Niigata City is the largest city on the coast of the Sea of Japan, and the top rice-producing region in Japan (Koshihikari rice). The Japan Sea Grand Beach (Nihonkai Grand Beach) has a long stretch of sandy shore, while Furumachi Street retains the charm of an old town. The Niigata Prefectural Museum of Art is full of modern appeal. Sado Island (accessible by ferry) is home to the Toki Forest Park and gold mine ruins. The local cuisine is famous for white fish sushi, salt-grilled mackerel pike, oysters, rice crackers, and local sake (shochu). The rice is fragrant, the sake is mellow, and the seafood is fresh.