Culture Murakami Machiya Doll Tour 2025 Kim The annual Murakami Machiya Doll Tour involves traditional hina dolls on display at equally historic venues–machiya are tradi...
Niigata City Marathon 2024 Kim Now in its 40th year, the Niigata City Marathon has a course that takes participants past some of the urban area's scenic spo...
Activities Sado Toki Marathon 2024 Kim The Sado Toki Marathon offers full and half-marathon events alongside a 10km and shorter fun run routes.
Tsunan Snow Carrot Digging Competition 2025 Kim The Tsunan specialty of snow carrots are sweet and almost fruit-like in taste, and they're celebrated at the Tsunan Snow Carr...
Culture Gosen Knit Fes 2024 Kim Running for almost a decade now, the Gosen Knit Fes celebrates this woolly art form in various ways. The entire town takes pa...
Echigo Hillside Park Cosmos Festival 2024 Kim Nagaoka's Echigo Hillside Park is a stunning garden and recreational area, and it's home to beautiful floral displays through...
JR Tadami Line Kim The JR Tadami line is a scenic railway route that runs through the mountainous regions of Fukushima and Niigata prefectures. ...
Activities Tsunan Snow Festival 2025 Kim Parts of Niigata Prefecture often get referred to as yukiguni (snow country) thanks to the region's massive amount of winter ...
Culture Niigata Soh Odori 2024 Kim The Niigata Soh Odori is the largest dance-based festival on the Sea of Japan coastline, and it draws in hundreds of thousand...
Culture Giant Kite Battle of Mitsuke Imamachi & Nagaoka Nakanoshima 2024 Kim The Giant Kite Battle of Mitsuke Imamachi and Nagaoka Nakanoshima has an impressive history of over 360 years.
