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.

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.

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

Shop at the market where locals flock

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

Learn about the culture of Niigata

Reproducing the traditional Hatago (inn) with a quaint atmosphere

A luxurious facility that mimics a Noh stage

A Japanese restaurant popular for its seasonal seafood dishes

A shop known throughout the country for its jarred salmon flakes

A symbolic bridge crossing the Shinano River

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

Take some time to relax in the old entertainment quarter

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

The site of the former mountain castle once considered impregnable

A Dutch-style garden surrounding a pond, located next to the Niigata Hakusan-jinja Shrine

One of Tsukioka's most luxurious inns