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Combat overtourism in other parts of Japan by visiting this central region. Here’s everything you should know before your ...

Echigo, 70, was skeptical ... recalling footage of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. About five minutes later, white waves surged along the coastline from south to north.

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NIIGATA—Five huge sculptures made with rice straw aptly represent the theme of Niigata city’s annual Wara Art Festival: legends of Echigo Province. The event, running at Uwasekigata Koen park ...