Musical groups from Niigata Prefecture

NGT48 (pronounced "N.G.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese girl group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. NGT48 is named after Niigata City of Niigata Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at the NGT48 Theater which is located in the fourth floor of the LoveLa2 shopping mall in Niigata City.

Japanese taiko drumming troupe (1981-)

Japanese visual kei rock band

is a female idol music group created in July 2003. It is composed today of three members: Nao, Megu and Kaede. The group is from Niigata, Japan, and was created for the promotion of the local green onion (Allium fistulosum): the word means "green onion" in Japanese. "Negicco" thus means "The green onion girls". The group is produced by Negi-pro Agency, and is signed to the T-Palette Records label. The single "Tokimeki no Headliner" number 20 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart in November 2013 and Hikari no Spur reached the fifth place.