Best around Niigata Spot List

Japan's largest gold mine, which began operating in the Edo Period. You can see mining tunnels and remains of mining from back then.

Take up the challenge of the ski tour in the triple zone ski area with it's excellent quality of snow, long trails and long season.

A vast park crafted on the site of Takada Castle. Known as a great viewing spot for cherry blossoms, the park is embellished with about 4,000 cherry trees in April.

An annual large-scale fireworks festival held on August 2 and 3. The large firework rings brighten up the night sky.

Take some time to relax in the old entertainment quarter

An historic garden surrounding austere Japanese residential architecture

A food market where you can find all kinds of ”tastiness” in Niigata

You can see Japanese crested ibis up close

Learn about the culture of Niigata

Good-old traditional Shina soba

Reproducing the traditional Hatago (inn) with a quaint atmosphere

Special local products such as sake, rice, and koji (aspergillus oryzae) are lined up

A Japanese restaurant popular for its seasonal seafood dishes

A shop known throughout the country for its jarred salmon flakes

Enjoy the tasting of sake from breweries in Echigo

The site of the former mountain castle once considered impregnable

An aquarium where you'll learn from seeing, touching and playing

The tare katsu cooked wholeheartedly enjoys high popularity

An historic shrine favored as a place of rest and relaxation by locals