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The Jōetsu region (上越地方, Jōetsu-chihō) is the southwestern part of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The main city is Jōetsu. The other parts of Niigata Prefecture are Chūetsu region (ja), Kaetsu region (ja), and Sado region (ja).[1]
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Jōetsu region
上越地方 | |
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Region within Niigata prefecture | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Chūbu (Hokuriku) |
Prefecture | Niigata Prefecture |
Island | Honshu |
Municipalities | |
Area | |
• Total | 2,165.68 km2 (836.17 sq mi) |
Population (August 1, 2020) | |
• Total | 259,288 |
• Density | 119.7/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
The Jōetsu region faces the Sea of Japan to the north and is surrounded by mountains on the other three sides (East: Yoneyama, South: Mt. Myōkō, West: Oyashirazu (Hida Mountains)). As trunk lines, Hokuriku Expressway and National Route 8 run in an east-west direction, while Jōshin-etsu Expressway and National Route 18 run to south in the direction of Kantō region. The Jōetsu region is sometimes called the Kubiki region (頸城地方, Kubiki-chihō) locally because the region roughly corresponds to the former Kubiki District (ja. see also Higashikubiki District, Nakakubiki District, and Nishikubiki District).
Geographically, much of the Joetsu region is closer to the cities of Nagano and Toyama, the capital of the neighboring prefectures, than to Niigata, the capital of Niigata prefecture. In the Sengoku period, the region was the home of the Jōdo Shinshū and the Uesugi clan, and in the Edo period, the region was along the Hokurikudō and the Zenkō-ji Kaidō. Because of such location and histories, There are many exchanges with the Hokushin region (northern part of Nagano Prefecture), facing each other at Mt. Myōkō, and with Toyama Prefecture, facing each other at Oyashirazu (ja). The connection with the Hokushin region (ja) is especially strong.
Many ski resorts are located in the region such as the Myōkō plateau, like the Hokushin and the Chūetsu regions.