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Shiori Pass
A pass on National Route 352 in Uonuma, known for the sea of clouds that forms at dawn.
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Roadside Station Niigata Furusato Village
A roadside station in Niigata, among the largest in the prefecture, gathering food, local goods and travel information.
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Echigo Ichinomiya Yahiko Shrine
The first shrine of Echigo, in Yahiko. Called Oyahiko-sama, it draws crowds at the New Year.
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Agano River Line Sightseeing Boat
A sightseeing boat from Aga, touring the Agano River gorge in about 40 minutes.
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Bijinbayashi
A beech wood at Matsunoyama in Tokamachi, where the trees grew up together after felling in the late Taisho years.
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Sado Gold Mine
The remains of a gold mine in Sado, with both Edo-period tunnels and modern works.
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Undoin Temple
A Soto Zen temple in Minamiuonuma with some 1,200 years of history, where Uesugi Kagekatsu and Naoe Kanetsugu studied.
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Hotokuzan Inari Taisha
A shrine in Nagaoka, moved here about 1820, with followers throughout Japan.
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Ojiya Nishikigoi-no-Sato
A display centre for nishikigoi in Ojiya, standing where the ornamental carp was first bred.
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Sengando Suspension Bridge
A 124-metre suspension bridge on Mount Kugami in Tsubame, leading to the Gogoan hermitage connected with the monk Ryokan.
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Naena Falls
A 55-metre waterfall in Myoko, chosen among Japan's hundred finest falls.
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Takanami Pond
A pond 13 metres deep in Itoigawa, known for repeated sightings of a very large fish.
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Akiyama-go
The collective name for valley hamlets from Tsunan into Sakae in Nagano. Heavy snow country, written of by Bokushi Suzuki.
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Senkakuwan Agejima Park
A visitor facility on Senkaku Bay in Sado, with sea cliffs seen from the lookout.
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Osado Skyline
A 30-kilometre scenic road in Sado from Kanai to Aikawa, its highest point above 900 metres.
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Yamakoshi Rice Terraces
Terraced paddies at Yamakoshi in Nagaoka, with terraced ponds for raising carp, stepping down the slope.
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Atagoyama Yukitsubaki Colony
A colony of snow camellia. The plant is native to Japan and grows wild only on the Sea of Japan side.
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Yukiguni Botanical Garden
A botanical garden in Nagaoka, keeping the hill country of snow country as it is and leaving only native plants.
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Kamoyama Park
A park in Kamo with some 50,000 snow camellias, the prefectural tree, flowering with the cherries in April.
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Nagaoka Higashiyama Furusato Taiken Noen
A strawberry farm in Nagaoka, where what you pick is sold by weight.
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Kokuei Echigo Hillside Park
A national park in Nagaoka with wide lawns, flower beds and sports facilities.
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Iktopia Shokuka
A centre in Niigata on the theme of food and flowers, with animals to meet and a farm stand.