Itoigawa
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Key facts
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- 38224
- Settlement.name
- Itoigawa
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- ja
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- City
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- Itoigawa Montage.jpg
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- Hisui Kaigan ("Jade Beach" Oya-shirazuLake Takanami & Mt Myojo Charmant Hiuchi Snow Resort
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- Flag of Itoigawa, Niigata.svg
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- Emblem of Itoigawa, Niigata.svg
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- Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture Ja.svg
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- Location of Itoigawa in Niigata
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- Japan
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- Country
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- Japan
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- Region
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- Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) (Hokuriku)
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- Prefecture
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Niigata
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- Geography
- Surrounding municipalities
- Climate
- Demographics
- History
- Oldest known jadeite-using culture
- Government
- Economy
- Education
- Transportation
- Railway
- Highway
- Local attractions
- National Historic Sites
- Notable people from Itoigawa
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==Demographics== Per Japanese census data, the population of Itoigawa has declined steadily over the past 70 years and is now less than it was a century ago.
==History== The area of present-day Itoigawa was part of ancient Echigo Province. Historically, Itoigawa lies at the end of the shio no michi (salt road) that supplied salt from the Sea of Japan to Edo via Shinano Province. During the Edo period, Itoigawa was the castle town for Itoigawa Domain. After the Meiji restoration, with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, Itoigawa became a town within Nishikubiki District, Niigata.