Niigata Hidden Gems
Cuna del mejor arroz koshihikari y del sake de Japón. La isla de Sado fue una mina de oro durante el periodo Edo y hoy es refugio de la grulla ibis; Echigo-Yuzawa es el escenario de la novela País de nieve; y las terrazas de arroz de Hoshitoge envueltas en un mar de nubes son un secreto bien guardado.
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El corazón arrocero y cervecero de sake de Japón, donde el «país de la nieve» literario se encuentra con la larga costa del mar de Japón y la isla minera de oro de Sado.
Clima y mejor temporada
Entre los lugares habitados con más nieve del mundo en invierno; veranos cálidos y húmedos. Temporada de esquí de diciembre a marzo, cosecha de arroz en septiembre.
Gastronomía típica
- Arroz koshihikari
- Sake (casi 90 bodegas)
- Hegi soba
- Nodoguro
Lugares emblemáticos
- Pistas de esquí de Echigo-Yuzawa
- Isla de Sado
- Terrazas de arroz de Tokamachi
- Bodegas de sake de Niigata
Kodo Taiko Drumming Village
Kodo is the world's premier taiko drumming ensemble, based permanently on Sado Island since 1981. The group's training c…
Tsunan Snow Festival
The Tsunan Snow Festival (津南雪まつり) is a mid-March weekend event in the mountains of southern Niigata where 3,000–5,000 at…
Echigo-Yuzawa Onsen
Echigo-Yuzawa is the onsen town that inspired Yasunari Kawabata's Nobel Prize-winning novel 'Snow Country' (雪国, 1948) —…
Gala Yuzawa Ski Resort
Gala Yuzawa is the only ski resort in the world with a dedicated shinkansen station inside the resort building — Tokyo v…
Koshihikari Rice
Koshihikari is Japan's most famous rice variety, representing 35% of all rice grown in Japan and commanding premium pric…
Imayo Tsukasa Sake Brewery
Imayo Tsukasa Brewery (今代司酒造) is a 250-year-old sake producer in central Niigata City that has committed entirely to jun…
Sado Gold Mine
The Sado Kinzan gold and silver mine operated continuously from 1601 to 1989, producing 78 tons of gold and 2,330 tons o…
Toki Forest Park
The Japanese crested ibis (toki, Nipponia nippon) was declared extinct in the wild in 1981 when the last five wild birds…
Kiyotsukyo Gorge Tunnel
Kiyotsukyo Gorge is a 750-meter-long ravine carved by the Kiyotsu River through solid granite, with vertical cliffs risi…
Niigata City Aquarium Marinepia
Marinepia Nihonkai is a coastal aquarium specializing in Sea of Japan marine life, featuring species rarely seen in othe…
Northern Culture Museum
The Northern Culture Museum occupies the former estate of the Ito family, who were the largest landowners in Niigata dur…
Yahiko Shrine
Yahiko Shrine sits at the base of Mt. Yahiko (634m), a sacred peak that has been a Shinto pilgrimage site for over 2,400…
Senkaku Bay
Senkaku Bay is a 2-kilometer stretch of Sado's northwestern coast where granite cliffs rise vertically 30–50 meters from…
Nodoguro Grilled Blackthroat Seaperch
Nodoguro (喉黒, 'black throat') — also called blackthroat seaperch or akamutsu — is a deep-water fish caught in the Sea of…
Hoshitoge Rice Terraces
The Hoshitoge rice terraces (星峠の棚田) are layered across a mountain ridge 600 meters above sea level in the Tokamachi high…
Niigata Bandai Bridge
The Bandai Bridge spans the Shinano River at the heart of Niigata City, connecting the historic riverside district with…
Hakusan Shrine Furusato Village
Hakusan Shrine is a modest Shinto shrine in Niigata City's outskirts, known not for its religious significance but for t…
Ponshukan Sake Museum
Niigata produces more sake breweries per capita than any other prefecture (88 active breweries for 2.2 million residents…
Niigata Negi Ramen
Niigata's signature ramen style centers on an enormous mound of finely-chopped sweet green onions (negi) served atop mis…
Furumachi Geigi
Furumachi is Niigata City's historic geisha district, dating to the Edo period when Niigata Port was Japan's primary gat…