Kanose, Niigata
Kanose 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 were merged to create the town of Aga.
In 1964, a chemical factory in the village released methylmercury into the Agano River and caused Niigata Minamata disease.
