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Niigata-shi (新潟市, "new lagoon"), located in Niigata prefecture, is a port city in central Japan. The Niigata region is most famous for their rice, rice products, and heavy snowfall.
Niigata-shi (新潟市, "new lagoon"), located in Niigata prefecture, is a port city in central Japan. The Niigata region is most famous for their rice, rice products, and heavy snowfall.
Niigata was one of the original five ports first opened to trade with the US. The city faces the Sea of Japan, with Mount Myoko behind. The geography results in temperate winter weather, like most of Japan, but with unusually intense snowfall.
Residents say the locally produced rice is one of the best things about the area.
WINTER WONDERLAND
WINTER WONDERLAND
Niigata's snowfall is also a major attraction to winter tourists.
While Niigata city itself, due to its lower elevation, doesn't receive as much annual snowfall as the outlying regions of Niigata prefecture, the prefecture receives an average of 217 cm of snow per year (85 inches; more than 7 feet!). Some towns use liquid water to melt snow as even the coldest winter temperatures usually stay above freezing, the low averaging 32.2 degrees Fahrenheit.
Niigata's vibrant metro area has a similar feel to Japan's major cities, but the prefecture is uniquely surrounded by less-developed country. Niigata has a population density of approximately 1,100 per square kilometer, comparatively paling to Chicago's population density of 4,500 per square km.
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