, literally meaning "Old Town", is the name of a
central business district in
Niigata City may refer to:
* Niigata Prefecture, Japan
**Niigata (city), the capital of the prefecture
* Albirex Niigata, the city's professional football club
* Niigata Transys, a Japanese railway vehicle manufacturer
* Niigata Stadium, an athletic stadium in ...
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Niigata Prefecture
is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,227,496 (1 July 2019) and is the fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area at . Niigata Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture and ...
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Japan. The district is centered on Furumachi-dori street and extends north to Honcho-dori street and south to Nishibori-dori street. Furumachi is located north of the
Bandai Bridge
The is a bridge crossing the Shinano River in Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan via National Route 7. The current bridge was constructed in 1929, and was designated as a nationally Important Cultural Property in July 2004.
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Shinano River
The , known as the in its upper reaches, is the longest and widest river in Japan and the third largest by basin area (behind the Tone River and Ishikari River). It is located in northeastern Honshu, rising in the Japanese Alps and flowing ...
, and is one of two major commercial areas of Niigata City, the other being Bandai City north of the river.
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Niigata (city)