Niigata

Tokamachi Photo: Tokamachi snow festival collage – Nihongo1234 / CC BY-SA 4.0

About Tokamachi

Home of Tokamachi snow festival

Tokamachi is located in the southern region of Niigata Prefecture. It only takes around 2 hours by shinkansen to get here from Tokyo. It is rich in culture and tradition. The area is mostly covered by mountains, forests and rice fields. Tokamachi is one of the nicest winter destinations in Japan where you can enjoy skiing and snowboarding, onsen, winter firework displays, and the spectacular Tokamachi Snow Festival.