Niigata Hidden Gems
Berceau du meilleur riz koshihikari et du saké du Japon. L'île de Sado fut une mine d'or à l'époque Edo et est aujourd'hui un refuge pour l'ibis nippon ; Echigo-Yuzawa est le décor du roman Pays de neige ; et les rizières en terrasses de Hoshitoge enveloppées d'une mer de nuages sont un secret bien gardé.
20 spots
Le cœur du riz et du saké du Japon, où le « pays de neige » littéraire rencontre un long littoral sur la mer du Japon et l'île aurifère de Sado.
Climat et meilleure saison
Parmi les lieux habités les plus enneigés au monde en hiver ; étés chauds et humides. Saison de ski de décembre à mars, récolte du riz en septembre.
Spécialités culinaires
- Riz koshihikari
- Saké (près de 90 brasseries)
- Hegi soba
- Nodoguro
Lieux emblématiques
- Pistes de ski d'Echigo-Yuzawa
- Île de Sado
- Rizières en terrasses de Tokamachi
- Brasseries de saké 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…