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Tokimesse Niigata Convention Center

4.0

259 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Bandaijima 6-1

This convention center complex is about a 20-minute walk from JR Niigata Station and is comprised of two buildings: the Niigata Convention Center with exhibition halls and meeting rooms and Bandaijima Building with a hotel. From meetings to parties to lodging everything can be conveniently served by this one space. On the fifth floor of the Bandaijima Building is the Niigata Bandaijima Art Museum focusing on modern art and on the 31st floor is the Befco Bakauke Observation Room from which you can the Sea of Japan, Sado Island, and the Gozu Mountain Range.

Have a free access of top floor for bird eye view of ocean and the city. Nikko hotel is also the best hotel in NIIGATA. Near by is a fish market and access to Sado ferry. They offer a 60 min free...
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...
National Site of Scenic Beauty, Niigata Old Saito Villa

4.5

102 Reviews

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Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Nishiohatachou 576

Just a 15-minute drive from JR Niigata Station. This giant villa measuring 1,300 tsubo (approximately 4,300 square meters) was built in 1918 by Saito Kijurou, a wealthy merchant in one of Niigata's three largest financial conglomerates. The sand-dune topography and heavy use of local stones and product gives the strolling garden a very natural feeling and the building is said to be an excellent example of modern Japanese style construction. These together have led the former Saito family vacation house and garden to have been designated as a National Place of Scenic Beauty. They hold seasonal events including evening illuminations in the fall and you can enjoy the view of the garden while relaxing with tea and sweets.

A lovely place to see. We were there in April. The house is well worth the wander around and although not a lot in English you were able to get the gist of everything. The gardens are beautifully...
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 City Niitsu Railway Museum

4.0

38 Reviews

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Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Akiha-ku Nitsuhigashichou 2-5-6

You’ll find this museum in Niigata Prefecture’s Niigata City, which used to be called the “railway town.” It opened in 1983 and was renovated in 2014. The permanent exhibits showcase materials related to the railroad history of the region and prefecture and the development of railroad technology. The second floor features a model railway and a children’s area among other things. The outdoors exhibit features a model 200 bullet train, an express train from the national railway period, a snow removal vehicle, and an actual steam locomotive.

We were staying in Niigata and had JR passes so decided to go on this little “out of town” excursion. The concierge at our hotel gave us a map and train times so we went to Niigata station and asked...
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

Leisure / Hobbies

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...
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。
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。
Enkikan

4.0

21 Reviews

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Niigata Niigata-shi Chuo-ku Ichibanboridoricho 1-2 Hakusan Park Uchi

This historic structure, moved to Hakusan Park, is a portion of the former residence of Saito Kijuro, a wealth merchant who was active from the Meiji through the Showa periods. Since it was opened to the public, it has been used as a space for promoting the tea ceremony, flower arranging, and a variety of other Japanese cultural arts. Every part of its Meiji period architecture, from the stylish inner parlor, to the arcing jibukuro floor cupboard and detailed transoms, speak of the splendor of a bygone age. Today, the structure is open to the general public for viewing and is also frequently used as a space for private enterprises such as concerts and children’s Zen meditation classes.

白山公園内にある、豪商斎藤喜十郎家の邸宅です。1908年頃に建てられた建物を移築したもので、なかでも奥座敷や土縁から、建物としての美しさを感じ取ることができるかと思います。
Northern Culture Museum Niigata Branch

3.5

22 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

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。
The Niigata City Manga House

4.0

20 Reviews

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Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Furumachidori 6 - Town 971 - 7

Niigata has produced several manga and anime artists, and this facility aims to hand down Niigata’s manga and anime culture to future generations. Located in Chuo Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, this facility’s permanent exhibit introduces the works of Niigata gag manga artists Fujio Akatsuka, Maya Mineo, Motoei Shinzawa, and Endo Koichi. There are life-size figures of the characters as well as photo booths. The “manga room” contains about 10,000 precious out-of-print works that you can read at your leisure.

古町通六番町と東堀通の間にあります。入館は無料です。中には、新潟ゆかりの漫画家作品だけではなく、多くの漫画が書架にあり、まるで図書館のように自由に読むことが出来ます（借りて行くことは出来ないようですが）。きっと、一日中居ても飽きないと思います。嬉しかったのは、何十年かぶりに、3年奇面組とすすめパイレーツを読めた事でした。
Minato Inari Shrine

4.0

18 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Niigata Niigata-shi Chuo-ku Inarimachi 3482

Records state this ancient Shinto shrine was started when its first head priest enshrined an oracle from Yonezawa in Dew Province here. Frequented by the workers of the nearby red-light district at the end of the Edo period, even today the shrine is still nicknamed the “Debauched Inari.” The shrine is famous for its “wish-granting” komainu lion-dog statues, which are said to grant one’s wish when walked around. The current statues are the third pair to have been erected. The second pair, bearing an inscription stating they were created in 1630, were designated Niigata City’s very first Tangible Cultural Property. According to custom, men walk around the statue on the right side when facing the shrine and women the left; it is said that one’s wish will be granted if one thinks of one’s wish while walking around the appropriate statue.

新潟市歴史博物館から徒歩5分の場所、初代宮司が出羽国の米沢より新潟の地を開拓するようにとの御神託を授かりご鎮座した神社。境内は正面に拝殿と本殿、左側には能楽殿が、有名な願懸の高麗犬は左側を女性が、右側を男性が回し願掛けを行う。
Shiro Ne Odako To History no Yakata

4.5

14 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Niigata Niigata-shi Minami-ku Jogesuwanoki 1770-1

Coming from the west, kites dont always seem exciting.... but this museum was one of the coolest things Ive seen on my trip to Japan! I was so impressed that I plan on going back next year for the...
Niigata Manga Animation Museum

4.0

4 Reviews

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Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Yachiyo 2-5-7 million city BP 21 F

This museum, situated on the first floor of Bandai City BP2, is a center for information on Japanese anime. Designed around the concept of looking, touching, feeling, and experiencing anime, the museum displays key frames and illustrations from anime creators connected to Niigata. Other highlights include an area where you can play with famous anime characters, and an exhibit where you can experience what it's like to be a voice actor. You can also learn about the production process involved in making anime and manga. Further, the museum holds a variety of special exhibitions throughout the year.

新潟市内、中心部にある新潟市マンガアニメ情報館です。東京での開催が延期されたので、こちらでの不思議の海のナディア展に行ってきました。展示内容は貴重な資料が盛りだくさんで本当に素晴らしかったです。常設展も良かったです。
Jikoji Temple

4.5

8 Reviews

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Niigata Gosen-shi Hiruno 870

An ancient temple of the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism located at the foot of the holy mountain Mt. Hakusan. While its exact founding date is yet unknown it's believed to have been a center of the Hakusan faith since ancient times. The current temple hall was reconstructed after a fire in 1755. Jikoji Temple has the best maintained seven-structured temple compounds in the prefecture and is extremely rare as a Soto sect temple with a remaining cloister. Along with the main hall, the priest quarters, main temple gate, cloister, and scripture house are all registered as Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan. Cedars, some said to be over 400 years old, line the path from the Ogonno Sato Meeting hall at the base of the temple grounds to the temple and amidst the dignified atmosphere you can feel the long history of Jikoji Temple.

今回は、五泉市観光ガイド協会主催の、「浄心体験」に参加しました。旧村松町、黄金の里会館の駐車場に停めて、滝谷川沿いにスギ並木を歩いていくと、左手にあります。白山の麓にあり、新潟市内にある白山神社と関係があるそうです。曹洞宗のお寺ですので、禅寺です。開祖は楠木正成のお孫さんだそうです。坐禅と写経をさせていただきました。坐禅は壁に向かいながら行います。面壁と言うそうです。また、足は両足...
Suibara Magistrate Samurai Office

3.0

9 Reviews

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Niigata Agano Tojocho 10-5

A restoration of the government office established on the grounds of the former SuibaraCastlein1746 to establish the direct control of the Shogunate. Reproduced is the public office where official duties including civil affairs and managing land taxes would be performed, the Shirasu court of law where criminals would be examined, and the offices where government officials would perform their duties. The area governed by this office was not restricted to Agano City but spread as far as the northern areas of Niigata City, Shibata City, and Tainai City, an area said to range from nearly 20 to 340 square kilometers. Positioned next to the Suibara Furusato Agricultural History Museum many visitors visit both locations together.

水原駅から瓢湖に行く途中にあり立ち寄りました。江戸時代に幕府の直轄領地を置いた代官所で再建された建物です。水原親憲(ちかのり）の武者姿が入口付近にあり、昔の代官所を観ることができました○
Nuttari Hakusan-jinja Shrine

3.5

7 Reviews

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Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Nuttarihigashi 1-1-17

This shrine is located next to Nuttari Elementary School. Unknown what year the shrine was established, it enshrines the Shinto deities Kukurihime-no-Mikoto and Amaterasu-omikami. The shrine, which is a successor of Mikuri Shrine, one of the shrines listed in the Engi-Shiki, is the tutelary shrine of all of Nuttari County. The current main shrine building was built by the master carpenter Kumagaya Gentaro. It is notable for its magnificent all-keyaki (Japanese Zelkova tree) construction and its intricately carved details. The shrine building was relocated in June 2016 using human power alone via a method called hikiya to make room for an expansion of Kurinoki Bypass.

This Shrine is just a few steps away from Imayo Tsukasa Sake Brewery. Lovely to wander around and enjoy. And an easy walk to.
Niigata City Aizu Yaichi Memorial Museum

2.0

1 Reviews

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Niigata Niigata-shi Chuo-ku Bandai 3-1-1 Mediaship 5F

A memorial museum established in order to aid education and share with local residents the achievements of Aizu Yaichi, an honorary citizen of Niigata City known for his extensive contributions to the study of art history. Located on the fifth floor of Niigata Nippo Media Ship, a 20-story multipurpose complex, the museum holds a variety of exhibits with the aim of introducing Aizu Yaichi from a variety of angles. The museum also holds photo competitions, lectures, screenings of films connected to its special exhibitions, and workshops, and the facility serves as a place where everyone is welcome and can come in contact with Aizu’s worldview.

會津八一さんは、早稲田大学にも「會津八一記念博物館」があったため存じていましたが、郷里の新潟では大変に有名な方でした。書家であり、歌人であり、美術史家でもあるという、多方面に才能を発揮されたということで、こちらにも書・歌・美術の展示がありました。ただ展示室の規模が小さく、展示されている品も決して多くはないですし、展示から伝わってくるメッセージもあまり感じることができませんでした。それでいて入館料は...

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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.