Nishigo, Fukushima
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is a village
located in Nishishirakawa District
, Fukushima
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the village has an estimated population
of 19,340 and a density
of 100.56 persons per km². The total area is 192.32 km².
Nishigo has three junior high schools: Nishigo First Jr. High School, Nishigo Second Jr. High School, and Kawatani Jr. High school as well as five elementary schools: Odakura Elementary School, Kumakura Elementary School, Yone Elementary School, Habuto Elementary School, and Kawatani Elementary School.
Nishigo is also one of the smallest towns in Japan to have a Shinkansen
(bullet train) station, located at Shin-Shirakawa (new Shirakawa) on the Tōhoku branch
. This train travels from Tokyo to Sendai with stops at: Tokyo, Ueno, Ōmiya, Oyama, Utsunomiya, Nasushiobara, Shin-Shirakawa, Kōriyama, Fukushima City, and Sendai.
Villages of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....
located in Nishishirakawa District
Nishishirakawa District, Fukushima
is a district located in Fukushima, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 68,450 and a density of 138.39 persons per km². The total area is 494.63 km².-Towns and villages:*Izumizaki*Nakajima*Nishigō*Yabuki-Merger:...
, Fukushima
Fukushima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
, Japan
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the village has an estimated population
Population
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of 19,340 and a density
Population density
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of 100.56 persons per km². The total area is 192.32 km².
Nishigo has three junior high schools: Nishigo First Jr. High School, Nishigo Second Jr. High School, and Kawatani Jr. High school as well as five elementary schools: Odakura Elementary School, Kumakura Elementary School, Yone Elementary School, Habuto Elementary School, and Kawatani Elementary School.
Nishigo is also one of the smallest towns in Japan to have a Shinkansen
Shinkansen
The , also known as THE BULLET TRAIN, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan operated by four Japan Railways Group companies. Starting with the Tōkaidō Shinkansen in 1964, the network has expanded to currently consist of of lines with maximum speeds of , of Mini-shinkansen with a...
(bullet train) station, located at Shin-Shirakawa (new Shirakawa) on the Tōhoku branch
Tohoku Shinkansen
The is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen rail line, connecting Tokyo with Aomori in Aomori Prefecture for a total length of 674 km, Japan's longest Shinkansen line. It runs through the more sparsely populated Tōhoku region of Japan's main island Honshu. It has two spur lines, Yamagata...
. This train travels from Tokyo to Sendai with stops at: Tokyo, Ueno, Ōmiya, Oyama, Utsunomiya, Nasushiobara, Shin-Shirakawa, Kōriyama, Fukushima City, and Sendai.