Niigata Tourist Attractions
List of Niigata Tourist Attractions
Naena Falls
Naena Falls is a spectacular waterfall selected as one of Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls, boasting a height of 55 meters. It flows over the Sekigawa River, which marks the borde...
Bijinbayashi Forest
Bijinbayashi is a beech forest about 100 years old, located in Matsunoyama, Tokamachi City. It was cut down for charcoal production at the end of the Taisho era, but the bee...
Sado Gold Mine
Sado Gold Mine is a historical site that boasts a 400-year history as Japan's largest gold and silver mine. It was opened in 1601, and during the Edo period, it was a direct...
Sasagawa Nagare
Sasakawa Nagare, located from Hamashinbo (Torigoeyama) in Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture, to Samukawa (Kitsuzaki), is a beautiful coastline boasting some of the best tran...
Kiyotsu Gorge
Kiyotsu Gorge is one of Japan's three great gorges, alongside the Kurobe Gorge in Toyama Prefecture and Osu Valley in Mie Prefecture. This magnificent landscape was formed b...
Northern Culture Museum
The Northern Culture Museum preserves and opens to the public the former grand residence of the Ito family, one of the most affluent farming families in Niigata. The approxi...
Yahiko Shrine
Yahiko Shrine is an ancient shrine that has long been revered as the first shrine of Echigo. Known affectionately as "Oyahiko-sama," it attracts over 200,000 visitors each y...
Hakusan Park
Hakusan Park is located in the center of Niigata City and was designated as one of Japan's first urban parks in 1873 (the sixth year of the Meiji era). In October 2018, it w...
Niigata City Aquarium Marinepia Nihonkai
Marinepia Nihonkai is one of the largest aquariums on the Sea of Japan coast, where you can encounter approximately 500 species and 20,000 aquatic organisms. Notably, the ma...
