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Niigata
8 events
Prehistoric
Middle Jomon period
Flame-style pottery appears in Middle Jomon Nagaoka
Medieval
1221
Retired Emperor Juntoku is exiled to Sado
Sengoku
Late 16th century
Kasugayama Castle serves as the stronghold of Uesugi Kenshin
Early modern
early 17th–19th centuries
Gold and silver production expands on Sado under Tokugawa rule
Edo period
Niigata port participates in Kitamaebune trade
Modern
1868
The Hokuetsu War reaches Nagaoka
Contemporary
1964
The Niigata Earthquake strikes
2024
Sado Island Gold Mines enter the World Heritage List
Nearby
Yamagata
Fukushima
Gunma
Nagano
Toyama