Niigata Prefecture is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,131,009 and is the fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area at 12,584.18 km2 (4,858.78 sq mi). Niigata Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture to the southwest, Gunma Prefecture to the south, Fukushima Prefecture to the east, and Yamagata Prefecture to the northeast.
Toyosaka was a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. On March 21, 2005, Toyosaka, along with the towns of Kameda, Kosudo and Yokogoshi, the town of Nishikawa, and the villages of Ajikata, Iwamuro, Katahigashi, Nakanokuchi and Tsukigata, was merged into the expanded city of Niigata. As of April 1, 2007, the area is part of Kita-ku ward.
The Hokuriku region was located in the northwestern part of Honshu, the main island of Japan. It lay along the Sea of Japan within the Chūbu region, which it is currently a part of. It is almost equivalent to Koshi Province and Hokurikudō area in pre-modern Japan. Since the Heian period until the Edo period the region was a core recipient of population, the population grew to be much larger proportionately than it is today, despite the rural character. With the growth of urban centers in the 20th century, particularly Tokyo and Chūkyō, the Hokuriku has steadily declined in importance to become relative backwaters. The region is also known for traditional culture that originated from elsewhere that has been long lost along the Taiheiyō Belt.
Kameda was a town located in Nakakanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
The Ban-etsu Expressway is a national expressway in the Tōhoku region of Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.
The Niigata Albirex BB are a professional basketball team based in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan that compete in the first division of the Japanese B.League.
Kentaro Oi is a Japanese football player who plays for Eastern Lions.
Sho Naruoka is a Japanese former football player who last played for Fujieda MYFC.
Niigata University of Health and Welfare is a private university in Niigata, Japan. It was established in 2001.
National Route 289 is an incomplete national highway in Japan that will eventually connect central Niigata with Iwaki, Fukushima with a total length of 275.4 km (171.1 mi).
Niigata Seiro Sports Center (新潟聖籠スポーツセンター) is a sport facility of the Seiro, Niigata. Alias Albillage.
Higashi-Niitsu Station is a railway station in Akiha-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.
The DyDo Drinco Ice Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan. The arena opened in 1984. It has a capacity of 3,500 people. It was the home ice of the now defunct Seibu Prince Rabbits, an Asia League Ice Hockey team.
University of Niigata Prefecture is a public university in Higashi-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 2009 by developing Niigata Women's College into a co-educational four-year college.
Sado Steam Ship Co., Ltd. is a marine transportation company based in Sado, Niigata, Japan, founded as Sado Shosen on February 3, 1913. And, in 1932, this company was established by merging three ferry companies that Sado Shosen, Etsusa Shosen and Niigata Kisen into Sado Kisen as a joint public-private venture for the first time in Japan. On March 31, 2022, a 66.54% of this company's shares are transferred to Michinori Holdings. Now, this company belongs to Michinori Holdings.
Ota City General Gymnasium is an arena in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. It is the home arena of the Earth Friends Tokyo Z of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league.
Yamato Citizens Gymnasium Maebashi is an arena in Maebashi, Gunma, Japan. It is the home arena of the Gunma Crane Thunders of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league.
Koshigaya Municipal General Gymnasium is an arena in Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan. It is the home arena of the Koshigaya Alphas of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league.
Inagi City General Gymnasium is an arena in Inagi, Tokyo, Japan. It is the home arena of the Tokyo Cinq Reves of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league.
City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka is a multi-purpose arena and city hall in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan. It is the home arena of the Niigata Albirex BB of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league.
