Place:Myokokogen, Nakakubiki, Niigata, Japan

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NameMyokokogen
Alt namesMyōkōkōgensource: Wikipedia
Myōkō-kōgensource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeTown
Coordinates36.867°N 138.2°E
Located inNakakubiki, Niigata, Japan
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was a town in Nakakubiki District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

In 1916, Myōkō Kōgen became nationally famous when it came first in a vote taken to find the most popular summer resort in Japan.

The area is dominated by 'Hokushingogaku' - a series of five mountains (Madarao, Myōkō, Kurohime, Togakushi and Iizuna) that make up the border of Nagano and Niigata prefectures. Mt. Myoko 妙高山 is listed as one of the hundred most famous mountains in Japan with its summit recorded as 2,454 meters above sea level.

, the town had an estimated population of 6,234 and a population density of 48.49 persons per km². The total area was 128.57 km².

On April 1, 2005, Myōkōkōgen, along with the former village of Myōkō (also from Nakakubiki District), was merged into the expanded city of Arai. Arai changed its name to Myōkō City at the same time.

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