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Literally meaning "northern continent," Hokuriku is a region in northern Japan, on the coast of the Sea of Japan, consisting of Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, and Fukui prefectures. The name Hokuriku was first used to refer to the Hokuriku Road, a road from Japan's feudal period that connected Kyoto to Akita, passing through the fiefs of Wakasa, Echizen, Kaga, Ecchu, and Echigo.

The Hokuriku region is now connected to the Kinki region by the JR Hokuriku Line, and to the Kanto by the Hokuriku Shinkansen.

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