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Takada Park is home to castle ruins and is famous for its gorgeous cherry blossoms. In s…

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This fireworks festival sees the launch of many large spherical fireworks, including the…

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Known as the lake of swans, Hyoko Lake has been designated a national natural treasure.F…

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Hakusan Park is a Dutch-style promenade garden neighbouring Hakusan Shrine. This beautif…

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The Nagaoka Festival Grand Fireworks Show is considered to be one of Japan’s three…

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Sasagawa Nagare is an 11-kilometre stretch of coastline near the city of Murakami, with …

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Mount Hakkai has been worshipped as a spiritual mountain since ancient times. It is the …

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Sado Island is Japan’s second largest island after the island of Okinawa. This lar…

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This market features the very best foods that Niigata has to offer, from merry-go-round …

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The Ichishima Sake Brewery was founded by the Ichishima family, which were one of the la…

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The Sado Gold Mine was the largest gold and silver mine in Japan. It has a 400-year heri…

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This grand house was built in 1918 as a family villa by Kijuro Saito IV, a scion of the …

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The tarai bune is one of Sado’s most famous sights. Originally used as washtubs, t…

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Mount Yahiko rises 634 metres above the ground – as high as the Tokyo Skytree &nda…

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Awashima is an island with a total circumference of just 23.0km. In Japanese “awa&…

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Tsukioka Onsen is famed for its rich sulphuric water with one of the highest sulphur con…

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Naena Waterfall has been selected one of Japan’s 100 greatest waterfalls. The forc…

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The Northern Culture Museum is the former residence of a local wealthy farming family. T…

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Sasa-dango is Niigata Prefecture’s iconic sweet. It contains lots of mugwort colle…

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One of the best factory tour facilities for cutlery manufacturers in Japan. Visitors can…

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Located in an open coastal area that is constantly refreshed by sea breezes, and with ap…

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This is the temple where Sengoku period warlord Kenshin Uesugi spent his childhood years…

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The diversion of the Shinano River at Okozu near Bunsui in Niigata prefecture is lined w…

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The Wara Art Festival is held every year from summer through autumn. Young people from t…

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Senami Onsen is a famous hot spring resort just 10 minutes by car from Murakami Station.…

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Fukushimagata Wetlands is a vast nature reserve stretching over 193 hectares. It is home…

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With a history stretching back 2,400 years, the Yahiko Shrine has been worshipped since …

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Kuriyama Beika is the company behind the famous Bakauke brand rice crackers. Here, you c…

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Calm your mind and attain peace in the grounds of this temple surrounded by nature&mdash…

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For anyone who likes Japanese sake, this is the place to come if you are visiting Niigat…

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This hot spring is rare for being a “hot spring for the eyes” and since anci…

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Iwamuro Onsen is quiet retreat from Niigata City and a hot spring area with more than 30…

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“Senkaku Bay” is the collective name for five small interlinked bays that st…

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Onogame is a giant, turtle-shaped monolith standing 167 metres above ground level plungi…

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Besides rice production, Niigata Prefecture’s abundant snowmelt also makes the reg…

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The cherry blossoms of Takada Castle Site Park are considered as one of the three great …

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Shuseki An, a Michelin-starred kaiseki restaurant in Iwamuro Onsen, is a Japanese restau…

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From the car interiors to the cuisine, everything on this resort train is "made in …

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Sekijyosan Saifukuji Temple was opened in 1534. It attracts so many people thanks to scu…