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NiigataShrines & TemplesNiigata
Hakusan Jinja (Niigata)
The tutelary shrine of Niigata, long the guardian of the mouth of the Shinano river.
NiigataShrines & TemplesNagaoka
Hotokusan Inari
A great hall looking out over the Echigo plain, known for its candle festival in November.
NiigataShrines & TemplesJoetsu
Kasugayama Jinja
It enshrines Uesugi Kenshin, standing on the site of Kasugayama Castle.
Murakami
Iwafune Jinja
The origin of the place name Iwafune. An old shrine of the salmon town.
Sado
Daizen Jinja
More than thirty Noh stages survive on Sado, the island to which Zeami was exiled.
NiigataMuseumsSado
Sado Gold Mine
It underpinned the finances of the Edo shogunate. Hand-cut tunnels and the split peak of Doyu remain.
NiigataNature & ScenerySado
Tarai Bune
Tubs for gathering wakame and abalone among the rocks. Visitors can row them too.
NiigataFestivalsTokamachi
Echigo-Tsumari Art Field
Artworks scattered through the hill villages. Terraced fields and empty houses are the stage.
NiigataNature & SceneryTokamachi
Kiyotsu Gorge
One of the three great gorges of Japan. Columnar jointing reflects in the water mirror inside the tunnel.
NiigataNature & SceneryTokamachi
Hoshitoge Rice Terraces
Two hundred paddies catching the morning sun. Certified as a Tsunagu Terraced Rice Fields Heritage site.
NiigataNature & SceneryYahiko
Mt. Yahiko
A view over the Echigo plain and the Japan Sea, with the inner shrine at the summit.
NiigataContemporary ArtNagaoka
Nagaoka Fireworks
It began as a memorial to those killed in the war. The Shosanshakudama and the Phoenix rise over the river.
NiigataCraft ExperiencesTsubame
Tsuiki Copperware
A single sheet of copper is hammered into a vessel. The town also makes metal cutlery.
NiigataFestivalsOjiya
Ushi no Tsunotsuki
No winner is declared; every bout ends in a draw. It appears in Nanso Satomi Hakkenden.
NiigataHot SpringsYuzawa
Echigo-Yuzawa
The setting of Kawabata Yasunari's Snow Country. The hot spring on the far side of the tunnel.
NiigataHistoric DistrictsMurakami
Shiobiki Sake
Salmon hung under the eaves. The Murakami way is to leave part of the belly uncut.
NiigataMuseumsSado
Toki Forest Park
Japan's wild crested ibis died out, and reintroduction began from here.
NiigataHistoric DistrictsNagaoka
Teradomari Fish Market
The Ameyoko of fish. You can eat grilled seafood standing at the counter.