Location of Kashiwazaki in the Niigata Prefecture.

Kashiwazaki (柏崎市; -shi) is a city located in Niigata, Japan. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 522 pixelsFull resolution (1381 × 901 pixel, file size: 46 KB, MIME type: image/png) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 522 pixelsFull resolution (1381 × 901 pixel, file size: 46 KB, MIME type: image/png) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Niigata Prefecture ) is located on HonshÅ« island on the coast of the Sea of Japan. ... A city ) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ... Niigata Prefecture ) is located on HonshÅ« island on the coast of the Sea of Japan. ...

As of April 1, 2005, the city has an estimated population of 95,409 and the density of 216.57 persons per km². The total area is 440.55 km². is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

Kashiwazaki is host to many cultural events every year, including the Kaze no Jin festival in May, En Ma Ichi in June, DonGALA in July, and Gion, also in July.

The City is also home to the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the largest in the world. The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant , Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPP) is a relatively new nuclear power plant located in the towns of Kashiwazaki and Kariwa in the Niigata Prefecture (coordinates: 37° 25 35 N, 138° 35 40 E). ... A nuclear power station. ...

Municipal Timeline

The city was founded on July 1, 1940. (It will be the fifth city ever created within Niigata Prefecture). is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Niigata Prefecture ) is located on Honshū island on the coast of the Sea of Japan. ...

2007 Earthquake

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A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit off the coast of Kashiwazaki, killing at least 8, and injuring more than 700, causing massive power outages, a tsunami warning, and other disasters. The quake caused a fire at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in an electrical transformer, a leak of water from the spent fuel pool, and a host of other safety related events.^[1] Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... The Chūetsu Offshore Earthquake (Japanese: [1]) was a powerful magnitude 6. ... The Chūetsu Offshore Earthquake (Japanese: [1]) was a powerful magnitude 6. ... The tsunami that struck Malé in the Maldives on December 26, 2004. ... A nuclear power station. ...

Mergers

• November 1, 1968 - The city absorbed the village of Kurohime from Kariwa District.
• May 1, 1971 - The city abosorbed the town of Hōjō from Kariwa District.
• April 1, 1989 - The city absorbed part of the town of Kakizaki from Nakakubiki District.
• May 1, 2005 - The city abosorbed the towns of Nishiyama and Takayanagi both from Kariwa District.

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Famous individuals from Kashiwazaki

• Motoei Shinzawa
• Makoto Ogawa

Self-portrait of Shinzawa. ... Ogawa Makoto Ogawa Makoto is a fifth generation member of Morning Musume. ...

External links

• Kashiwazaki official website in Japanese

Niigata Prefecture
Cities
Agano | Gosen | Itoigawa | Jōetsu | Kamo | Kashiwazaki | Minamiuonuma | Mitsuke | Murakami | Myōkō | Nagaoka | Niigata (capital) | Ojiya | Sado | Sanjō | Shibata | Tainai | Tōkamachi | Tsubame | Uonuma
Districts
Higashikanbara | Iwafune | Kariwa | Kitakanbara | Kitauonuma | Minamikanbara | Minamiuonuma | Nakauonuma | Nishikanbara | Santō
See also: Towns and villages by district edit

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