Aga, Niigata
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is a town located in Higashikanbara District
Higashikanbara District, Niigata
is a district located in Niigata, Japan.As of March 31, 2006, the district has an estimated population of 15,169 and a density of 15.92 persons per km²...

, Niigata Prefecture
Niigata Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata. The name "Niigata" literally means "new lagoon".- History :...

, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. It has an area of 952.88 km² and a population of 13,865 as of April 1, 2008. Covering 6.8% in area of the entire prefecture, Aga is the second largest municipality in Niigata after Jōetsu
Joetsu, Niigata
is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.As of June 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 205,521, with 72,982 households and a population density of 211.15 persons per km². The total area is 973.32 km²....

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The town was established on April 1, 2005 in a merger of Kamikawa
Kamikawa, Niigata
was a village located in Higashikanbara District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 3,216 and a density of 8.91 persons per km². The total area was 361.13 km²....

, Kanose
Kanose, Niigata
was a town located in Higashikanbara District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 2,753 and a density of 10.68 persons per km²...

, Mikawa
Mikawa, Niigata
Mikawa was a village located in Higashikanbara District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 4,116 and a density of 16.47 persons per km². The total area was 249.87 km²....

, and Tsugawa
Tsugawa, Niigata
Tsugawa was a town located in Higashikanbara District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,000 and a density of 59.39 persons per km². The total area was 84.19 km²....

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  • Niigata Prefecture
    Niigata Prefecture
    is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata. The name "Niigata" literally means "new lagoon".- History :...

    • Shibata
      Shibata, Niigata
      is a city located in Niigata, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 103,101 and the density of 194 persons per km². The total area is 532.82 km².The city was founded on January 1, 1947....

    • Agano
      Agano, Niigata
      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:...

    • Gosen
      Gosen, Niigata
      is a city located in Niigata, Japan.As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 56,965 and a density of 382.89 persons per km². The total area is 351.87 km².The city was founded on November 3, 1954...

    • Sanjō
      Sanjo, Niigata
      is a city located in central part of Niigata, Japan. The city has a Jōetsu Shinkansen stop at Tsubame-Sanjō Station.- Geography :Sanjō is located in the center of Niigata prefecture. It is about 2 hours from Tokyo by way of the Jōetsu Shinkansen or 4 hours on the Kan-Etsu Expressway and Hokuriku...

  • Fukushima Prefecture
    Fukushima Prefecture
    is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....

    • Kitakata
      Kitakata, Fukushima
      is a city located in Fukushima, in northern Honshū, Japan. Kitakata was once written '北方', which meant 'northern place'.As of May 2011, the city had an estimated population of 51,955. The total area is 554.67km².The city was founded on March 31, 1954....

    • Tadami
      Tadami, Fukushima
      is a town located in Minamiaizu District, Fukushima, Japan. It is famous locally for its own Snow Festival, where huge sculptures and replicas of monuments are cut out of Tadami's abundant snow....

    • Nishiaizu
      Nishiaizu, Fukushima
      is a town located in Yama District, Fukushima, Japan. It is known as the "front door" to the Iide Mountains.The town was founded in 1954 through a merger of smaller villages. In 2006, Nishiaizu residents decided to decline a merger with the city of Kitakata....

    • Kaneyama
      Kaneyama, Fukushima
      is a town located in Ōnuma District, Fukushima, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 2,952 and a density of 10.04 persons per km². The total area is 293.97 km²....


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