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.
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.
You can see Japanese crested ibis up close
The site of the former mountain castle once considered impregnable
Reproducing the traditional Hatago (inn) with a quaint atmosphere
A shop known throughout the country for its jarred salmon flakes
One of Tsukioka's most luxurious inns
Enjoy the tasting of sake from breweries in Echigo
The tare katsu cooked wholeheartedly enjoys high popularity
Special local products such as sake, rice, and koji (aspergillus oryzae) are lined up
Learn about the culture of Niigata
A luxurious facility that mimics a Noh stage
Shop at the market where locals flock
Soak in the therapeutic spring waters of the private spring at the sister ryokan, Yumeya
An historic garden surrounding austere Japanese residential architecture
Good-old traditional Shina soba
An aquarium where you'll learn from seeing, touching and playing