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niigata is about 300 kilometer nothwest of tokyo, on the side of the sea of japan. people say there are four white beauties in niigata. they are heavy snow(3 meter snows are not rare in mountains), swans(wintering mostly from russia few from north america), delicious rice and good sake(drink).

btw, niigata city is where takahashi rumiko(inuyasha) and obata takeshi(death note) were born.