Culture Tainai Hinamatsuri 2025 Kim Bergström One place to see Hina dolls in Niigata Prefecture is at the Tainai City Hinamatsuri, where Hina dolls that were once cherishe...
Culture Murakami Machiya Doll Tour 2025 Kim Bergström The annual Murakami Machiya Doll Tour involves traditional hina dolls on display at equally historic venues–machiya are tradi...
Activities Takada Castle Sakura Festival 2025 Kim Bergström Niigata's Takada Castle grounds are home to an annual sakura festival, where guests can enjoy over 2000 cherry trees in bloom...
Culture Art Mix Japan 2025 Kim Bergström Art Mix Japan (AMJ) is a unique cultural festival held every spring in Niigata City, incorporating a variety of performing ar...
Activities Tainai Sakura Festival 2025 Kim Bergström There are numerous sakura spots across Japan that are extremely well-known (and often crowded), but there are also plenty of ...
Activities Sakura Season At Hakusan Park 2025 Kim Bergström Niigata City's Hakusan Park is home to around 160 Somei Yoshino cherry trees, making it one of the area's top spots to visit ...
Activities Sado Toki Marathon 2025 Kim Bergström The Sado Toki Marathon offers full and half-marathon events alongside a 10km and shorter fun run routes.
Culture Tokamachi Kimono Festival 2025 Kim Bergström The Tokamachi Kimono Festival is held on the 3rd of May each year. The region is known for their kimono production, and it's ...
Activities Tainai City Tulip Festival 2025 Kim Bergström At the annual Tainai City Tulip Festival, around 800,000 tulips in 60 varieties are on display for visitors to enjoy. In addi...
Activities Spring Snow Festival at Yuzawa Kogen 2025 Kim Bergström Niigata Prefecture is known for receiving significant amounts of winter snowfall, so much so that it's still visible in some ...
