Niigata
Niigata Prefecture is located in the center of Japan's main island, Honshu, along the coast of the Sea of Japan. The Asahi mountains, Iide mountains, and Echigo mountains lie to the east, and the Kubiki mountains and Hakuba mountains stretch out to the west. Because of its vast, flat, fertile land in areas such as the Echigo and Takada plains, and the many rivers, including the Shinano River, that flow through them into the Sea of Japan, Niigata forms one of the most important grain producing regions in Japan.

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Location: 37.54°N, 139.02°E
Area: 12,582 km2
Population: 2,480,000
Climate: Hokuriku climate to the south and Tohoku climate to the north of the Agano River.

Koi Fish and Bull Sumo Metal Products
1Koi Fish and Bull Sumo (Ojiya City, Niigata Prefecture)
Ojiya is known as the home of the jewels of the water, nishikigoi, more commonly known as Japanse Koi fish. Visitors can view various types of Koi and see how they are bred. The city is also famous for bull sumo, a traditional and extremely dynamic form of entertainment.		 2Metal Products (Sanjo City, Tsubame City, Niigata Prefecture)
Both Sanjo and Tsubama City, located near the center of Niigata Prefecture, are noted for the production of metal products. The products range from dining and kitchen ware to work tools, and there are many places to see and shop for them in these cities.

The Buddhist Priest, Ryokan Okuaga
3The Buddhist Priest, Ryokan (Tsubame City, Nagaoka City, Izumozaki Town, Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture)
Ryokan was a zen monk highly regarded for his poetry and calligraphy art during the latter part of the Edo period. There are many sites of interest associated with Ryokan in Niigata, including the Gogoan Hut and the Ryokan Memorial Museum.		 4Okuaga (Aga Town, Niigata Prefecture)
The vast natural beauty of the Okuga area is a popular tourist destination and offers attractions such as boat cruises down the Agano River and Lake Tsunogami, as well as traditional events such as the Kitsune no Yomeiri wedding festival.

The Convention City Snow Country
The Convention City (Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture)
Niigata City is widely renowned as an excellent conference location. Opened in May 2003, the Niigata Convention Center, also known as the Toki Messe, is a complex comprised of international conference halls, exhibition halls, hotels, and a museum.		 Snow Country (Yuzawa Town, Niigata Prefecture)
Yuzawa is the setting for Snow Country, a famous novel written by the Nobel Prize winning novelist, Yasunari Kawabata. Visitors can view the room where Kawabata penned his novel as well as a museum dedicated to the novel and its author.

Island of Gold and Toki Niigata Resorts
7Island of Gold and Toki (Sadoga Island, Niigata Prefecture)
There are many places of interest associated with the gold mines that opened on the island during the Edo period, supporting the finances of the Edo shogunate. Sadoga Island is also the only place in Japan where the endangered Toki bird is bred.		 8Niigata Resorts (Tainai City, Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture)
Niigata features a large number of resorts with a variety of attractions. Among them are the Tainai area in Kurokawa and the Atema Highland located in Tokamachi City.
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