Sanjō, Niigata

Sanjō 三条市
City
Sanjō City Hall
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Location of Sanjō in Niigata
Sanjō
Coordinates: 37°38′12″N 138°57′42″E / 37.63667°N 138.96167°ECoordinates: 37°38′12″N 138°57′42″E / 37.63667°N 138.96167°E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) (Hokuriku)
Prefecture	NIigata
Area
• Total	431.97 km^2 (166.78 sq mi)
Population (June 2016)
• Total	98,492
• Density	228/km^2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Symbols
• Tree	Japanese White Pine, Taxus cuspidata
• Flower	Liliaceae, Iris ensata, Sunflower
• Bird	Chicken (Shiba jidori)
Phone number	0256-34-5511
Address	2-3-1 Asahi-chō, Sanjō-shi, Niigata-ken 955-8686
Website	www.city.sanjo.niigata.jp

Sanjō (三条市 Sanjō-shi) is a city located in central Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. As of 1 June 2016, the city had an estimated population of 98,492 and a population density of 228 persons per km². Its total area was 431.97 square kilometres (166.78 sq mi).

Geography

Sanjō is located in an inland region of north-central Niigata Prefecture. It is about 2 hours from Tokyo via the Jōetsu Shinkansen or 4 hours on the Kan-Etsu Expressway and Hokuriku Expressway. The Shinano River flows through the west of it from south to north and the Igarashi River flows through the centre of the urbanised area.

Surrounding municipalities

• Niigata Prefecture
• Niigata
• Tsubame
• Nagaoka
• Mitsuke
• Uonuma
• Aga, Higashikanbara District
• Gosen
• Kamo
• Fukushima Prefecture
• Tadami, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima

History

The area of present-day Sanjō was part of ancient Echigo Province. The modern town of Sanjō was created with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was raised to city status on January 1, 1934. Heavy rain causes extensive flooding in 1961 and in 2004. On May 1, 2005 the town of Sakae, and the village of Shitada (both from Minamikanbara District) were merged into Sanjō.

Economy

• Snow Peak (camping manufacture) is headquartered in Sanjō

Education

Sanjō has 25 public elementary schools and nine public middle schools. There are four public high schools, and also one special education school.

Politics

• Sanjo mayoral election, 2006

Transportation

Railway

• JR East - Jōetsu Shinkansen
  • Tsubame-Sanjō
• JR East - Shin'etsu Main Line
  • Obiori - Tōkōji - Sanjō - Higashi-Sanjō - Honai
• JR East - Yahiko Line
  • Tsubame-Sanjō - Kita-Sanjō - Higashi-Sanjō

Highway

• Hokuriku Expressway – Sanjo IC
• Japan National Route 8
• Japan National Route 289
• Japan National Route 290
• Japan National Route 403

Sister cities

• Vaughan, Ontario, Canada^[1] (since October 18, 1993)
• Ezhou, China ^[1](since April 28, 1994)

Notable people from Sanjō

• Chihiro Kaneko (baseball player)^[2]
• Tetsuji Morohashi (lexicographer)^[3]
• Shohei Baba (professional wrestler)

References

1. "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 8 December 2015.
2. Chihiro Kaneko
3. Tetsuji Morohashi Museum

External links

• Sanjō City official website (Japanese)
• Sanjō City official website (English)