Kashiwazaki

Kashiwazaki is a city placed in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of February 28, 2019, the metropolis had an envisioned populace of 83,944 in 34,839 households, and a populace density of 195 people in keeping with km². The total region of the city changed into 442.03 square kilometres. The area of gift-day Kashiwazaki was a part of historical Echigo Province and advanced as a post station at the Hokuriku-doohighway.

Under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo length Japan, components of what's now Kashiwazaki were underneath the control of Shiiya Domain, a minor fudai feudal domain ruled with the aid of a junior department of the Hori extended family, whilst other elements had been tenryo territory beneath direct manipulate of the shogunate, or were exclaves of Kuwana Domain Ise Province, Kaminoyama Domain Mutsu Province, Nagaoka Domain Echigo Province or Yoita Domain Echigo Province.

Pre-contemporary Kashiwazaki changed into placed inside the holdings of Kuwana Domain. Kashiwazaki has historically been a middle for business fishing, equipment, glassware and lumber processing. The city is home to the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear energy plant, the largest nuclear generating station within the international by way of net electric energy score.