Other Sightseeing Spot Spots in Murakami / Shibata Area

  • Sasagawa Nagare
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Murakamishi Hamashimbo - Samukawa
    The Sasagawa Nagare coast, which takes its name from Sasagawa village, is an 11-kilometer stretch of beautiful coastline that features clear blue seas and white sandy beaches. Visitors can enjoy a wide range of scenery, including reefs and caves featuring unusual rock formations created by erosion from the battering that they receive from the powerful waves of the Sea of Japan. The Sasagawa Nagare coast was designated a National Site of Scenic Beauty and a Special Natural Monument in 1927. The coast is about five-minute walk from either JR Kuwagawa Station, JR Imagawa Station or JR Echigo-Kanagawa Station.
  • Hachiman
    Travel / Tourism
    Niigata Murakami-shi Gatsugi 1099
    A community center operating out of the main building and gymnasium of the former Sanpoku-machi Minami Junior High School, which was closed in 1996. The center is used for training camps, education, seminars, and other activities. Here visitors can try old-fashioned shinaori weaving, and covered button making using tatami mat end fabric, and watch soba noodle making and traditional salt making. A former craft room has been turned into a rock bath free flowing “kakenagashi” style from a source spring, and visitors can also stay in guest rooms which were once classrooms. Although the structure has been altered significantly, there is a classroom which still has its lockers and blackboard, and sometimes you can find former graduates of the school taking a trip down memory lane here.
  • Hachimambana
    Travel / Tourism
    Niigata Prefecture Awashimaura village
  • Kajikawa Dam Park
    Travel / Tourism
    Niigata Shibata-shi Higashi Akatani
  • Shoedera Park
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Murakamishi Iwafune
  • Urata no Mori Shinrinkoen
    Travel / Tourism
    Niigata Murakami-shi Iwafune Urata Yama
  • Maruyama Ohashi
    Travel / Tourism
    Niigata Iwafune-gun Sekikawamura Yusawa 1416
  • Isonokotoyubaenosatomifufureaihiroba
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Murakamishi Nogata 2662-1
  • Kanonoshokomekuradate
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Murakamishi Yamada 930-5
  • Aoiumi Wappy
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Iwafunegunawashimauramura Uchiura
  • Tsuki Hime Hiroba
    Travel / Tourism
    Niigata Shibata-shi Tsukioka Onsen 522-22
  • Streaked Shearwater and Umiu breeding ground
    Travel / Tourism
    Niigata Prefecture Iwafune-gun Awashimaura

Niigata Areas

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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.

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