Kanose (鹿瀬町, Kanose-machi) was a town located in Higashikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 2,753 and a population density of 10.68 per km². The total area was 257.69 km².

On April 1, 2005, Kanose, along with the town of Tsugawa, and the villages of Kamikawa and Mikawa (all from Higashikanbara District) were merged to create the town of Aga.[1]

In 1964, a chemical factory in the village released methylmercury into the Agano River and caused Niigata Minamata disease.

References

  1. ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 139. 平成 17 年 4 月 1 日に津川町,鹿瀬町,上川村及び三川村が合併し、阿賀町となった。

37°41′N 139°29′E / 37.683°N 139.483°E / 37.683; 139.483


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