Sanjō 三条市
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Location of Sanjō in Niigata
Sanjō
Coordinates: 37°38′N 138°58′E / 37.633°N 138.967°E / 37.633; 138.967Coordinates: 37°38′N 138°58′E / 37.633°N 138.967°E / 37.633; 138.967
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu, Hokuriku
Prefecture	Niigata
Government
- Mayor	Isato Kunasada
Area
- Total	432.01 km2 (166.8 sq mi)
Population (June 1, 2007)
- Total	103,554
- Density	239.70/km2 (620.8/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Japanese White Pine, Taxus cuspidata
- Flower	Liliaceae, Iris ensata, Sunflower
- Bird	Chicken (Shiba jidori)
Phone number	+81-256-34-5511
Address	2-3-1, Asahi-chō, Sanjō-shi, Niigata-ken 955-8686
Website	City of Sanjō

Sanjō (三条市, Sanjō-shi^?) is a city located in central part of Niigata, Japan. The city has a Jōetsu Shinkansen stop at Tsubame-Sanjō (燕三条) Station.

Geography

Sanjō is located in the center of Niigata prefecture. It is about 2 hours from Tokyo by way of the Jōetsu Shinkansen or 4 hours on the Kan-Etsu Expressway and Hokuriku Expressway. The Shinano River flows through the west of it from south to north.

Adjoining communities

From the north, following Sanjō's border counterclockwise:

• Niigata
• Tsubame
• Nagaoka
• Mitsuke
• Uonuma
• Tadami, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima
• Aga, Higashikanbara District
• Gosen
• Kamo

History

• 1828
  • December 18 - Sanjō Earthquake, an earthquake struck the town of Sanjō.
• 1889
  • April 1 - The town of Sanjō, the 30 villages is established.
• 1934
  • January 1 - The city of Sanjō is founded.
• 1963
  • January - A record-breakingheavy snowfall hits Sanjō.
• 1982
  • November 15 - Jōetsu Shinkansen service arrives at Tsubame-Sanjō Station
• 2004
  • July 12 & July 13 - 2004 Niigata-Fukushima floods, a heavy downpour causes extensive flooding in Sanjō.
• 2005
  • May 1 - The city of Sanjō merged with the town of Sakae and the village of Shitada (both from Minamikanbara District).

Sister cities or Town Twinnings

• Vaughan, Ontario (since October 18, 1993)
• Ezhou (since April 28, 1994)

Famous People from Sanjō

• Chihiro Kaneko (baseball player)
• Jun Fujishima (manga artist)
• Kobayashi Haru (goze)
• Kei Endo (illustrator)
• Kenichi Nishiyama (economist)
• Katsumi Takahashi (actor)
• Morohashi Tetsuji (lexicographer)
• Shohei Baba (professional wrestler)
• Suzuki Soroku (Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office)

Business Headquartered in Sanjō

• Snow Peak (Camping Manufacture)

Niigata Prefecture Niigata (capital city) Wards: Kita-ku | Higashi-ku | Chūō-ku | Kōnan-ku | Akiha-ku | Minami-ku | Nishi-ku | Nishikan-ku Cities Agano | Gosen | Itoigawa | Jōetsu | Kamo | Kashiwazaki | Minamiuonuma | Mitsuke | Murakami | Myōkō | Nagaoka | Niigata (capital) | Ojiya | Sado | Sanjō | Shibata | Tainai | Tōkamachi | Tsubame | Uonuma Districts Higashikanbara | Iwafune | Kariwa | Kitakanbara |Minamikanbara | Minamiuonuma | Nakauonuma | Nishikanbara | Santō See also: Towns and villages by district