Nishi-ku, Niigata
…by the Sea of Japan to the north. The Shinano River flow through the ward. Niigata Prefecture Chūō-ku, Niigata Kōnan-ku, Niigata Minami-ku, Niigata Nishikan-ku, Niigata The area of present-day Nishi-ku was part of ancient Echigo Province. The village of Kurosaki (黒埼) was founded on November 1, 1901, by the merger of…