Best around Niigata Spot List

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

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.

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.

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

A luxurious facility that mimics a Noh stage

Shop at the market where locals flock

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

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

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

One of Tsukioka's most luxurious inns

A symbolic bridge crossing the Shinano River

A shop known throughout the country for its jarred salmon flakes

Soak in the therapeutic spring waters of the private spring at the sister ryokan, Yumeya

An historic garden surrounding austere Japanese residential architecture

Learn about the culture of Niigata

Good-old traditional Shina soba

The tare katsu cooked wholeheartedly enjoys high popularity

Take some time to relax in the old entertainment quarter

A Japanese restaurant popular for its seasonal seafood dishes