Kashiwazaki [city] - Kashiwazaki

Japanese: 柏崎[市] - かしわざき

A city in central Niigata Prefecture facing the Sea of Japan. It was incorporated as a city in 1940. The central city, located in the Kashiwazaki Plain (Kariwa Plain), was a former post town on the Hokuriku Kaido highway, and prospered through the transport of gold from Sado and peddling of crepe cloth. From the mid-Meiji period until recently, Nishiyama oil fields were a major source of activity. In 1971, Kashiwazaki Port was opened as an international trade port, and in 1985, the first nuclear power plant began operation, and the Tajiri Industrial Park was completed. Machinery, metal, and glass industries are thriving. The Shinetsu Main Line runs through the city, and the Echigo Line branches off here. The Hokuriku Expressway runs through the city. The plains are a major producer of Kariwa rice. At the southwestern end is Yoneyama, famous for the folk song Sankaibushi, and in the south, where the Higashikubiki Hills spread out, is the scenic Jōkan-en Garden. In 1971, Kitajo Town, Kariwa County, was incorporated. In May 2005, Nishiyama Town, Kariwa County, and Takayanagi Town, Higashikubiki County, were incorporated. Area: 442.03 ^km2 . Population: 91,451 (2010).

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Japanese:

新潟県中部，日本海に面する市。1940年市制。中央の柏崎平野（刈羽(かりわ)平野）にある中心市街は北陸街道の旧宿場町で，佐渡の金輸送や縮布行商で繁栄。明治中頃から最近まで西山油田で活気を呈した。1971年柏崎港が国際貿易港として開港，1985年原子力発電所１号機が運転開始，田尻工業団地が完成した。機械・金属・ガラス工業が盛んである。信越本線が通じ越後線が分岐。北陸自動車道が通じる。平野は刈羽米の大産地。南西端に民謡《三階節》で有名な米山(よねやま)，東頸城(ひがしくびき)丘陵が広がる南部には名勝の貞観園がある。1971年刈羽郡北条(きたじょう)町を編入。2005年５月刈羽郡西山町，東頸城郡高柳町を編入。442.03km²。９万1451人（2010）。

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