is a city located in 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

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. As of April 1, 2011, it has an area of 192.72 km² and a population of 46,056 with 13,794 household

Household

The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....

s, and a population density

Population density

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 of 239.00 persons per km².

History

The city was established on April 1, 2004 in a merger of the towns of Suibara and Yasuda, and the villages of Kyōgase and Sasakami from Kitakanbara District

Kitakanbara District, Niigata

is a district located in Niigata, Japan. As of April 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 13,528. The total area is 37.99 km². The district has one town: Seirō.- History :...

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Agano was the namesake for the Agano

Japanese cruiser Agano

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and Agano class, a light cruiser and its class of the Imperial Japanese Navy

Imperial Japanese Navy

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 during World War II

World War II

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National routes

• Japan National Route 49
  Japan National Route 49
  National Route 49 is a national highway of Japan connecting Iwaki, Fukushima and Chūō-ku, Niigata in Japan, with a total length of 246.4 km .-Route Data:*Length: 246.4 km *Origin: Iwaki, Fukushima...
  
  
• Japan National Route 290
• Japan National Route 459
• Japan National Route 460

Railways

• Uetsu Main Line
  Uetsu Main Line
  The is a railway in the Tōhoku and Chūbu regions of Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company system, it connects Niitsu Station in the city of Niigata and Akita Station in Akita...
  
  , East Japan Railway Company
  East Japan Railway Company
  is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
  
  
  • Kyōgase Station
    Kyogase Station
    is a JR East railway station located in Agano, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
    
    
  • Suibara Station
    Suibara Station
    is a JR East railway station located in Agano, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
    
    
  • Kamiyama Station
    Kamiyama Station
    is a JR East railway station located in Agano, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
    
    

Tourism

• Lake Hyōko
  Lake Hyōko
  is a 281ha. reservoir area in city of Agano, Niigata, Japan.On Octobar 30 2008 it was registered as one of the Ramsar sites.- Bird :* Whooper Swan * Tundra Swan 　* Northern Pintail...
  
   (Ramsar sites
  Ramsar Convention
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• Mount Gozu

Food

: mochi balls filled with red bean paste

Red bean paste

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, seasoned with mugwort

Artemisia vulgaris

Artemisia vulgaris is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which have common names that include the word mugwort. This species is also occasionally known as Felon Herb, Chrysanthemum Weed, Wild Wormwood, Old uncle Henry, Sailor's Tobacco, Naughty Man, Old Man or St...

 and wrapped in bamboo

Bamboo

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 leaves.: steamed bread flavored with brown sugar

Brown sugar

Brown sugar is a sucrose sugar product with a distinctive brown color due to the presence of molasses. It is either an unrefined or partially refined soft sugar consisting of sugar crystals with some residual molasses content, or it is produced by the addition of molasses to refined white...

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External links

• Agano official website