What is Kanose, Niigata?
{{nihongo|'''Kanose'''|鹿瀬町|Kanose-machi}} was a [[towns of Japan|town]] in the [[Higashikanbara District, Niigata|Higashikanbara District]], [[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]], [[Japan]]. In 2003, 2,753 people lived in the town. The total area was 257.69 km². The [[population density]] was 10.68 persons per km². In April 2005, Kanose joined three neighboring villages and the four villages became the town of [[Aga, Niigata|Aga]]. In 1964, a chemical factory in the village released [[methyl mercury]] into the [[Agano River]] and caused the [[Niigata Minamata disease]]. {{coord|37|41|N|139|29|E|region:JP_type:city|display=title}} [[Category:Settlements in Niigata Prefecture]] {{multistub|Geo|Japan}}