Best around Niigata Spot List

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.

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

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

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.

The tare katsu cooked wholeheartedly enjoys high popularity

A luxurious facility that mimics a Noh stage

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

Shop at the market where locals flock

The site of the former mountain castle once considered impregnable

A shop known throughout the country for its jarred salmon flakes

A Japanese restaurant popular for its seasonal seafood dishes

Enjoy the tasting of sake from breweries in Echigo

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

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

The only inn in the area where you can feel an atmosphere of tradition and relax by soaking in a bath surrounded by the grand nature

An historic garden surrounding austere Japanese residential architecture

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

Learn about the culture of Niigata

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