A Profile of Niigata City
Niigata City is one of the largest cities in Japan. It is the largest city
along the Japan Sea. The city of Niigata lies on about the same latitude
as Tianjin, Lisbon, and San Francisco. Located 250 km north-northwest of
Tokyo, Niigata City is two hours away from the capital by bullet train
on the Joetsu Shinkansen line. Niigata City has a population of 790,000
and an area of 726.45 km². It also has a rich natural environment with many
bodies of water, including the Sea of Japan, the Shinano River, the Agano
River, lagoons and wetlands. The fertile fields of the vast Echigo Plain
produce a multitude of rice-based products and agricultural produce in
addition to making Niigata Japan's number one producer of tulips and various
other flowers.
Niigata City's transportation infrastructure is equipped with an international
airport and harbor, a high-speed bullet train, and a network of highways.
With both a sound commercial base and the largest area of ricefields in all of Japan,
Niigata City's unique characteristics and capabilities combine to make it a distinctly
attractive city.