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]

Location of Echigo Plain

References
  1. 小項目事典,世界大百科事典内言及, 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),精選版 日本国語大辞典,百科事典マイペディア,世界大百科事典 第２版,デジタル大辞泉,ブリタニカ国際大百科事典. "越後平野とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  3. "5分でわかる、「越後平野と関東平野」の映像授業 | 映像授業のTry IT (トライイット)". www.try-it.jp. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  4. "えちごへいや【越後平野】 | え | 辞典". 学研キッズネット (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-24.
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