Minami-Uonuma, Niigata

Minami- Uonuma (Japanese南 鱼 沼 市, - shi) is a city in the interior of the Niigata prefecture on Honshu, the main island of Japan.

Geography

Minami- Uonuma located south of Niigata and Uonuma.

History

The town of Minami- Uonuma was founded on 1 November 2004 from the former municipalities Ruikamachi and Yamata.

Traffic

  • Train: JR Joetsu Shinkansen: Train station Urasa, to Niigata and Tokyo
  • JR Joetsu Line
  • Kanetsu highway
  • National Road 17
  • National roads 253, 291, 353

Education

Twinning

  • Austria Sölden, since 1982

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Niigata Prefecture Uonuma
  • Tokamachi
  • Yuzawa
  • Minakami

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Noriyo Hiroi (* 1976 in what was then Shiozawa ), Japanese alpine skier
  • Misaki Shigeno ( born 1986 ), Japanese ski jumper
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