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]
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