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Yahiko Village
Niigata Prefecture · Village
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Yahiko Village prospered as the town in front of Yahiko Shrine, the most important shrine (ichinomiya) of Echigo Province. Mt. Yahiko offers a view over the Echigo Plain and the Sea of Japan, and the village has Yahiko Onsen and Yahiko Park, known for autumn leaves. Yahiko Keirin, a bicycle race run by the village, is the only village-run public race in Japan.
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Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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