Activities Urasa Chrysanthemum Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Chrysanthemums are Japan's national flower, and there are plenty of them on display at the annual Urasa Chrysanthemum festiva...
11 Culture Satoyama Art Zoo Kim Bergström Want to see a host of animals in a natural environment? The Satoyama Art Zoo shows off a range of creatures, great and small ...
11 Culture Ikeda Memorial Museum Kim Bergström If you appreciate art, culture, nature or sports, the Ikeda Memorial Museum will have something to interest you with. Situate...
Culture A Guide to Sake in Niigata City Niaya Harper Niigata Prefecture is home to some 90 sake breweries and is famous for producing some of the country’s top quality sake. In N...
Culture Things to Do in Niigata City Niaya Harper Niigata City is a port city known for its fresh and delicious seafood, rice, and sake. Here are a few must do things while in...
Culture Niigata Fireworks Festival 2026 Bonson Lam As with many summer festivals, the highlight of the Niigata Festival is the fireworks in the evening over the river. On Frida...
Activities Fuji Rock Festival 2017 Jerome Lee Fuji Rock Festival 2017, held at Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata prefecture, saw a lineup of stellar artists including Bjork, Lor...
Food Forest Inn Italian Restaurant Manish Prabhune Forest Inn Italian Restaurant is a log house restaurant in Niigata's snow country.
17 Culture Kashiwazaki Trip Jieyi Zhou Kashiwazaki is a city located in the northern-central area of Niigata Prefecture, with a 89,000-strong population.
Activities Hunting for Bamboo Shoots in Yuzawa Rufus Starbuck Foraging for bamboo shoots in the mountains of Niigata.
