Itoigawa

Itoigawa-shi 糸 魚 川 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūbu
Prefecture :	Niigata
Coordinates :	37 ° 2 '  N , 137 ° 52'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 2 '21 "  N , 137 ° 51' 46"  E
Basic data
Surface:	749.24 km²
Residents :	41,325 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	55 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	15216-1
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Lilium japonicum
Flower :	Ume
town hall
Address :	Itoigawa City Hall 1 - 2 - 5 , Ichinomiya Itoigawa -shi Niigata  941-8501
Website URL:	http://www.city.itoigawa.lg.jp/
Itoigawa's location in Niigata Prefecture

Itoigawa ( Japanese 糸 魚 川 市 , - shi ) is a city in Niigata Prefecture in Japan .

geography

Itoigawa is located west of Jōetsu and east of Toyama on the Sea of ​​Japan .

history

A government office

The city of Itoigawa was formed on June 1, 1954 from the former Machi Itoigawa ( 糸 魚 川 町 , -machi ), as well as the Mura Uramoto ( 浦 本村 , -mura ), Shimohayakawa ( 下 早 川村 , -mura ), Kamihayakawa ( 上 早 川村 , -mura ), Yamatogawa ( 大 和 川村 , -mura ), Saikai ( 西海 村 , -mura ), Ōno ( 大 野村 , -mura ), Nechi ( 根 知 村 , -mura ) and Kotaki ( 小 滝 村 , -mura ) des Nishikubiki County established. The village of Imai ( 今井 村 , -mura ) followed on October 1 of the same year . On March 19, 2005, the communities Nou ( 能 生 町 , -machi ) and Oumi ( 青海 町 , -machi ) of the same district were incorporated, which was then dissolved.

Attractions

Oyashirazu

• Oyashirazu ( 親 知 ら ず , dt. " Wisdom tooth ", actually literally "unknown to the parents" - based on the assumption that these teeth only appear when the children have already moved out of the parental home). The scree beach in front of Oyashirazu was a famous site for jadeite pebbles that were washed out of the Renge belt . In the meantime, however, the beach has largely been searched by local jade hunters and tourists, so that hardly any good pieces can be found. In addition to jadeite, the minerals natrolite , omphacite , pectolite , prehnite , xonotlite , zircon and the quartz variety chrysoprase were also found at Oyashirazu . For the minerals Itoigawait and Rengeit , the place is also considered a type locality .
  

traffic

• Street:
  • Hokuriku Highway
  • National road 8
  • National road 148
• Train:
  • JR Hokuriku main line
  • JR Ōito line

Neighboring cities and communities

• Niigata prefecture
  • Myōkō
  • Jōetsu
• Nagano Prefecture
  • Hakuba
  • Otari
• Toyama prefecture
  • Asahi

literature

• Nicholas Sure: My Mother is a Tractor. A Life in Rural Japan . Trafford, 2005, ISBN 978-1-4120-4897-2

Web links

Commons : Itoigawa  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mindat - Oyashirazu site description and mineral list (English)