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Niigata Prefecture

Niigata Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan on the Sea of Japan coast of Honshu, formed after the Meiji Restoration from the old province of Echigo and the island of Sado. Watered by the Shinano, Japan's longest river, it is one of the country's main rice-growing regions. Its capital is Niigata.

Niigata Prefecture
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Nagaoka Domain

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Niigata Prefecture. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/niigata-prefecture
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The Epoch Institute. “Niigata Prefecture.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/niigata-prefecture.
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