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Niigata City Aquarium Marinepia Nihonkai (Sea of Japan)

4.0

204 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Nishifunamichou 5932-445

An aquarium standing along the coast in Nishifunami Town, Chuo Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture. The Niigata City Aquarium reopened after major renovations in 2013. The aquarium keeps and displays some 20 thousand sea creatures spanning around 500 species. Some of the aquarium’s many highlights include a giant aquarium exhibit modeled after the natural environment of the Sea of Japan, a “marine tunnel” which will make you feel like you’re walking around on the bottom of the ocean, and exhibits introducing the creatures that live in the Shinano River. The aquarium also has popular exhibits presenting waterfront animals such as beavers, river otters, seals, sea otters, and penguins. Exciting dolphin shows are held daily.

The Niigata City Aquarium was a nice surprise excursion. Very modern and the exhibits were professionally done and educational. Dont expect the caliber of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, San Diegos Sea...
Northern Culture Museum

4.0

102 Reviews

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Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Kounan-ku Soumi 2-15-25

The Northern Culture Museum utilizes a residence of the Ito family, which was a large scale farming family in Echigo, and its construction was completed in 1889 after some eight years. The large residence has 65 rooms in a property of 8,800 tsubo (29,040 square meters). There are many sightseeing areas such as the Sanrakutei which has a large hall with 100 tatami mats facing a beautiful garden, a tea room, which was also used an office, and a two-storey earthen gate storehouse built around 1885. In the residence, there are displays of artistic crafts and archaeological documents as well. It is also a well-known place for wisteria, and the beautiful wisteria flowers in the courtyard bloom around late April to early May.

This a Great place to learn about the history and lifestyle of the people of Niigata.I was fascinated by the ethnobotany and how the people of this area utilized the plants not only for aesthetics...
Niigata City History Museum (Minatopia)

4.0

93 Reviews

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Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Yanagishimachou 2-10

At this history museum in Chuo Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, you’ll find materials illuminating the history and folk culture of Niigata, which developed along with the sea. The main building adopts a modern Western design used by the second-generation Niigata city hall. Inside, you’ll find a permanent exhibit with the theme “The local sea and locals’ lives,” along with a theater, planned exhibitions, and more. Onsite, there’s also the Former Niigata Customhouse building in the Meiji period, a National Treasure, and the Former Daishi Bank Sumiyoshi-cho Branch, which was completed in 1927. Visitors are allowed entry.

The buildings are beautiful! Kind of a colonial European vibe, and (for me) they’re especially pretty in the evening. If I remember rightly, the entry fee was ¥300, which is perfectly reasonable...
Niigata Science Museum

4.0

24 Reviews

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Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Meikeminami 3-1-1

This large-scale science museum is located in Chuo Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture. Many of the exhibits encourage direct interaction, allowing visitors to have fun as they learn about the natural sciences. The exhibitions from the first through third floors are divided into the four sections with different themes: Niigata Prefecture’s transformation over time, the natural sciences, science in our lives, and the “mystery plaza.” There’s also a moving dinosaur full-scale model, the largest planetarium on the Japan Sea coast, an outdoors exhibition area where you can experience riding in solar cars, and more, providing plenty for visitors of all ages to enjoy.

A really awesome science museum. Although it is really more common for younger children to be at science museums, I feel that this one offers a lot of interactive displays, even for the older ones...
Niitsu Art Museum

4.0

13 Reviews

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Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Akiha-ku Gawakesawa 109-1

The Niitsu Art Museum is located within the Hana to Iseki no Furusato Park, near to Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden and the Furutsu Hachimanyama Kofun historical site. The Museum hold a wide range of exhibitions, including early-modern period Nihonga and Yoga style paintings and sculptures, photography, original drawings used in the production of picture-books, comic books, animation, etc. A child-minding service, using expert professional staff, is available for visitors with young children (over six months old but below school age), although the service must be booked at least three days before visiting the Museum. The Niitsu Art Museum is located around 20-minute drive from the Niitsu Interchange on the Ban-Etsu Expressway.

新潟市と合併し「新潟市新津美術館」となった施設です。楽しい企画展を次々と展示してくれる楽しい施設です。
Niigata City Art Museum

3.5

30 Reviews

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Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Nishiohatachou 5191-9

You’ll find this art museum next to Nishiohata Park in Chuo Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture. Its collections and exhibitions focuses on contemporary and modern art as well as the works of artists with ties to Niigata. The building was designed by Kunio Maekawa, a Niigata-born architect, in his latest years. The collection consists of over 4,000 items and includes modern art by Bonnard, Rodin, Piccaso, and more, as well as domestic artists such as Yayoi Kusama. Several exhibits are held every year.

Niigata Art Museum is a 15 minute bus ride from the History Museum - catch the bus on the side street in back. I was drawn by a rarely shown and massive exhibit of Hokusai woodblock prints, stunning...
Niigata Senbei Oukoku

4.0

16 Reviews

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Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Kita-ku Nizaki 2661

Senbei Oukoku (“Rice Cracker Kingdom”) is a tourist facility with multiple attractions located on Prefectural Route 27 in Niizaki, Kita Ward Niigata City. There is an experiential activity center where visitors can try their hand at decorating senbei (rice crackers) or making “Baka-uke” senbei, etc., tours of the factory where visitors can see how senbei are made, a senbei tasting area, and a shop selling limited-edition “Baka-uke” senbei, “Baka-uke” branded goods, etc. The café offers a menu that includes “Senbei Soft-serve Ice Cream” (with soft-serve ice cream sandwiched between two senbei crackers), “Baka-uke Croquettes,” which are potato croquettes in the shape of a “Baka-uke” senbei cracker, “Rice Flour Curry Bread,” etc.

ばかうけの工場へ子供にお煎餅に絵描きしながら、焼き作り体験できるさらに箱買いで楽しめるお安いスナックも沢山あります。
Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden

4.0

20 Reviews

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Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Akiha-ku Kanadu 186

This botanical garden, which contains about 100,000 plants on its expansive grounds, opened in 1998 and is located in Akiha Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture. Of the three dome-shaped greenhouses, the popular “tropical plant dome” is the largest in the country. Its jungle-like interior houses 4,000 specimens from 550 species, including rare baobab plants and Victoria amazonica. The must-see “Hana to Midori no Stage” has eight exhibitions held throughout the year along with the seasons. The garden features a walkway, allowing you to enjoy the peony garden, azalea garden, herb garden, and more as you stroll.

大きなドーム型の温室が特徴の植物園。中には滝が落ち、川となり、流れついた先の池にはオニバスが咲いています。わざわざ暑い夏に熱帯温室に行ったのですが、いろいろな花が楽しめました。コロナ対応でイベント中止になりましたが、リニューアルが楽しみです。４月には営業開始するのかな。
The Niigata Bandaijima Art Museum

4.0

32 Reviews

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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。
Suntopia World

4.0

9 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Niigata Agano Ichikubo 1-1

2020年に開業45年を迎えるサントピアワールドは、旧名「安田アイランド」。昭和の時代から多くのファミリーに愛されてきた遊園地です。今も多くの子供たちに愛されています。幼稚園児-小学校低学年のお子さんを連れて行くにはうってつけのレジャー施設ではないでしょうか。
Northern Culture Museum Niigata Branch

3.5

22 Reviews

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Niigata Niigata-shi Chuo-ku Minamihama Dori 2-562

This building was acquired at the end of the Edo period by the seventh head of the Ito family, the wealthiest landowners in Echigo, to serve as the family’s Niigata villa. Niigata-born poet and calligrapher Aizu Yaichi also famously spent his last years here. Today, the compound is used as a museum which displays works by Yaichi and other artists, and here visitors can view Yaichi’s poems and calligraphic pieces along with a view of a traditional Japanese garden. The Zabo and Seigyoan tearooms on the first floor can be used to host tea ceremony and other events. An elegant time can be spent in the sanjo-daime-style tearooms.

１８９５年の建造された建物で、大正時代に七代伊藤文吉が別邸として購入したそうです。新潟分館は主屋と洋館からなっており、戦後、夕刊ニイガタの社長となった會津八一が洋館で晩年を過ごしました。會津八一の書や資料などが展示されています。
Niigata Sta.

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Niigata Niigata-shi Chuo-ku Hanazono 1-chome 1-1
Pier Bandai

Leisure / Hobbies

Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Bandaijima 2

Pier Bandai is the largest fresh food market along the Sea of Japan with a seafood center and farmer’s market. Thanks to its cafeterias, kaiten-zushi (conveyor belt sushi), and ramen shops, this is becoming a place to fully appreciate Niigata’s foods. There is also a BBQ area where all the necessary materials are supplied, so guests can borrow a BBQ set (for a fee) and enjoy cooking the food they have just purchased on site. The facility has an excellent location set in the heart of Niigata City.
Fruit Land Shirone Grape Garden

5.0

2 Reviews

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Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Minami-ku Washinokishinden 573

This all-weather farm is 15-minutes from the Kurosaki Interchange. This is the oldest organic farm in Niigata growing fruits from all seasons with minimal use of pesticides. Along with being able to pick fruit year-round you can enjoy their original fruit pizza baked in their own lava-stone oven. You can also feed and play with their goats and rabbits as well as enjoy a BBQ under the grape vines in the vineyard.

可以來這裏體驗適合親子的任摘水果活動。從1月到6月都是士多啤梨時期，另外還有葡萄、奇異果、蜜柑、藍莓、櫻桃、桃、無花果、梨等可採。其中於11-12月限定，可以採摘到名為「幻の洋梨」的梨種類。
Kakudahama Beach

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Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Nishikan-ku Kakudahama

This beach area is operated by the Kakudahama Tourism Bureau and is in Nishikan Ward, Niigata City. Gentle waves and a large shallow beach make this a nice safe place for kids and parents and it's the perfect place to enjoy the abundance of natural scenery to your heart's content. Near the beach are campgrounds that don't require reservations as well as BBQ areas that are great for those on a day-trip who aren't spending the night. Tourist sight-seeing spots include the Kakudahama Cape Lighthouse and the cave were Yoshitsune hid while making his escape. There is also a well-known viewpoint where you can watch the setting sun sink into Sado Island. Various seasonal events are held including floating sumo wrestling tournaments, dances, and nagashi-somen (noodles served down a water chute).
Ikutopia Food and Flowers

Leisure / Hobbies

Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Seigorou 336

Ikutopia is found right next to Toyanogata Lake. It's the perfect relaxation spot with both food and flowers allowing you to relax while enjoying the beautiful scenery and wild birds. There are lots of hands on experiences to try for everyone from children to adults. In the Dietary-Horticulture Center, Children's Creation Center, and Animal Petting Center you can learn all about Niigata's fauna and flora, check out children's works of art, and even pet alpaca and bunny-rabbits. At the KiraKira Restaurant and Market you can buy and eat fresh foods as well as check out the changing seasonal plants and flowers in the large KiraKira Garden.
Hakusan Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Ichibamboridorichou Chisaki

This is a city park located in the Niigata City urban center near the Niigata City Office, Furumachi old town, and a variety of cultural facilities. Hakusan Park was built in 1873 as one of Japan’s first public parks based on the Dajokan Fukoku (Proclamation by the Grand Council of State). Located directly next to the Niigata Hakusan-jinja Shrine, it is used as a place of rest and relaxation by worshippers. Visitors can walk down the “Yasuragitei” embankment along the Shinanogawa River and pass “Ryutopia,” the Niigata City Performing Arts Center that features a rooftop park.
NIIGATA EYA

3.5

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Niigata Niigata-shi Chuo-ku Kamiokawamaedori 10 Bancho 1864

An art gallery standing halfway between Niigata City Art Museum and the Niigata Bandaijima Art Museum. The gallery was establishment with the aim of providing opportunities to come in contact with fine art, and to contribute to the creation of an environment in which the appreciation of art is part of the cultural activities enjoyed by local residents. Operating out of a remodeled townhouse dating to the Taisho period, the gallery’s exhibition room is a space where visitors can experience a variety of quality works of art. The gallery holds a variety of exhibitions each month, providing opportunities for incorporating art into the private spaces of the home and office. One of the gallery’s charms is that many of its featured artists personally visit the facility, enabling visitors to experience their works of art and worldview on an even deeper level.

新潟駅からは、信濃川を渡り、徒歩で30分程度で到着できます。外観は日本建築で大正時代の古民家をリノベーションが施されています。そして館内は画廊です。訪問した時は、“華雪書展”の展示でした。
Niigata City Umibe no Mori Campground

3.0

1 Reviews

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Niigata Niigata-shi Kita-ku Shimamicho 1-135

This campground is connected to Shimamihama beach. This campground, built in forest dedicated to harmony with nature, has 32 tent sites and four communal kitchens. The wide tent area contains eight permanent tents. They have a full range of goods for rent including tarps, cooking sets, sleeping bags and more, so anyone can come and enjoy outdoor fun with little prep. There is fun for the whole family, with is a trim course and a bird sanctuary in the park, perfect for strolling through the natural scenery, and on clear days the view from the observation deck reaches all the way to Sado Island.

初めてきました。総体的には満足できましたが、多少の問題もあり。まずは受付時間は16:00となっていたのでそれまでに間に合うように受付を済ませればよいと思っていたのですが、当日は14:00までと現地の張り紙で知りました。ホームページにもそう記載があると良かったと思います。テントサイトは大、小とあり区画分けされております。場合によってははみ出してしまう場合もあるので要確認です。区画分けされている部分...
Niigata Prefectural Toyanogata Park (Meike and Shumoku)

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Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Meikeminami 3-1-3 / Kangi 451

To reach Niigata Prefectural Toyonaga Park, visitors should board the bus bound for Meike-Atago from Niigata Station, get off at the Yakyuujo-Kagakukan Mae bus stop about 15 minutes later, and walk about eight minutes. The park is a prefectural park that extends along the shores of Toyanogata Lagoon and consists of two areas. The Meike area contains a lookout where visitors can view the entire lagoon at once and a promenade lined with cherry trees where visitors can stroll and look at the trees and other plants. The Shumokuchiku area contains a main open plaza, a Japanese garden that changes with the four seasons, and a rest house and other facilities. The park also sponsors a number of observation events, such as guided walks and bird watching sessions, and seasonal experiential events in which visitors can try their hands at various crafts.

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Niigata Areas

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.