Ishikawa and Niigata Prefecture

Niigata Prefecture is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,131,009 and is the fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area at 12,584.18 km². Niigata Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture to the southwest, Gunma Prefecture to the south, Fukushima Prefecture to …
Niigata Prefecture is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,131,009 and is the fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area at 12,584.18 km². Niigata Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture to the southwest, Gunma Prefecture to the south, Fukushima Prefecture to the east, and Yamagata Prefecture to the northeast.
  • Capital: Niigata
  • Country: Japan
  • Region: Chūbu (Kōshinetsu) (Hokuriku)
  • Island: Honshu
  • Subdivisions: Districts: 9, Municipalities: 30
  • ISO 3166 code: JP-15
  • Bird: Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org