信しん越えつ

noun

Shin'etsu region; Nagano and Niigata area

Refers to the combined area of Nagano (信濃) and Niigata (越後) prefectures, on the Japan Sea side west of Tokyo.

• 信しん越えつ地ち方ほうは冬ふゆに雪ゆきが多おおい。

  The Shin'etsu region gets a lot of snow in winter.