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

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

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Sekijyosan Saifukuji Temple was opened in 1534. It attracts so many people thanks to scu…

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

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

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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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Besides rice production, Niigata Prefecture’s abundant snowmelt also makes the reg…

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It is said that gold nuggets have been collected in this area since the Heian period (79…

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

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

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The tarai bune is one of Sado’s most famous sights. Originally used as washtubs, t…

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The Wara Art Festival is held every year from summer through autumn. Young people from t…

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

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Kodo, an internationally active taiko performing arts ensemble based in Sado, has develo…

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Itoigawa Geopark was the first of its kind in Japan to be designated as a UNESCO Global …

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

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The Niigata Prefectural Museum is intended as a place for visitors to learn comprehensiv…

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

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The Sado Gold Mine was the largest gold and silver mine in Japan. It has a 400-year heri…

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

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

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How about enjoying a night cruise on Lake Kamo, near the Ryotsu Port Sado Kisen steamshi…

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Tsubame City is famous as a city of manufacturing that is home to highly advanced and di…

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

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Onogame is a giant, turtle-shaped monolith standing 167 metres above ground level plungi…

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

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

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

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A theme park directly operated by Kuriyamabeika Co., Ltd. (Befco), the maker of the well…

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A hot spring area on the west coast of Sado Island. Right before you stand Meoto-iwa (hu…

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

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This hot spring area is blessed with two spring sources. One features brownish water tha…

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Nishikigoi, or vari-coloured carp are known as “swimming jewels,” with their…

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