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Kugami Roadside Station

3.5

17 Reviews

Transportation

Nigata Pref. Tsubameshi Kugami 5866-1

Kugami Roadside Station sits on the Niigata Prefectural Route 2 in Kugami, Tsubame City, Niigata Prefecture. It not only has information on the roads and surrounding area but also serves as a base for tourism in the area. At the restaurant which serves light meals such as soba and udon, cooking events are held using local buckwheat flour and rice flour. There is also a souvenir shop, a free foot bath and a play park for children, making it an ideal place to use for a quick shop on your way home or for a rest.

寺泊方面から弥彦神社に向かう途中で立ち寄り。地元のおばあちゃん達が端の方で楽しげにおしゃべりしていて、ほのぼのした雰囲気です。ドラマ「下町ロケット」ロケで使用されたトラクターが展示されてます。季節イベントとして天神講のお菓子が販売されてました。道の駅オリジナルのそば粉のアイスクリームは、そばの風味がほんのり香り、甘過ぎず、ドライブ休憩で食べるにはぴったりです。
Hotokusan Inari Taisha Shrine

4.0

20 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nigata Pref. Nagaokashi Iduka 870

A 10-minute drive from Nagaoka-Minami-Koshiji Smart Interchange, this shrine is beloved by locals of Nagaoka City as Iwatsuka no Oinari-san (the Inari Shrine of Iwatsuka). It enshrines the Shinto deity Amaterasu-shiragiku-hotoku-okami. The shrine is said to have originated when Itete-no-Himiko ordered Mononobe-no-Minowahime-no-Mikoto to build a shrine to Amaterasu, Hi no Miya no Miyashiro, in the Village of Nuna. The stunning beauty of the large vermillion-lacquered shrine building standing on a small hill attracts a large number of visitors from across the country. The shrine also being known as the Rosoku no Oinari-san (the Inari shrine of candles). Because of this, it is said that if someone writes their wish on a candle at the shrine's shinkosai (a festival celebrating the temporary transfer of the object of worship from its main shrine) held late at night each November 2nd, it will come true.

実際に参拝して、かなり大きく有名な神社と知りましたがガイドブックには乗っていませんでした参拝時は他に人が居らず、ゆっくりと奥宮まで参らせていただけました出雲に集まった神様が、出雲大社の後にお寄りになる寶徳山稲荷大社是非足をお運びいただきたい！供物は5色の蝋燭ですまた行きたいところ年末のお祭りもいつか行きたいです
Rikiya Kanko Kisen Tub Boat Rental

4.0

39 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nigata Pref. Sadoshi Ogimachi 1935

This tourist boat dock in Ogi Port is a four-minute walk from Sado Kisen. It is popular for its taraibune (wash tub boat) rides, one of Sado's key tourist attractions. The relaxing boats, which seat up to three adults, can be paddled by an oarswoman or by the passengers themselves. While the boats might appear unstable, they are surprisingly hard to capsize, making riding one like taking a leisurely stroll on the ocean. The dock also offers motorboat tours of the Ogi Coast lasting between 10 to 35 minutes, as well as high-speed sightseeing boats (group reservation required).

漕いでくれる女性がいて私たちは乗っているだけ。揺れることは揺れるも救命胴衣付けることもないので安全なのだろう。港の中をグルっと回るだけなので景色が変わらないのは残念であった。たらい船は３か所あるみたい小木・宿根木・矢島と。小木・矢島はたらい船安定のための仕掛けがあるようだが、宿根木は本来のたらい船の様である。
Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway / Alp no Sato

4.0

20 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumagunyuzawamachi Yuzawa 490

This ropeway located a five-minute drive from Yuzawa Interchange connects Echigo-Yuzawa hot springs town with the Yuzawa Kogen Alps no Sato. Yuzawa Kogen Alps no Sato is a leisure complex with a number of attractions including trekking, zip-line adventures, and more. The 1,300-meter-long ropeway takes seven minutes to reach the top. The size of each cable cars of two cable cars, among the world's largest, is the size of two busses. Up to 166 people can ride in either the red Alpen Flora or the blue White Spur. Take in the great views of the seasonal scenery of Yuzawa Kogen from the cable cars' big windows as you enjoy a graceful stroll through the air.

越後湯沢駅を出て、数分、北へ向かって歩く。すると、湯沢高原ロープウェイの山麓駅がある。ここから、ロープウェイに乗れる。ぐんぐん上がってゆくロープウェイの窓から、越後湯沢駅や湯沢町の中心街がよく見える。それから、窓から綺麗な木々の葉も見える。眺めを楽しんでいるうちに、山の上にある駅に着く。駅の近くからは、遠くの雪山が見える。ここは絶景が楽しめる。眺めが良く、良い思い出が残った
Shinanogawa Water Shuttle

4.0

31 Reviews

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Niigata Niigata-shi Chuo-ku Shimookawamaedori Ninomachi

This water-going shuttle connects the Minatopia Niigata City History Museum and Niigata Furusato Village by way of some of Niigata’s most top tourism destinations. Customers can enjoy a comfortable journey on the 100-seat-capacity boats Anastasia and Beatrice. The shuttle visits destinations such as Toki Messe, the west side of Bandai Bridge, and the Niigata Prefectural Government Office; serving as a means of transportation, the shuttles can also be used for parties and other engagements. A variety of plans are available, including all-you-can-drink plans and plans which come with a shokado bento box meal. There are also wedding cruises from which you can enjoy sweeping views of Niigata, a city rich in water resources, and the company can accommodate reception parties as well.

Lovely way to enjoy the passing scenery whilst enjoying a bento box lunch filled with a variety of Japanese food.
Ashigaru Nagaya

3.5

35 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nigata Pref. Shibatashi Daieichou 7-9-32

This historic building is located facing Shimizuen, in 7 Chome, Daiei-cho, Shibata City. The wooden building is a tenement-house with eight compartments and a thatch roof that was used as a residence of the Shibata Domain's Ashigaru foot-soldiers towards the end of the Edo period. It has been designated as a national Important Cultural Property due to its role in conveying the way of life of the Ashigaru at that time.

新発田藩の庭園「清水園」に隣接する足軽長屋当初は4棟あったそうですが、現存は1棟のみ 40メートルを超える長屋ですが、中は8軒に分割されています巨大な大名庭園の横に、下級武士の密な足軽長屋の対比が面白いかな対比で言えば、清水園は指定名勝、足軽長屋は重要文化財清水園は固有名詞、足軽長屋は一般名詞的武士階級とは関係ないでしょうが。。そう言えば新潟は江戸時代の人口が多い地区長屋も多かった...
The Niigata Bandaijima Art Museum

4.0

32 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Bandaijima 5-1 Toki Messe within the Manijima building 5F

You’ll find this art museum on the fifth floor of the Toki Messe Bandaijima Building in Chuo Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture. It is a branch of the Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art in Nagaoka City. Together, both buildings have a combine total of over 6,000 items, including works by artists with ties to Niigata as well as postwar modern art and art from other parts of Asia. There are no permanent exhibitions; about five or six exhibitions are held each year, rotating between planned exhibitions and collection showcases. There’s also a shop where you can purchase illustrated books of the collections and other museum goods.

ドラえもん展の見学も旅の目的の一つでしたが、様々なアーティストの方々がドラえもんをオマージュした内容でとても見応えがありました。
Tokamachi City Museum

4.5

28 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nigata Pref. Tokamachishi Nishimotochou 1-382-1

This museum in Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture, houses and displays historical and cultural artifacts from Tokamachi based on the theme of “snow, textiles and the Shinano River”. There are a lot of models, dioramas, and archaeological finds etc. displayed in the museum which introduce in chronological order the history of the Jomon period through to modern times. You can also see artifacts relating to Tokamachi textiles which show the tools that were used and resourcefulness of the people in their daily lives in this region of heavy snow. The flame-style pottery, excavated from the Sasayama site in Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture, are the most outstanding items exhibited in the museum and have been designated as National Treasures.

十日町市まできて国宝の「火焔型土器」を見ない手はないと、大地の芸術祭アート鑑賞の合間を縫って訪ねた。2020年に新博物館として開館したという白い建物は、縄文土器や雪の結晶をグラフィック化した外壁が目をひく。エントランスを進むと「縄文時代と火焔型土器のクニ」という展示コーナーがあり、その一角に国宝展示室がある。「火焔型土器」は縄文時代中期に新潟県エリアで栄えた土器様式で、燃え上がる炎を象ったかのよう...
Yuzawa Ichigo Mura Strawberry Farm

4.5

7 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumagunyuzawamachi Kandatsu 750-1

This all-weather pick-your-own strawberry farm, Uonuma's first, is a five-minute drive from Yuzawa Interchange. Open from January to the end of June, people of all ages can enjoy picking strawberries rain, snow, or shine. Guests can pick sweet and juicy Echigohime strawberries (a variety exclusive to Niigata Prefecture) raised with great attention to their watering and cultivation in the farm's three big greenhouses. The farm is wheelchair accessible, as the strawberries can be picked without bending over and the greenhouses were built with wide passages. Visitors can choose to either take home their strawberries or enjoy the all-you-can-eat option. The farm also has a rest area where you can eat your strawberries.

On April 2019 as part of our Gala Yuzawa Package tour we opted to visit and try strawberry picking at Yuzawa Strawberry Farm. Getting there takes 15 mins by bus which departs every 1 hour from Gala...
Sado Island Taiko Centre

4.5

11 Reviews

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Nigata Pref. Sadoshi Ogikanetashinden 150-3

This is a taiko facility where guests can experience a program of the international taiko performance group Kodo, which is based on Sado. Not only are groups welcome but individuals can also make advance reservations to try taiko. The facility has been constructed from Sado lumber, and one can enjoy views of Mano Bay and the Osado Mountain Range from the terrace. This is about one hour by car from Ryotsu Port.

This is one of the special art forms on the planet and Kodo has taken it to a mind-blowing, heart warming level! Seize any opportunity to experience taiko with world renowned Kodo drummers...
Echigo Izumozaki Tenryo-no-Sato Roadside Station

4.0

8 Reviews

Transportation

Nigata Pref. Santougunizumozakimachi Amaze 6-57

A roadside station on National Route 352 in Izumozaki Town, Mishima County, Niigata Prefecture. The well-known tourist spot of Izumozaki prospered as a harbor town with the off loading of Sado gold and silver, it was also under the direct control of the shogunate during the Edo period. In addition to the information terminal, the roadside station also has a tourist information center that sells local marine products and a restaurant where you can enjoy fresh fish dishes while looking out over the Sea of Japan. Visitors will also find the Tenryo Izumozaki Period Museum which introduces the history of Izumozaki, and the Izumozaki Oil Memorial Museum. The tourist spot of Yunagi Bridge is famous for its beautiful sunsets.

麺にモズクを練り込んだ麺で、どんぶり一面を覆いつくす岩のりとプラスモズクで、醤油味のやさしい味でした。
Yoshikawa Toji no Sato

4.0

13 Reviews

Transportation

Niigata Joetsu-shi Yoshikawa-ku Tojinosato 1

This roadside station (Roadside Station ) is found along the Arai-Kakizaki Line of Prefectural Route 30 in Yoshikawa Ward, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture. There’s a free rest area, an information area, a farmers’ market, restaurant, and more. The market sells home-raised produce for both farms and individuals, as well as vegetables and fruits that are only sold locally. Many products are popular with local consumers and sell out by the afternoon. The Yoshikawa Toujinosato Tourist Brewery, open to visitors, produces and sells local brews and dairy products. Its gelato containing malted rice is quite popular.

新潟県上越市吉川区杜氏の郷でしたよ。地元の農産物と日本酒が充実していてさすが新潟と感じることができる道の駅でしたよ！！
Gochi Kokubunji Temple

3.5

30 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nigata Pref. Jouetsushi Gochi 3-20-21

This Tendai Sect Buddhist temple is a 20-minute walk from Naoetsu Station on the Tokimeki Railway Myoko Haneuma Line. The principle objects of worship at the temple are Mahavairocana, Bhaisajyaguru, Ratnasambhava, Amitabha, and Guatama Buddha. It is said that the temple was revived at its current location on the orders of Uesugi Kenshin in 1562. The current temple was re-built in 1997 in accordance with ancient traditions with a modest exterior and dignified interior. In the temple grounds are an unfinished three-tiered pagoda and a thatched hut that was made by the saint Shinran. A seated statue of Shinran is enshrined inside the hut.

越後国分寺の法統を引き継ぐ寺院です。見どころは新潟県指定の文化財でもある三重塔、江戸時代に建てられたようですね。悠久の時の流れを感じさせるお寺です。
Sasagawa-nagare Coast Boat Ride

4.0

15 Reviews

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Nigata Pref. Murakamishi Kuwagawa 975-44

Sasagawa-nagare Coast Boat Ride last around 40 minutes; passengers can enjoy viewing incredibly clear waters (ranked among the Top 100 clearest in Japan) and feeding the seagulls. Between April and October, there is also a special, once-a-month “Yoshitsune Journey - Sasagawa Nagare Evening Cruise,” which is very enjoyable; watching the sun setting over the Sea of Japan and admiring the beautiful scenery of the Sasagawa Nagare coast is a deeply moving experience. The dock from which the boat trips depart is located around 15-minute walk from JR Kuwagawa Station.

16:00が最終便だと思って、15:30頃に着きましたが、今出たこところだから待って下さいと言われて、16:15の出航でした。 HPをもう一度見てみると、きちんと時間が決まってないようでした。待合室の2階がカフェになっていて、海を見ながらゆっくり出来るので良かったです。船から見る景色はとても綺麗で、説明もあるので楽しめました。折り返した後はカモメの餌やりタイムになります。
Roadside Station Patio Niigata

4.0

13 Reviews

Transportation

Nigata Pref. Mitsukeshi Imamachi 1-3358

At the Roadside Station Patio Niigata, you can do day-camping, or enjoy Kenko Mekke—wholesale marketplace with fresh, safe, quality crops and products from local famers, and Mominoki—an acclaimed restaurant with local cuisine based on local fruits and vegetables which are also shipped to this marketplace. There is a good selection of sides and local sweets as well. Approximately three minutes by car via Nakanoshima-mitsuke Interchange on the Hokuriku Expressway.

2つの大きな建物がありますが、一方が物販エリアで他方が水害記録を展示したエリアです。大雨による河川の氾濫が起こった地域とのことで、その時の記録と防災事業について展示されていました。物販エリアには、肉や野菜など、スーパーとしての品揃えが多かったですが、見附のお土産やオリジナルケーキの販売もありました。
Niigata Gokoku-jinja Shrine

4.0

27 Reviews

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Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Nishifunamichou 5932-300

This shrine surrounded by a pine tree forest is a 20-minute drive from Niigata Chuo Interchange. It was founded in 1868 in Tokiwaoka, Niigata City (currently the Niigata University Faculty of Medicine in Ichibancho, Asahimachi, Chuo Ward, Niigata City) as a shrine dedicated to the spirits of the war dead. A municipal promenade has been built next to the grounds of the shrine, making it a popular place for a walk. The shrine holds thrice-monthly festivals on the 1st, 8th, and 15th of each month. During the festivals, the shrine's priests make ritual prayers to calm the divine spirits and wish for renewed tranquility and health. The shrine hosts kyudo (Japanese archery), youth sumo, setsudando (a form of swordsmanship), jukendo (bayonet fighting), and kenmaido (sword dance) competitions. One of its most popular events is the kodomo mikoshi (a portable shrine carried by children), which is held on Children's Day every year.

新潟駅前からのバスと徒歩で約30分間、寄居浜と西浜の間、水族館等がある西海岸公園に隣接する郷土兵士を慰霊する神社。広く長い参道の両側には戦友会等が建立した慰霊碑が数多く立ち並ぶ。御神門の先の境内は広く社殿は立派なものであった。
Sasagamine Ranch

4.5

23 Reviews

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Niigata Prefecture Myoko City Suginozawa Sasagake Peak

This ranch in the Sasagamine Highlands is a 40-minute drive from Myoko-Kogen Interchange. The ranch, which was founded in 1902, is located along the promenade that circles Sasagamine. It sits on a 1,300 meter-high gently sloping plateau surrounded by a number of mountains over 2,000 meters tall, including Mt. Myoko, Mt. Hiuchi, Mt. Yakeyama, and Mt. Kurohime. The ranch puts its cattle out to pasture around June each year. Visitors can watch see them leisurely chew grass all over the ranch from early summer when the yellow buttercups first bloom until the fall when the trees get their autumn foliage. The ranch is home to a number of large Japanese elm trees, creating a scenic beauty evocative of some far-off European country.

紅葉がきれい、また秋は牛も放牧されているのでこれ以上ないのんびり感。都会にはない自然をふれあうにはおすすめのスポットです。
Yamakoshi Alpaca Farm

4.0

24 Reviews

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Nigata Pref. Nagaokashi Yamakoshitakezawa Party 169

The Yamakoshi Alpaca Farm is open to visitors between May and November each year. The Farm came into existence as the result of a donation of three alpacas from a donor in Colorado in the U.S.A., who expressed the hope that they might help to cheer people up in the village of Yamakoshi (which had been seriously affected by an earthquake a few years previously). The community of Yubu began looking after the three alpacas. The number of alpacas has grown since then, and Yubu is now a lively area that large numbers of tourists visit to see these fluffy, adorable animals. The Yamakoshi Alpaca Farm is located around 25-minute drive from the Ojiya Interchange of the Kan-Etsu Expressway.

別の場所に観光に行ったついでに寄りました。山道はかなり険しいですが、到着したところには可愛いアルパカがたくさんいました。100円の餌をあげるとてから上手に食べてくれます。ただ、餌の取り合いが激しくなると唾を飛ばしてくるので注意です。かなり臭いので、、、
Sado Island’s Ogi Folk Museum, Sengokubune Exhibition Hall

3.5

26 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nigata Pref. Sadoshi Shukunegi 270-2

This museum is located in a wooden schoolhouse built in 1920 that has been preserved as-is. Inside the building which still bears the vestiges of its days as a schoolhouse are displays for a collection of over 30,000 folk materials that have been designated as important tangible folk-cultural properties, including tools and equipment for shipbuilders. During the Hakusan Maru Matsuri festival held every summer, the Hakusan Maru, Japan’s first fully-restored sengokubune (wooden freight ship) that is on display in the museum, is pulled out under human power and an impressive large white sail that is 155 tatami mats in size is raised.

There is a video here you can watch in English that describes how the shipping history of Sado made this island such a melting pot of culture from around Japan. You can go inside the boat and see...
Watatsu Shrine

4.5

11 Reviews

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Nigata Pref. Sadoshi Hamochiioka 550-4

This shrine is one of the nine Sado-no-Shikinai Shrines. Called Sado Ichinomiya, it is a prestigious shrine visited by many pilgrims as they travel to each of the Ichinomiya shrines. Isotakeru and Susano-no-mikoto are enshrined as the deities of this shrine, and it is said that they bring safety to travellers. There are also yearly festivals held here, such as the Island Safe Travels Prayer Festival and the Island Maritime Safety Prayer Festival.

度津神社（わたつじんじゃ）は、新潟県佐渡市羽茂飯岡（にいがたけんさどしはもちいいおか）にある佐渡国一宮だ。祭神は、五十猛命...

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Found along the northwestern coast of Japan, Niigata prefecture is celebrated for its high-quality rice and breathtaking nature, most notably its spectacular mountains, whose white peaks draw in snow sports lovers from far and wide over the winter months. Hit the slopes at Yuzawa, pick out your favourite modern artist at Echigo Tsumari, or take a ferry over to Sado Island for an extra adventure.