page_title: Nishikan-ku, Niigata
section_title: Local attractions
hierarchical_section_title: Nishikan-ku, Niigata / Local attractions
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: Echigo Plain seen from Mount Kaguda in Niigata, Japan. Looking ENE. 日本語: 角田山から東北東に越後平野を望む
context_page_description: Nishikan-ku is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. As of 1 June 2016, the ward had an estimated population of 55,963 in 20,369 households and a population density of 320 persons per km². The total area of the ward was 176.55 square kilometres.
context_section_description: Iwamuro Onsen (hot spring) Resort
  Taho Onsen (hot spring)
  Mount Kakuda
  Uwasekigata Lagoon Park
  Maze Sea Circuit
caption: View from Mount Kakuda (center: Uwasekigata Lagoon Park)
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