Kakizaki [town] - Kakizaki

Japanese: 柿崎[町] - かきざき

An old town in Nakakubiki District, Niigata Prefecture, facing the Sea of Japan and occupying the northern part of the Takada Plain. The city center developed as a post town on the Hokkoku Kaido road, and is served by the Shinetsu Main Line and Hokuriku Expressway. The town produces rice, and peaches, watermelons, and tulips are cultivated in the sand dunes. Yoneyama is located on the border with Kashiwazaki City. In January 2005, it was incorporated into Joetsu City along with Yasuzuka Town, Urakawara Village, Oshima Village, and Maki Village in Higashikubiki District, Ogata Town, Yoshikawa Town, Itakura Town, Kiyosato Village, Kubiki Village, Nakago Village, and Miwa Village in Nakakubiki District, and Nadachi Town in Nishikubiki District. ^{85.39 km2} . Population 12,066 (2003).

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Japanese:

新潟県中頸城(なかくびき)郡，日本海に面し高田平野北部を占める旧町。中心市街は北国街道の宿場町として発達，信越本線，北陸自動車道が通じる。米を産し，砂丘ではモモ，スイカ，チューリップを栽培。柏崎市との境に米山(よねやま)がある。2005年１月東頸城郡安塚町，浦川原村，大島村，牧村，中頸城郡大潟町，吉川町，板倉町，清里村，頸城村，中郷村，三和村，西頸城郡名立町と上越市へ編入。85.39km²。１万2066人（2003）。

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