Echigo Plain

Echigo Plain (Japanese: 越後平野) or Niigata Plain (Japanese: 新潟平野) is an alluvial plain that extends from central to northern Niigata Prefecture in Japan.

[1] The area of the plain is approximately 2000km2.

[2] It is the largest rice-growing area in Japan.

[3] The plain was formed by the Agano and Shinano rivers.

[4][5] This Niigata Prefecture location article is a stub.