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is a geographical region of Japan.〔Hashimoto, Mitsuo. (1990). 〕 The area encompasses the old provinces of Shinano and Echigo. Though the name is a combination of those two provinces, the region also contains Sado Island from Sado Province. It is located in the modern-day prefectures of Nagano and Niigata. ==Corporate usage== The name Shin-Etsu is used in the name of related multinational chemical companies.〔Shin-Etsu Chemical, ( company's history ); excerpt, "Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. began with the coming together of Nagano Prefecture's (Shinano-area) water and Niigata Prefecture's (Echigo-area) limestone.... The company's 'Shin' comes from Shinano and 'Etsu' is taken from Echigo."〕 The Shin'etsu Main Line is part of Japan Railways service running from Shinonoi Station in Nagano Prefecture to Niigata Station in Niigata Prefecture,.〔Japan Railways, ( Shinetsu line ); retrieved 2011-07-18〕 In 1926, the Shinetsu Electric Company diversified as Shin'etsu Nitrogenous Fertilizer.〔Molony, Barbara. (1990). 〕 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「Shin'etsu region」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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