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The is located in the northwestern part of Honshu, the main island of Japan. It lies along the Sea of Japan within the Chūbu region.〔Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chūbu" in .〕 It is almost equivalent to Koshi Province and Hokurikudō area in pre-modern Japan. The Hokuriku region includes the four prefectures of Ishikawa, Fukui, Niigata and Toyama,〔Nussbaum, "Hokuriku" at .〕 although Niigata is sometimes included in one of the following regions: * : includes Niigata and Nagano prefectures * : includes Niigata, Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures * : includes both the Hokuriku and Shin'etsu regions ==Major cities== The major population centers of Hokuriku are: * Niigata (designated city) * Kanazawa, Toyama (core cities) * Fukui, Jōetsu, Nagaoka (special cities) Of these, Niigata is the largest with a population of over 800,000. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hokuriku region」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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