Nutari

Nutari was a port town on the river mouths of Echigo, shipping rice from the domains of the Shinano and Agano river systems. In the early Edo period it belonged to Shibata domain, while nearby Niigata was a port of Nagaoka. Shifting channels forced both towns to move; Nutari relocated in 1684 to a site across the Shinano from its rival. Their disputes over ships and river land eventually favored Niigata, and Nutari lost ground as a port.