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Known as the lake of swans, Hyoko Lake has been designated a national natural treasure.F…

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The Northern Culture Museum is the former residence of a local wealthy farming family. T…

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Mount Yahiko rises 634 metres above the ground – as high as the Tokyo Skytree &nda…

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Takada Park is home to castle ruins and is famous for its gorgeous cherry blossoms. In s…

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Iwamuro Onsen is quiet retreat from Niigata City and a hot spring area with more than 30…

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Located in Tokamachi city, Niigata, the Hoshitoge Rice Terraces are famous for their sce…

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Located in an open coastal area that is constantly refreshed by sea breezes, and with ap…

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Tsukioka Onsen is famed for its rich sulphuric water with one of the highest sulphur con…

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Sasagawa Nagare is an 11-kilometre stretch of coastline near the city of Murakami, with …

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The Watanabe Residence is the former house of one of Niigata’s wealthy merchants a…

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This highland region comprises seven hot springs, including Myoko, Akakura, Ikenotaira, …

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This unique festival features a battle between approximately 300 massive kites, each app…

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This fireworks festival sees the launch of many large spherical fireworks, including the…

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Shibata Castle Ruins Park is located on the site of the historic Shibata Castle. It has …

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Tokamachi Snow Festival was born from the ideas of local people to “befriend the s…

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The Nagaoka Festival Grand Fireworks Show is considered to be one of Japan’s three…

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The Fossa Magna Museum is a museum that tells the story of Japan’s minerals, rocks…

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Fukushimagata Wetlands is a vast nature reserve stretching over 193 hectares. It is home…

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Hakusan Park is a Dutch-style promenade garden neighbouring Hakusan Shrine. This beautif…

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This grand house was built in 1918 as a family villa by Kijuro Saito IV, a scion of the …

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Sado Island is Japan’s second largest island after the island of Okinawa. This lar…

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Sado gold mine was Japan’s largest silver and gold mine in early modern times. The…

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With a history stretching back 2,400 years, the Yahiko Shrine has been worshipped since …

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Murakami City has a long history with salmon, so much so that it is said that the city h…

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The Ichishima Sake Brewery was founded by the Ichishima family, which were one of the la…

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Toki Messe is a convention centre located at the mouth of the Shinano River meeting the …

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The Joetsu Aquarium, known by its nickname of “Umigatari,” was reopened afte…

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Located in Itoigawa, a region famous for its jade, Kotakigawa Jade Gorge is the leading …

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Sasa-dango is Niigata Prefecture’s iconic sweet. It contains lots of mugwort colle…

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This walking tour takes you through the old port town Niigata. Explore the moat town whi…

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The waters of Itoigawa Onsen gush forth from a depth of 1,000m, from the huge Fossa Magn…

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For anyone who likes Japanese sake, this is the place to come if you are visiting Niigat…

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Calm your mind and attain peace in the grounds of this temple surrounded by nature&mdash…

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A “gangi” refers to a traditional veranda or arcade-like construction in fro…

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A beautiful beech forest with many slender trunked trees. It has become known as Bijinba…

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Naena Waterfall has been selected one of Japan’s 100 greatest waterfalls. The forc…

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This hot spring area stands at the gateway to Yahiko Shrine, which is known affectionate…

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This hot spring area is close to Ryotsu Port on Sado Island. The five hot springs of Ryo…

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Mount Hakkai has been worshipped as a spiritual mountain since ancient times. It is the …

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Tsuiki (hammered) copperware, one of Tsubame City’s traditional metalworking produ…