Noto Railway
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Noto Peninsula
thumb|right|240px|Landsat image with high-resolution data from Space Shuttle.Noto Peninsula is a peninsula that projects north into the Sea of Japan from the coast of Ishikawa prefecture in central Honshū, the main island of Japan...
in Ishikawa Prefecture
Ishikawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is Kanazawa.- History :Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.- Geography :Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Noto Railway is a third sector company, which means (in Japanese sense) a corporation jointly funded by private entities and local governments. Noto Railway's major shareholders are Ishikawa Prefecture
Ishikawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is Kanazawa.- History :Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.- Geography :Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast...
(33.6% ownership), Hokkoku Bank
Hokkoku Bank
is a Japanese bank that is headquartered in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan. The term “Hokkoku” refers to a greater region in Japan that is more commonly known as Hokuriku, and encompasses Fukui, Ishikawa, and Toyama prefectures...
(5.0%), town of Noto
Noto, Ishikawa
Noto was a town located in Fugeshi District, Ishikawa, Japan.On March 1, 2005 Noto was merged with the village of Yanagida, both from Fugeshi District, and the town of Uchiura, from Suzu District, to form the new town of Noto, in the newly-created Hōsu District, Ishikawa and no longer exists as...
(4.2%), Hokuriku Bank
Hokuriku Bank
is a Japanese bank headquartered in Toyama, Toyama; Hokoriku refers to a greater region in Japan that encompasses Fukui, Ishikawa, and Toyoma prefectures. In addition to the Hokuriku region, the bank has branches in Kyoto, Osaka, Niigata, Nagano, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Gifu, Aichi, and Hokkaidō...
(4.2%), and others.
It presently operates a part of the Nanao Line and previously operated the Noto Line
Noto Railway Noto Line
The was a Japanese railway line of Noto Railway in Ishikawa Prefecture, between Anamizu Station in Anamizu, Hōsu District and Takojima Station in Suzu...
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