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.

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.

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

One of Tsukioka's most luxurious inns

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 shrine favored as a place of rest and relaxation by locals

Reproducing the traditional Hatago (inn) with a quaint atmosphere

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

Good-old traditional Shina soba

Shop at the market where locals flock

An historic garden surrounding austere Japanese residential architecture

A luxurious facility that mimics a Noh stage

Enjoy the tasting of sake from breweries in Echigo

A shop known throughout the country for its jarred salmon flakes

A Japanese restaurant popular for its seasonal seafood dishes

The tare katsu cooked wholeheartedly enjoys high popularity

The site of the former mountain castle once considered impregnable

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