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	ojiya city liblary｜Junzaburo nishiwaki memorial hall
		Born in Ojiya, he continued to publish numerous literary works until the age of 88, when his place of death becomes Ojiya.
		He originally aspired to become an artist, but unable to fulfill this dream, he began to pave his path in the world of literature.
		However, as the fires of war worsen, he fled to his homeland Ojiya, and flourished in Japanese painting, research of Nanga painting (Southern Chinese painting), and indulged in his conception of [Tabibito Kaerazu].
	lib.city.ojiya.niigata.jp /nishiwaki/e_index.html (579 words)

	Ojiya, Niigata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ojiya (小千谷市; -shi) is a city located in Niigata, Japan.
		As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 40,883 and a density of 263.56 persons per km².
		On October 23, 2004, the Chuetsu Earthquake struck Ojiya, causing shaking measured at shindo 6+ and causing fatalities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ojiya (89 words)

	Ojiya, Niigata -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ojiya (小千谷市; -shi) is a (A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts) city located in (additional info and facts about Niigata) Niigata, (A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building) Japan.
		As of 2003, the city has an estimated ((statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn) population of 40,883 and a (The amount per unit size) density of 263.56 persons per (additional info and facts about km²) km².
		On October 23, 2004, the (additional info and facts about Chuetsu Earthquake) Chuetsu Earthquake struck Ojiya, causing shaking measured at (additional info and facts about shindo) shindo 6+ and causing fatalities.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/oj/ojiya,_niigata.htm (144 words)

	Colorado Plateau Field Institute - Current Events
		Two people in Ojiya, a 55-year-old man and another unidentified person, died at a hospital after being hit by falling rocks and other objects, NHK and Kyodo News reported.
		Kyodo News reported a 70-year old woman died of heart failure at a hospital in Ojiya due to the shock of the quake, and a two-month-old baby was also killed.
		Ojiya city official Ei Yoshizawa said the quakes caused windows to shatter, cracks had appeared in walls, and books and files fell from shelves.
	www.cpfieldinstitute.org /k12_event_show.php?event_id=85 (612 words)

	Search: Ojiya - FOX News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		October 23, 2004, the Chuetsu Earthquake struck Ojiya, causing shaking measured at shindo 6+ and causing...
		Ojiya is in Niigata prefecture (state), 160 miles...
		Ojiya Textile Association 1-8-25 Jonai, Ojiya, Niigata Prefecture tel 0258-83-2329...
	search.foxnews.com /_1_4M8TF407J3Z5B__info.foxnws/search/web/Ojiya (357 words)

	Japan Times: Ojiya beleaguered by gasoline shortage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		NIIGATA (Kyodo) Residents of Ojiya, Niigata Prefecture, forced out of their homes by the powerful quakes that hit the prefecture Saturday now have to contend with a gasoline shortage.
		However, most of the city's roughly 20 gas stations have been shut down due to a power outage and the residents are forming long lines at gas stations in neighboring towns and cities.
		A hospital in Ojiya started moving about 200 of its patients whose treatment has become difficult due to the lack of electricity and water, including those on artificial dialysis.
	search.japantimes.co.jp /print/news/nn10-2004/nn20041026a2.htm (619 words)

	Atlanta,Georgia,11Alive,ATLANTA,News,Weather,Doppler,sports,events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ojiya is in Niigata prefecture (state), 160 miles northwest of Tokyo.
		Two others were stuck in a house that had been buried in a landslide in Ojiya, and four were missing in Nagaoka city after two homes collapsed, NHK said.
		Near Ojiya, trees and soil on a hillside sheared away, burying at least five cars and injuring several people, NHK said.
	www.11alive.com /news/usnews_article.aspx?storyid=53689 (625 words)

	Earthquakes Hit Northwestern Japan; at Least 21 Dead
		OJIYA, Japan (AP) -- A strong aftershock hit an earthquake-devastated swath of northern Japan early Monday, jolting tens of thousands of survivors huddled in makeshift emergency shelters after a string of earthquakes killed at least 21 people, flattened homes, toppled bridges and derailed trains.
		Buildings swayed violently in Ojiya, about 260 kilometers (160 miles) northwest of Tokyo, on Monday morning, but no damage or injuries were immediately reported.
		In Ojiya, 14,500 people had taken refuge at 93 different evacuation centers _ mostly school gymnasiums and public halls _ after many had spent the night in their cars, city officials said.
	www.livescience.com /forcesofnature/japan_earthquake_041025.html (963 words)

	Covenant News - Food Ministry Reaches Out to Earthquake Victims
		OJIYA, JAPAN (November 4, 2004) - The Ojiya region in Japan experienced another earthquake today registering 5.2, according to Asia Region Coordinator David Husby in an email message to Covenant News Service.
		Husby was writing to report on a recent trip to earthquake-damaged areas by Jim Peterson, who was part of an eight-member team that visited the area to assess the damage.
		Ojiya was one of the worst hit locations from the recent earthquake and is only about 30 minutes by car from Nagaoka, where we have a Covenant church.
	www.covchurch.org /cov/news/item3950.html (1147 words)

	Japan Times: Hard-hit Ojiya remembers Oct. 23 earthquake victims (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		NIIGATA (Kyodo) About 600 residents of Ojiya, Niigata Prefecture, held a joint memorial service Tuesday for 12 residents who were among the 40 people killed in the Oct. 23 earthquakes.
		The mourners observed a moment of silence to remember the victims, which was followed by a speech by the governor.
		About 730 Ojiya residents were injured in the quakes, which destroyed about 660 houses and buildings there.
	www.japantimes.co.jp /cgi-bin/makeprfy.pl5?nn20041124a1.htm (194 words)

	2004 Chuetsu Earthquake - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As late as November 3, the 39th fatality attributable to the earthquakes occurred as perceptible aftershocks continued.
		The first quake struck the Chuetsu area of Niigata Prefecture, Japan with a reading of 6+ on the Japanese shindo scale at Ojiya, Niigata.
		On the Richter scale, the moment magnitude of the earthquake is estimated at 6.9.
	open-encyclopedia.com /2004_Chuetsu_Earthquake (652 words)

	b-zenjapan - Traditional Crafts of Japan : Niigata Prefecture - Ojiya Pongee
		By the end of the same era, production had increased to such an extent that silk merchants came to do business from places which had their own flourishing weaving industry such as Kyoto and Joshu, the area that now corresponds to present-day Gunma prefecture.
		Ojiya crepe techniques were used to produce a pongee suitable for home use woven from silk yarn reeled from leftover cocoons.
		The existence of this pongee was overshadowed by Ojiya crepe but production of a pongee actually started in earnest at the beginning of Showa (1926-1989).
	www.b-zenjapan.com /crafts/niigata_04.phtml (269 words)

	AsianFanatics Forum -> Japan Earthquakes Kill 5, Injure 500 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ojiya city official Ei Yoshizawa said the quakes shattered windows, cracked walls and knocked books and files from shelves.
		Two people in Ojiya — a 55-year-old man and another unidentified person — died at a hospital after being hit by falling rocks and other objects, NHK and Kyodo News reported.
		Kyodo News reported a 70-year-old woman died of heart failure at a hospital in Ojiya due to the shock of the quake, and a 2-month-old baby was also killed, bringing the death toll to five.
	asianfanatics.net /forum/index.php?showtopic=49326 (1688 words)

	Earthquakes Kill 16, Injure 900 in Japan (phillyBurbs.com) \| Asia
		OJIYA, Japan - A series of powerful earthquakes and aftershocks struck northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least 16 people and reportedly injuring more than 900 as buildings crumbled, a bullet train derailed and roadways were torn apart.
		Two others were stuck in a house buried by a landslide in Ojiya, and four people were missing in Nagaoka city after two homes collapsed, NHK said.
		In Ojiya, 5,290 people took refuge at 50 different evacuation centers, while many more were spending the night in their cars, said city official Mikio Oya.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/90-10242004-388506.html (857 words)

	DVT > Earthquake in Japan kills 21, injures 2000
		OJIYA, Japan (AP) - Tens of thousands of Japanese huddled in emergency shelters Sunday after a series of earthquakes in northern Japan flattened homes, toppled bridges and derailed trains, killing at least 21 people and injuring as many as 2,000.
		Saturday and was centered in Ojiya, 160 miles northwest of Tokyo, the Meteorological Agency said.
		In Ojiya, 14,500 people sought refuge at 93 evacuation centers - mostly school gymnasiums and public halls, city officials said.
	www.downvalleytrash.com /forums/lofiversion/index.php/t25.html (938 words)

	Ojiya, Niigata - Wikimedia Commons
		en: - Ojiya is a city in Niigata prefecture, Japan.
		Ojiya was one of places victimized by Chuetsu Earthquake, October 2004.
		Emergency shelter in Ojiya, Niigata, after the 2004 Chuetsu Earthquake.
	commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Ojiya,_Niigata (70 words)

	Earth Knotwork: tying together everything relating to the concept of Earth and more earth japan ojiya quake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Koide, and a 81-year-old in Ojiya died from a stroke...
		hospital in Ojiya due to the shock of the quake, and a...
		Ojiya, one of the towns hardest hit by Saturday's big tremor, and smoke could be seen in the city of Nagaoka after the latest quake...
	goddess.permahost.com /index/earth/earth-japan-ojiya-quake.htm (1450 words)

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