Tokamachi, Niigata

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Tōkamachi (十日町市; -shi) is a city located in Niigata, Japan.

As of March 31, 2006, the new city has an estimated population of 63,135. The total area of the new city is 589.92 km², including the post-Creation undefined boundary areas.

Tokamachi is home to the Tokamachi Snow Festival, which takes place every February. It is the snow festival with the oldest history in Japan.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjoining communities
2 Municipal timeline
3 Sister cities
- 3.1 Outside Japan
- 3.2 Inside Japan
4 External links

[edit] Geography

[edit] Adjoining communities

Niigata Prefecture
- Nagaoka
- Oshima-ku, Joetsu
- Kashiwazaki
- Ojiya
- Uonuma
- Minamiuonuma
- Kitauonuma District: Kawaguchi
- Nakauonuma District: Tsunan
- Minamiuonuma District: Yuzawa
Nagano Prefecture
- Shimominochi District: Sakae

[edit] Municipal timeline

1954
- On March 31, the city was founded when the towns of Tokamachi, and the villages of Nakajo, Kawaji, and Rokuko merged.
- On December 1, the city absorbed the village of Yoshida from Nakauonuma District.
1955
- On February 1, the city absorbed the village of Shimojo from Nakauonuma District.
1962
- On April 1, the city absorbed the village of Mizusawa from Nakauonuma District.
2004
- On October 23, the city was strucked by the Chuetsu Earthquake. The city suffered some damages from the earthquake.
2005
- On April 1, the city merged with 4 municipalities (2 from Nakauonuma District, 2 from now-defunct Higashikubiki District) to create the new city of Tokamachi.