
Assistance for those affected by Niigata Chuetsu earthquake
Vodafone K.K. would like to offer its condolences to those affected by the Niigata Chuetsu earthquake.
Mobile phone bills of Vodafone K.K. customers affected by the earthquake will be treated as follows:
www.vodafone.com /article_with_thumbnail/0,3038,CATEGORY_ID=212&LANGUAGE_ID=9&CONTENT_ID=246611,00.html   (140 words)

  
 Koi-Bito Magazine Forums - Japan Roll Call.........
Nancy M. We are going, we leave on Thursday the 13th October.
Going to Niigata region, will be seeing Marudo, torrazo, shinoda, Etc...
Here is some of the places we are going to visit.
www.koi-bito.com /forum/printthread.php?t=2956   (259 words)

  
 Health Issues
We can however, still hand select Koi on your behalf if you are unable to join us in Japan.
Latest List of Japanese Koi Breeders in Niigata Area and who are Members of
KHV / SVC tests as stipulated by the Japanese Government and the EU.
www.klassickoi.co.uk /health.htm   (192 words)

  
 kan03204_e   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
A model of growth stage of rice is created using field
investigation data obtained at rice fields of Koshiji-cho in Niigata prefecture.
This model was applied to a satellite image and a growth stage map of rice was created
globe.nagaokaut.ac.jp /yoshisyu/2002/kankyo/e/kan03204_e.htm   (129 words)

  
 RINKO 2004 - The International Nishikigoi Sepecialists Magazine.
The first All Thailand Koi Show -- Part 2 / New challenge of the Koshiji koi farm and the A.O.Aokiya -- The first part / ZNA 32nd Shiga Nishikigoi Show / ZNA 29th Fukui Nishikigoi Show / Mr.
Aiming at becoming an expert in the Kujaku -- The second-generation koi farmer of the Kaneko koi farm in Nagaoko, Niigata / Shoichi Suda Photo Gallery / What Is A Ranchu?
So many men, so many ponds -- Vitality springs out while viewing beloved koi / Beauty of Japan / ZNA Tohoku District 24th Nishikigoi Show / 51st Nagaoka City Nishikigoi Show / 42nd Yamakoshi Nishikigoi Show / Topics -- Mr.
www.snkkoi.com /onlinerinko/main/contents2004.html   (959 words)

  
 Koi.com - Retail Collection: Featured Koi
Boarding Hiroshima Collection Jumbo Tosai Longfin Niigata Collection Online Auction
Photo does not do it justice, it is absolutely breathtaking!
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