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  • Hoshitoge terraced rice fields
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Tokamachishi Touge
    At Hoshitoge, around 200 tanada (terraced rice fields) of different sizes dot the slopes; the appearance of the landscape changes with the seasons and with the time of day. During the period when the “Sea of Clouds” effect and the “Mizukagami” phenomenon (whereby the surface of the flooded rice fields shines like a mirror) are most common, the Hoshitoge area receives large numbers of tourists from throughout Japan. However, the fields are located on working farms, so visitors are asked to be respectful and considerate. The Hoshitoge terraced rice fields are located around 20-minute walk from Matsudai Station on the Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line.
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  • Roadside Station Irihirose
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    3.5
    8 Reviews
    Transportation
    Nigata Pref. Uonumashi Otochiyama 356-2
    A roadside station on National Route 252 in Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture. It is a fairly small place but does have information on current traffic conditions, a souvenir shop, a shop that sells seasonal wild plants and vegetables, and an outlet which serves snacks, etc. The roadside station, built out of wood, has a bright, spacious atmosphere to it. At the food counter you can try some local food such as Atka mackerel sushi wrapped in bamboo leaves, char (type of trout) pressed sushi, and oboro tofu, and some sweet foods too, including homemade cakes and soft ice-cream.

    小さな湖に隣接する道の駅です。 規模は大きくありませんが、魚沼産コシヒカリ、春には山菜、野菜、地元の特産品が売られています。 ペッパー君もいました。 新潟限定？のルマンドアイスも置いてありました。 別の建物に

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  • Tomioka White Art Museum, Minamiuonuma City
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    3.5
    7 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumashi Kamiyakushidou 142
    This museum is approximately 20 minutes by bus from the JR Muikamachi Station, and a further three minutes on foot from the Kamiyakushido bus stop. This museum has a permanent collection of the master oil painter, Shiichiro Tomioka's White World Series which consists of around 500 works. He was born in Takada, Joetsu City, and is famous as the man who painted snow country. Tomioka created a white oil paint, known as Tomioka White, which solved all of the problems such as yellowing, cracking and peeling. His distinctive black and white depictions of the world, created with a technique that uses a large painting knife, are highly regarded worldwide as being absolutely unique.

    八海山を見ることが目的で行きました。 公共交通機関利用であれば六日町駅からバスで15分ほど乗車し上薬師堂バス停下車。 徒歩３-４分です。 この美術館前からの八海山の眺望は素晴らしかったです。 美術館に入っていないので展示品に関するコメントはできません。

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  • Ikeda Memorial Art Museum
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    3.5
    6 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Niigata Minamiuonuma Urasa 5493-3
    An art museum born thanks to the efforts of the late Tsuneo Ikeda, a man of culture born here in Uonuma City (once the town of Koide). Ikeda was the founder of Baseball Magazine Sha and KobunSha, and the museum displays works of art and other items he collected as well as a variety of other cultural assets relating to sports, literature, and the arts. The museum’s permanent exhibition is divided into four sections. The KobunSha company published many works by Lafcadio Hearn (Koizumi Yakumo), and in turn the museum has an exhibition dedicated to the author. There’s also a sports and culture exhibition which hosts exhibits on professional baseball, the Olympics, and Japan’s first sports cards; a Japanese art exhibition which displays works by Kiyohara Tama (Eleonora Ragusa), Japan’s first female Western-style painter; and an international art exhibition.

    スポーツジャーナリストの池田恒雄氏が、野球の交流で得た文化・スポーツに関連するコレクションが展示されている美術館。ジャーナリストとして活躍した傍ら、野球だけでなく様々な選手とも交流を持ち、数々の名選手が着用したグッズだけでなく、活躍場面を収めた写真などが数多く展示されている。 他にも小泉八雲が遺した資料や、會津八一やラグーザ玉（清原玉）の絵画が展示されているが、スポーツに特化したり、新潟特に魚沼由...

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  • Roadside Station Segae no Sato Senda
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    3.0
    7 Reviews
    Transportation
    Nigata Pref. Tokamachishi Nakasenda Kou 826
    You’ll find this roadside station in Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture along National Route 252 nestled within an idyllic, seemingly satoyama (village-vicinity mountain) landscape. There’s a restaurant that serves popular homecooked local cuisine, and the building also has a direct sales store where you can purchase vegetables, local soba, Senda Rice, folk crafts, and more. You can visit the prefecture’s largest snow cavern as well, and there’s a walking trail with a suspension bridge too. Seasonal events are held throughout the year.

    4月に長岡から十日町へ抜ける途中、立ち寄りました。 吊り橋が見えましたが、雪が残っていて、渡ることができませんでした。 食堂でおにぎり定食とカレーライスを注文しました。 カレーはレトルトの様な味でした。 売店で豆大福が売ってましたが、ヤマザキパン製のようで、地元の特産では無い様です。

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  • Matsudai Local Museum
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    4.0
    5 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Niigata Tokamachi-shi Matsudai 3718

    ほくほく線まつだい駅の裏にあります。 2階建ての木造建築です。 玄関で靴を脱いで上がります。 築140年の欅造りといった古い建物ですが、中はとても綺麗です。

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  • Ueda no Sato
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    3.5
    4 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumashi Nagasaki 2970-1
    At this facility in Minamiuonuma, one of the top producing areas for Koshihikari rice, you can experience the countryside life. To reach the facility by car head east about 10-minutes from the Shiozawa-Ishiuchi Interchange on the Kan-Etsu Expressway. There are different courses offered year-round giving you the chance to experience a variety of countryside activities, from planting rice in the spring, to harvesting crops in the summer, picking rice in the fall, and building igloos in the winter. There are also 10 indoor courses offered year-round including making soba noodles and mochi rice-cake pounding. Try the Countryside Cafeteria where you can taste the local koshihikari rice and vegetables as well as soba noodles. Come experience the flavor of Minamiuonuma's countryside.

    We loved this experience. You can have hands on experience making this families Soba recipe. Our kids loved it and, though we do not speak Japanese, it was so amazing and easy to follow along...

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  • Mt. Naeba
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumagunyuzawamachi Mikuni
    This volcano stands 2,145 meters tall at the boundary between Niigata and Nagano Prefectures. Located in Joshinetsu-Kogen National Park at its summit is Ime-jinja Shrine which has long drawn those looking to befriend the god of rice cultivation. Near the summit spreads a wetland where you can see all sorts of beautiful alpine plants including the Miyama-bulrush. This beauty has led to the area being selected by the Ministry of the Environment as one of Japan's 500 important wetlands. During the winter the ski-slope at the foot of the mountain draws lots of visitors. Different mountain climbing routes are being developed and between late-June and mid-October lots of mountain climbing visitors flock to the mountain.
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  • Najomon
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    4.5
    2 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Nakauonumaguntsunanmachi Shimofunato Otsu 835
    Najomon is an experiential learning center located in Tsunan Town, Nakauonuma County. It offers a wide range of experience activities, including opportunities to try your hand at making stone tools, making fire, harvesting grain or collecting medicinal plants, etc. Through these activities and through the center’s thematic exhibitions, visitors can learn about life in the Jomon era. Najomon also has a “Jomon Village” with authentic Jomon-style pit dwellings, as well as fields, an area of natural forest, and a range of other outdoor facilities.

    津南のヒマワリ広場のヒマワリの高さに比べると背の高いヒマワリだが、混雑がなく、良かった。ヒマワリの数もヒマワリ広場より多い。難点は、ヒマワリの高さが高い。子どもたちは、花が見えない。〔いずれも、子どもには高いけど〕空いてて寂しいくらい。 また、ひょうたん畑も隣接してる。

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  • Lake Okutadami
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    Nigata Pref. Uonumashi Yunotanimogawa Big birds
    This lake is in Uonuma, Niigata. It's a man-made lake created by the Okutadami Dam which sits between Hinoemata, Minamiauzu, Fukushima, and Uonuma, Niigata on the Tadami River, a tributary of the Class A Agano River. Also called Ginzan Lake (Silver Mountain Lake) it's known for its superb water quality from the snow melt of neighboring valleys and picturesque autumn scenery. From late July to early November it's famous as a great place to catch smelt, char, and cherry-trout.
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  • Mt. Makihata
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumashi Shimizu
    This 1967-meter mountain sits between Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture and Minakami Town, Tone County, Gunma Prefecture. There is an intermediate-level mountain climbing route with an elevation difference of approximately 1,500 meters, and in addition to the view from the summit of the mountain, visitors can also enjoy wonderful natural sights such as the alpine plants, ponds (marshlands), and the waterfalls and strange rocks of Waribikisawa. It has been selected as one of 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
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  • Snow Country Museum
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumagunyuzawamachi Yuzawa 354-1
    This is a museum showing the life and history of Yuzawa, that was the backdrop for Yasunari Kawabata's novel The Snow Country. Also displayed are some of Yasunari's beloved items and writings in his own hand, as well as a Japanese-style painting gallery depicting the world from the novel. This museum is located just a 7-minute walk from the Echigo Yuzawa Station.
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  • Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Museum of Contemporary Art, KINARE
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Nigata Pref. Tokamachishi Honchou 6-71-2
    This museum was founded to promote the region around Tokamachi. It's the main venue for the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale, an intentional art festival held once every three years in Echigo-Tsumari. The building itself was designed by Hiroshi Hara, one of Japan's leading architects. The cubic building has a pond set in its square atrium. During periods other than the art festival, it has a permanent exhibition with various artwork on display. There is also a museum shop and a cafe restaurant fashioned on a Spanish Bar.
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  • Mikaeri Bridge
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Uonumashi Kamioritate
    Located between Tochiomata Onsen and Oyu Onsen in the Yunotani Onsen Village, Mikairibashi spans the Sanashigawa River. It has been the subject of local songs, and it is believed to fulfill wishes to meet a longed-for person again. It is said that there was once a huge willow tree, called Mikaeri Yanagi, near the bridge. According to local traditions, people returning from the therapeutic baths would think back to their encounters and memories under the tree. It was believed that looking back under the tree several times would bring about a second encounter with the person one was thinking about. However, that willow tree is no longer there.
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  • Hakkaisanson Shrine
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumashi Osaki 3746
    Hakkaisan-sonjinja Shrine is located about 10 minutes by car from the Yamato Smart Interchange on the Kan-Etsu Expressway in the city of Minami Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture. It was founded on the basis of oracular instructions from Nakatomi no Kamatari, a seventh-century government official. Kuni-no-Satsuchi-no-Mikoto is one of the gods enshrined there. Clapping one's hands produces an echo, and there is an open space where sound reverberates. Historical relics and votive items and famous sites, such as the sacred cave of Taiken Gyosha, who revived the temple, are found throughout the grounds, and the basalt rock from Mt. Hakkaisan. Festivals that take place here include a thrilling Fire Walking Festival, in which the general public may apply to participate, as well the annual Setsubun Festival, O-Yama-Biraki (the springtime opening of the mountain climbing season), and others.
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  • Tochiomata Onsen Yakushido
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Uonumashi Yunoya Kami Origami 66
    This Yakushido Hall is located on the grounds of the Jizaikan hot spring inn on Prefectural Route 299 in Kamioritate, Uonuma City. People seeking hot spring cures have long prayed here for recovery from their illnesses. The hall's sacred trees, the 400-year-old Komochi Sugi (parenthood cedar) and the Meoto Keyaki (husband and wife Zelkova), are believed to grant prayers for the blessing of children. Visitors seeking this blessing make offerings of ema (wooden votive tablets) affixed with Kewpie dolls.
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  • Okutadami Electric Power Museum
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Uonumashi Yunotanimogawa Large bird 1317-3
    This PR facility for J-POWER is located in the vicinity of Okutadami Dam. Visitors to the museum can learn about the role and history of dams and power plants, as well as hydroelectric power generation and other mechanisms. In addition, visitors can view exhibits of valuable materials relating to electricity, such as turbine parts that were used in the Okutadami Power Station. There is also a cafe space, and many people visit while also sightseeing at Okutadami Dam.
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  • Midama Fudoson Temple
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Nakauonumaguntsunanmachi Akinari 9761
    This temple is located in Akinari, Tsunan Town, Nakauonuma County. It is said to have been built in 1186 to enshrine Acala, by Seisazaemon Miyamoto, a retainer of Kiyomori Taira. Many people come here to pray for healthy eyesight, since it has been said to have a healing effect on the eyes since ancient times. Currently, all five great wisdom kings, the Vidyaraja, who protect the four cardinal directions, including Vajrayaksa and Kundali, are enshrined here.
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  • Shirataki Sake Brewery
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumagunyuzawamachi Yuzawa 2640
    This sake brewery is located a five-minute walk from Yuzawa Station, along Prefectural Route 351, in Yuzawa, Yuzawa Town, Minamiuonuma Ward. It was established in 1855, and brews famous sake such as Jozenmizunogotoshi, using Echigo-Yuzawa well water. In addition to the tour of the brewery (a reservation is required), visitors can also experience tasting sake in the showroom.
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  • Urasa Bishamondo Temple
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumashi Urasa 2495
    This temple is located in Urasa, Minamiuonuma City. It was founded in 807 by Sakanoue-no-Tamuramaro. The main gate resembles the Yomei-mon gate of the Nikko Toshogu Shrine, and features a painting of two dragons by the late Edo period painter, Tani Buncho. It is designated as a Nationally Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property, and is famous for the Hadaka Oshiaitaisai festival which has been held for 1200 years on the first Saturday of March each year.
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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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