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.

Learn about the culture of Niigata

A luxurious facility that mimics a Noh stage

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

The site of the former mountain castle once considered impregnable

Reproducing the traditional Hatago (inn) with a quaint atmosphere

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

You can see Japanese crested ibis up close

A symbolic bridge crossing the Shinano River

Take some time to relax in the old entertainment quarter

A Japanese restaurant popular for its seasonal seafood dishes

An historic garden surrounding austere Japanese residential architecture

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

The tare katsu cooked wholeheartedly enjoys high popularity

Good-old traditional Shina soba

It is 5km or 10 minutes by taxi from Myoko-kogen station of Echigo train! Dynamic slopes lay over Mt. Myoko.