X-Nico

unusual facts about Niigata Prefecture



Echigo Line

The line's name is taken from the name of the ancient Echigo Province, which corresponds to most of modern-day Niigata Prefecture.

Hokuriku Bank

In addition to the Hokuriku region, the bank has branches in Kyoto, Osaka, Niigata, Nagano, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Gifu, Aichi, and Hokkaidō.

Niigata Comic Market

Literary coterie magazine spot sale association held in Niigata Prefecture Nagaoka City.

Rolling blackout

This is because about 40 percent of the electricity used in the greater Tokyo area is supplied by nuclear power plants in the Niigata and Fukushima prefectures.


see also

Jōetsu

Jōetsu region, a geographical region in Niigata Prefecture or in the old provinces of Kōzuke and Echigo

Miya River

Agano River, a river which flows from Fukushima Prefecture to Niigata Prefecture that is often called the "Miya River"

Ogata Station

Ōgata Station, train station in Higashi-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Sasagawa

Ayana Sasagawa (born 1983), Japanese voice actress, born in Niigata Prefecture, Japan