Myōkō (city)

Myōkō-shi 妙 高市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūbu
Prefecture :	Niigata
Coordinates :	37 ° 2 '  N , 138 ° 15'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 1 '31 "  N , 138 ° 15' 12"  E
Basic data
Surface:	445.52 km²
Residents :	31,116 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	70 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	15217-0
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Notched beech
Flower :	Glaucidium palmatum
town hall
Address :	Myōkō City Hall 5 - 1 , Sakae-chō Myōkō -shi Niigata  944-8686
Website URL:	http://www.city.myoko.niigata.jp
Location Myōkōs in Niigata Prefecture

Myōkō ( Japanese 妙 高市 , - shi ) is a city in Niigata Prefecture in Japan .

geography

Myōkō is south of Jōetsu and north of Nagano .

history

The city of Myōkō was founded on April 1, 2005 from the Shi Arai , the Chō Myōkōkōgen and the Mura Myōkō . The name of the new city comes only indirectly from the village, but refers to the 2,454 m high mountain Myōkō .

traffic

• Street:
  • Jōshinetsu Highway
  • National road 18 : to Takasaki
  • National Road 292
• Railroad:
  • JR Shinetsu main line

Neighboring cities and communities

• Niigata prefecture
  • Itoigawa
  • Jōetsu
• Nagano Prefecture
  • Nagano
  • Iiyama
  • Shinano
  • Otari

Town twinning

• Schruns , Tschagguns (since 2004), originally with the Mura Myōkō
• Zermatt

sons and daughters of the town

• Homare Kishimoto (* 1980), ski jumper
• Reruhi Shimizu (* 1993), ski jumper
• Mie Takeda (* 1976 in what was then Myōkōkōgen), biathlete

Individual evidence

1. ^ Austrian-Japanese relations. Japanese Embassy Austria, archived from the original on December 19, 2012 ; accessed on August 15, 2016 . 

Web links

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