Hello..

I'm a Swedish man, going to Japan for the first time in October. Becuse of
different reasons, I wanted to go to Niigata prefecture. But I got no
information about the place.. I bought one guide book, 350+ pages, but
Niigata wasn't mentioned at all (just a litte note about Sado Island). I
wonder, can anyone tell me something about the Niigata area ?? OK, the main
reason I want to go there is, I played a video game called "Nobunagas
Ambition" and the "Kenshin Uesugi" character intereted me alot.  I have no
friends there or know nothing about it. Except maybe, I heard they are
famous for their rice and sak