Niigata(新潟市,Niigata-shi) is the capitalcity ofNiigata Prefecture,Japan. It became a free portfollowing theMeiji Restoration, and today is the largest city along theSea of Japan coast, facingSado Island. Population is about 820 000 people.
HistoryNiigata was one of the four cities besidesHiroshima,Kokura, andNagasakipicked for theatomic bomb drop if Japan did not surrender duringWorld
War II. Niigata was ultimately discounted as a target for the bomb due to its distance from the American forces and its unreliable weather. Kokura was the original target for the second bomb and not Niigata as sometimes believed.
The city suffered from several cases of Minamata disease in the1960s.
TheBig Swan Stadium hosted three games during the2002 FIFA World Cup.
After three successful mergers during the four year period (2001-October 2005), Niigata is ready to become a designated city some where around April 1,2007.
Transportation
Railroad
East Japan Railway Company runs some stations in the Niigata urban area. The Joetsu Shinkansen, which terminates at Niigata Station, provides daily service to Tokyo. There also run Shin'etsu Line,Hakushin Line,Echigo Line,Uetsu Line, andBan'etsu West Line through the city.
Trains on these local lines come every 20 minutes in the daytime; slightly more often in the morning and in the evening. Those who use these trains usually caught in a heavy rush every day, though.
Niigata Kotsu Dentetsu Line and Kambara Dentetsu trains used to run through the city until later 1990's. However, They no longer exist.
The largest station in Niigata city is Niigata Station. It is placed at the center of Niigata urban area. The estimated number of passengers who take trains at Niigata station is no less than 37,000 every day. Joetsu Shinkansen, Hakushin Line, Shin'etsu Line and Echigo Line are available there. The destinations served there are: Tokyo, Kanazawa, Toyama, Aomori, Akita and Sakata. There many local trains are also available, so Niigata Station will be found a little larger than it is usually thought to be.
Airport
Niigata Airport is placed about 15km north of central Niigata. It handles some international destinations as well as many domestic ones. The domesticdestinations available there are:
Osaka(8
times a day),
Sapporo(twice a day),Fukuoka(twice a day),Okinawa(once a day),
Kobe(3 times a day),Nagoya(7 times a day) andSadoIsland(3 times a day).
Niigata airport is well known as the entrance airport of Japan from far east. Additionaly, Nigata airport handles most of the scheduled passenger flights destinationg Russia from Japan. The international destinations available there are:Khabarovsk(twice a week), Vladivostok(twice a week), Harbin(4 times a week), Seoul (daily), Shanghai(3 times a week) and Guam(twice a week).
Famous people from NiigataImmagini
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