Other places famous for flowers Spots in Niigata / Aga Area

  • Gosen Tulip Festival
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    Niigata Gosen-shi Ipponsugi Chinai
    Gosen City is one of the leading production areas for tulips in Niigata Prefecture. In addition to shipping tulips to other areas for sale, several tulip fields can be found grouped together in the Ipponsugi district for visitors to view and enjoy, and the local Tulip Festival is also held here. The sight of some 1.5 million tulips completely covering the fields is truly stunning. During the festival, local specialty products, oden stew, onigiri rice balls, and many other products are available for sale, and events such as tulip picking are also offered.
  • Ippon-sugi Tulip Fields
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    Niigata Gosen-shi Ipponsugi
    Gosen city, spreading over the eastern side of the Echigo Plain, is the top tulip producing area in the prefecture. But they don't just ship these brilliant tulips, they also hold a special Tulip Festival in the Sumoto area so that people can visit to see the beauty of the tulip fields for themselves. Tulips are a type of plant that can't be raised in the same area year after year due to illness spread in the soil. Because of this there are multiple locations chosen throughout the Sumoto Ippon-sugi area and the venue rotates on a five-year cycle. The best time to visit is usually between mid to late April. The view of 1. 5 million tulips spread out across the fields is truly spectacular.
  • Ruins of Tenjinzan Castle
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    Niigata Niigata-shi Nishikan-ku Iwamuro Onsen
    The ruins of a mountain castle standing on the border between Iwamuro Onsen and the Ishize area. The castle’s vast grounds encompassed the entirety of 234-meter high Mt. Tenjin. Just when the castle was built is not clear, but records state the Oguni clan, presumed descendants of the samurai Minamoto no Yoriyuki, lived in it during the distant Muromachi period. A scenic lookout on the mountain can be reached in about 30 minutes walking the mountain trail starting in Marukoyama Park. Beyond that stands the medieval ruins of the castle’s embankment, stone base, and mushadamari soldier stations, preserved largely intact. Walk a further 10 minutes onward and you can get a sweeping view of the Iwamuro Onsen hot spring district. Today, the site is known as a habitat for dogtooth violets, and from late March through early April, the mountain bustles with climbers come to enjoy their beauty.
  • Oyamada Higanzakura Jurin
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Gosenshi Oyamada
  • Gokurakuji Temple
    Travel / Tourism
    Niigata Higashikanbara-gun Aga Machi Ryogoko

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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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