Leisure / Hobbies Spots in Myoko / Joetsu Area
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- Akakura Onsen Ski Area
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4.0191 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Nigata Pref. Myoukoushi Akakura Hot spring
- This ski resort offers a complete set of courses that includes beginner runs and a kids area. It has wide slopes and 17 runs spreading out over Mt. Myoko. Guests can ride a lift and moving belt from Akakura Onsen at the base of the mountain to quickly access the slopes. This resort is also popular for its additional night-time business hours and location that is only about 10 minutes away from Myoko Kogen I.C. on the Joshin-etsu Expressway.
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Good snow and had a great time with the family. I will be back next year. See you soon Akakura......
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- AKAKURA Kanko Resort Ski Resort
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4.0121 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Nigata Pref. Myoukoushi Tagiri 216
- This ski resort adjacent to Akakura Onsen is a mere eight minutes from Myoko-Kogen Interchange. Besides being easily accessible, its free parking lot with room for 1,000 cars right next to the slopes means guests can start skiing immediately upon arrival. The resort, Japan’s first officially-designated international ski area, has courses for all ability levels, but an especially good selection of intermediate and expert courses. The Hotel Number 5 lift offers guests a long course around 4,000 meters in length. A free ride park is also located along each course. For small children, we recommend the Chibikko Hiroba (Kid’s Square) located by the parking lot.
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There‘s serious off piste for the backcountry enthusiast. We tried to get to Mt Mae but ran out of puff just short of it. The powder coming off the was very deep! You do t want to get stuck in it...
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- Joetsu Aquarium Umigatari
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4.054 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Niigata Joetsu-shi Gochi 2-15-15
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小さいけど展示方法が工夫されているというのは全くそのとおりで、他のレビュアーの方が散々書かれていることなので割愛させて頂く。 日本海水槽はこれを考案した人は人智を超えて神がかっている。まったくもって素晴らしいの一言。一見の価値あり。 訪れたときには鳥インフルエンザの影響でペンギンがおらず、アザラシも見ることができなかったが、これらの生き物のフル展示の状態時は少し満足度は上がると思う。 感想と...
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- Fossa Magna Museum
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4.075 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Itoigawa City Niigata Prefecture Ichinomiya 1313
- The Fossa Magna Museum opened 1994 is a museum about rocks for learning about our natural environment and resources, as provided by the Earth across ages and geological eras. In the six-room exhibition area, you can see fossils and beautiful ores (jade) of Itoigawa River. Approximately 10 minutes by car via Itoigawa Interchange on the Hokuriku Expressway.
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Excellent presentation of the nature and formation of jade, with a number of interactive exhibits that you could turn wheels to see things happen. Great educational value. Highlight was the AV...
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- Seki Onsen Ski Area
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4.020 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Niigata Prefecture Myoko City Seki Onsen
- This century-old ski area adjacent to Seki Onsen is a 20-minute drive from Myoko-Kogen Interchange. Its well-balanced courses utilize the natural topography of the foothills of Mt. Myoko. Each course is designed to maximize enjoyment, whether it is the intermediate course, which features a ramp-centric snow park, the ungroomed expert course, a great place to enjoy high-quality powder, or the main slope, which has practice ramps. Their restaurant is popular for its hearty hand-made lunches. After a long day of fun, we recommend relaxing in the hot springs at nearby Seki Onsen or Tsubame Onsen.
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The area has over 20cm of fresh snow overnight so we headed to Seki Onsen. It’s a family run resort with two lifts and mostly ungroomed. It’s a fun place with deep and steep powder. But it does get...
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- Takada Castle Site Park
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- Niigata Joetsu-shi Motoshirocho 44-1
- Takada Park was built on the site of what was formerly Takada Castle, a castle built as a residence for Tokugawa Tadateru, the sixth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu; the entire Park has been designated as an official Historic Site by Niigata Prefectural Government. A variety of cultural and sporting facilities are located within Takada Park, including the reconstructed Sanju-yagura (three-tiered tower) of the old Takada Castle, the Castle Museum, the Kobayashi Kokei Memorial Museum of Art, Takada Library, and the Mimei Ogawa Literature Museum (located inside the Library), making the Park a favorite place for local residents to spend their leisure time. With around 4,000 cherry trees, Takada Park is also a popular spot for viewing the cherry blossom in spring. Takada Park is located around eight- minute drive from Takada Station on the Myoko Haneuma Line.
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- Cupid Valley Ski Resort
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4.010 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Nigata Pref. Jouetsushi Yasuduka-ku Sugawa Snowman Plateau
- This resort facility is in Joetsu City, Niigata. It stands out for having fun activities all year round. In the summer have fun with waterslides and a firefly walking tour while in the winter they pile the snow and make a snow-hut convenience store. Campgrounds and BBQ areas are also available. During winter snow seasons they have a school licensed by SAJ as well as a wide variety of snow activities for skiers and snowboarders of all levels, from beginner to expert.
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There are many ski resorts in Niigata. One of these is Cupid Valley Ski resort. We can enjoy winter sports like skiing and snowboarding, for beginners and high ranking people. We can enjoy it in...
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- Joetsu-shi Maizo Bunkazai Center
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4.018 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Nigata Pref. Jouetsushi Kasugayamamachi 1-2-8
- This museum located at the bottom of the former site of Kasugayama Castle is a 20-minute walk from Kasugayama Station on the Echigo Tokimeki Railway. The mud-colored building, built in the style of Japanese-style homes, is a place where Jomon Period artifacts unearthed in Joetsu City are researched, stored, and exhibited. Guests can watch the museum's staff catalog and restore artifacts or try their hand at a number of activities including making magatama (an ancient style of curved beads). Due to its location close to Kasugayama Castle, the castle of the famous warring states period warlord Uesugi Kenshin, it is also the headquarters of the Uesugi Omotenashi Bushotai, a group of historical reenactors.
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日本百名城巡りの一環として初めて行きました。遺跡の発掘をしている事務所とおもっていたら、春日山城の展示をやっていました。上杉謙信について立派な展示があり、年表やイラストを交え分かりやすかったです。しかも入場無料なのがすごいですね
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- Myoko Suginohara Ski Resort
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Nigata Pref. Myoukoushi Suginosawa
- This ski resort is located approximately ten minutes by car from the Joshin-etsu Expressway’s Myoko-kogen Interchange. It boasts one of the longest ski slopes in the country, approximately 8.5 kilometers. Since 80% of the slopes are suitable for beginner and intermediate level skiers, anyone, from children to adults can enjoy the winter sports here. In addition to the fun-filled snow park, with its various pipes, jumps and rails, advanced level skiers can enjoy the Super Giant Course, which include the Tengu Drop with its 27 degree gradient and the Hell’s Valley with its 38 degree gradient. The Kids’ Free Program is also highly rated, whereby children up to elementary school age can use the lift and gondola for free all day.
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- CharMant Hiuchi Ski Resort
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- Nigata Pref. Itoigawashi Nishihiyama 1821
- This ski resort is located in Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture. Its distinguishing feature is that it has many non-compact snow courses with abundant snowfall, allowing skiing to continue until May. Visitors can enjoy powder snow here, which is unusual for a ski resort on the coast of the Sea of Japan, making it very attractive. The vast slopes have approximately 16 different courses, with options for people of all ability levels from beginners to advanced level skiers to enjoy. The ski resort has a full range of facilities, including the Salut restaurant, which primarily serves local seafood, and the cafeteria, Levant, which overlooks the ski slopes.
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- Itoigawa Seaside Valley Ski Area
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4.07 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Nigata Pref. Itoigawashi Yamaguchi 151-1
- Located a 15-minute drive from Itoigawa Interchange, this ski area is adjacent to Shio no Michi Onsen’s Hotel White Cliff. It has six slopes that can be enjoyed by people of all skill levels. It also has a slalom course suitable for slalom practice and a cross country course where you can enjoy exploring the mountain forests, giving guests many ways to enjoy winter sports. After skiing, enjoy a bath at the Shio no Michi Onsen hot springs spa located within the adjacent lodging facility, Hotel White Cliff.
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訪問したのがもう初夏でしたので、もちろん、雪はありませんでした。でも、スキー場の雰囲気は伝わってきましたね。あまり宣伝されていませんが、よさげなゲレンデでした。
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- Takada World
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4.07 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Niigata Joetsu-shi Honcho 6-4-21
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明治４４年に芝居小屋としてうまれた映画館です。 日本最古であるかもしれない映画館で、天井装飾のあるホールは 見る価値のあるものでしたよ！！
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- Ikenotaira Hot Spring & Ski Area
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- Niigata Prefecture Myoko City Ikenohei Onsen 2457-1
- This ski resort is located about five minutes by car from the Joshin-etsu Expressway’s Myoko-kogen Interchange. It has one of the biggest straight runs in the country at the bottom of Mount Myoko, and with its fun-filled park, is a popular ski resort. There are 10 courses on the two slopes, Alpine Brick and the 400 meters wide Kayaba slope, which continue down the mountain side for approximately three kilometers, so even beginners can enjoy gently sliding down them. So intermediate and advanced level skiers can improve their skills, snowboarding is permitted throughout the whole area. Skiers can see a superb view of the Sin-etsu mountain range and Lake Nojiri.
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- Region Plaza Joetsu Leisure Pool
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- Niigata Joetsu-shi Shimomonzen 446-2
- A heated indoor pool facility adjoining Region Plaza Joetsu, a recreation facility built to promote the health and wellbeing of local residents. A 25-meter-long practice course pool, children’s pool, and three-meter-deep diving pool can be used year-round. The facility’s 80-meter-long spiral waterslide is extremely popular with children. During the summer vacation period, occasionally a line of children waiting to go down the slide forms. From early July through August, an on-site ice arena is turned into a gigantic pool which can be freely swum around in.
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- KYUKAMURA HOTELS Myoko Sasagamine Camping Ground
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3.53 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Niigata Myoko-shi Suginosawa
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火打山登山口から近いので前泊で利用しました。芝生の平地が多くテントは張りやすかった。管理事務所内に水洗トイレがあって24時間利用できました。 夜中の星空が印象的でした。
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- Myoko Sunshine Land
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- Nigata Pref. Jouetsushi Nakagou-ku Eguchi 846-1
- This amusement park is located adjacent to Myoko Sunshine Hotel and Myoko Sunshine Golf Club. There are over 20 different types of attractions such as Sky Jet and Go Karting that can be enjoyed by both adults and children. The park is open from April to early November every year, and in April there is Myoko Tenku Sakura, which is a free-entry opening event where visitors can look down upon 1,500 cherry trees from the Ferris wheel.
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- Madaraokogen Camping Park
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Nagano Iiyama-shi Madaraokogen
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- Lavender Beach
- Travel / Tourism
- Nigata Pref. Itoigawashi Teraji
- Lavender Beach is part of Omi Coast Geosite, about a 14-minute walk from Itoigawa Station in the city of Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture. The beach gets its name from the lavender-colored jade that can be found there. The open area near the beach contains the statue of Nunakawa-Hime, a ruler in Jomon Period, and the relief that portray the processing steps of jade. Beachcombers can find all kinds of stones other than jade, and it is a great place to find a unique stone for one's self.
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- Otate Park (Otate Site)
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- Niigata Joetsu-shi Gochi 1-23-11
- The Otate was a compound the mighty lord Uesugi Kenshin built for Kanto shogun deputy Uesugi Norimasa when the latter fled to Echigo after he was defeated by Hojo Ujiyasu, then-lord of Odawara Castle. It is believed that it was also used as a government office after Kenshin later inherited the post of Kanto shogun deputy. The compound is thought to have been vast, equivalent in area to 1. 6 Tokyo Domes, but today only its heart remains as a park. The compound was also the site of the Siege of Otate, a great uprising which tore Echigo Province in two as two men fought to succeed as the head of the Uesugi clan after Kenshin’s sudden demise.
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- Sasagamine Yumemidaira Hiking Trails
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- Niigata Myoko-shi Sasagamine Kogen
- The Sasagamine Highland, sprawling 1,300 meters above sea level, is a nature-rich, cloud top paradise. The nature trails on the highland enable visitors to cross Lake Otomi’s Sasagamine Dam and walk amidst huge birches and beeches, wetlands and seasonal flowers. 9. 6 kilometers in total length, the natural beauty- and plant life-rich trails can be walked in about four and a half hours. Some of the many highlights include the ruins of a former sawmill as well as scenic lookouts. The trails have also received certification as a Forest Therapy Road, a forested area which science has shown has a relaxing effect on visitors.
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.
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