Echigo Plain

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The Echigo Plain is Japan's largest rice-producing area. Its vast landscape changes with the seasons, from lush green paddies to golden harvests and winter snow, producing the world-famous Koshihikari rice from fertile land and pure snowmelt.

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【NIIGATA-SORADORI】越後平野　恵の地の夕景　新潟市

Niigata Prefectural Tourism Association

Echigo Plain

Address: Kakurodzu, Akiha-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata
Website: https://www.nvcb.or.jp/
Operator: Niigata City Convention & Visitors Bureau

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