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Iyoboya Hall

4.0

85 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nigata Pref. Murakamishi Shiomachi 13-34

In this museum in Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture, themed material regarding Murakami’s specialty product salmon, is on display. In the Murakami dialect, “Iyoboya” means salmon. Visitors can see how the salmon were fished in the Miomote River as well as an introduction to Murakami’s history and culture etc. in the museum. Visitors can also see under water from the observation window made in the distributary of the Miomote River. According to the season, you may encounter the scene of salmon swimming upstream or eggs hatching.

村上の三面川沿いにあります。会館の前には車は停められず、普通車はちょっと離れた所に駐車場があるので、冬は辛いです。ここは鮭の博物館。江戸時代、ここを鮭の名産地にした、青砥武平治が顕彰されています。他にも、人工孵化をしている鮭の稚魚や、三面川の分流である「種川」をガラス越しで観察できたり、600円の価値がある博物館だと思います。鮭の他にも、サケ科のニジマスなども展示されていました。
Tsukioka Wakuwaku Farm

3.5

20 Reviews

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Nigata Pref. Shibatashi Tsukioka 408

This tourism facility operates as a farmer’s market, located in Tsukioka, Shibata City, Niigata Prefecture, with the theme of food education and “local production and local consumption.” At the farmer’s market, local farmers sell fresh vegetables, fruit, flowers, rice and other products. Inside the farm, there are such shops as the farmer’s restaurant, which uses local ingredients aplenty for its buffet, an Italian restaurant, whose firewood kiln-cooked pizza is highly recommended, a handmade soba restaurant and a sweet shop. There are also many facilities that children will enjoy, such as the rabbit-feeding plaza and the largest swing in Japan.

新潟月岡温泉にあります。凄く良い場所、森の中にある別世界みたいな場所。地産地消のレストランや、採れたての野菜が販売されていたり、楽しめる場所です。
Machiya Gallery Yamakichi

4.0

6 Reviews

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Nigata Pref. Murakamishi Sakanamachi 8-4

Machiya Gallery Yamakichi is a gallery housed within one of the old townhouses, or machiya, which has been designated as one of the nation’s Registered Tangible Cultural Properties. The building still retains the charm of the Edo period with its stylish black tiles and window grills. The gallery mainly handles pieces from local craftsmen and handicrafts made by traditional craftsmen with quite a range on offer such as salted salmon patchwork, and Uetsu shinafu (a kind of woven textile). Inside the building you can see the hearth and living room and also you can see furnishings like the old wooden panels and sliding doors which were fashionable at the time. The nearest station is Murakami Station.

古民家を改造したような造りの古い建物で中はギャラリーや民芸品を売る雑貨屋さんでした。内部は撮影禁止のようです。建物に特徴があり雰囲気があります
Salmon Park

3.5

4 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Niigata Murakami-shi Shiomachi 13-34

A park adjoining the Tanegawa River, a tributary of the Miomote River. Trees and flowers, an arbor, and a playground are arrayed around the park’s central grass lawn. Inside the park, visitors can see rainbow trout swimming in an artificial river. Visitors can also enjoy seasonal scenery, including cherry blossoms in spring and fireflies in summer. A statue in the park depicts Aoto Buheiji, a retainer of Murakami Domain in the Edo period who invented the Tanegawa system, the first system in the world to successfully naturally breed salmon. The adjoining Iyoboya Kaikan museum provides information on Murakami salmon, which records state were even officially gifted to the nobility in distant Kyoto long ago during the Heian period.

村上駅からバスを利用して中心地に行き、そこから歩いてイヨボヤ会館の隣にある公園です。近くには三面川が流れています。公園内には鮭のイラストされた場所などもあり、公園に流れる水は綺麗でした○
House of Insect, Tainai City

4.0

1 Reviews

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Niigata Tainai Natsui 1204-1

A museum dedicated to looking, learning, and having fun. The museum is filled with insect specimens from around the world and informational panels, videos, and games which make it easy to understand the ecology of insects. Fun for adults and children alike, the museum holds a variety of events such as bug watching classes using microscopes, insect sample making, and watching as butterflies emerge from pupae. There museum’s areas where visitors can hold native Japanese rhinoceros beetlesand stag beetles, and feed swallowtail butterflies, are also popular.

北陸エリアでは、かなり珍しい昆虫に特化したミュージアムです。一般展示室では、新潟県内で生息する虫や、国内で見られる昆虫の数々を展示しています。家族づれの方々が、多いです。
Tainai Ski & Snowboard Area

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Nigata Pref. Tainaishi Atsutazaka 881-166

"This ski resort is located along Prefectural Route 53, in Atsutazaka, Tainai City. In addition to the beginners' area that has an 81-meter-long slope named ""Snow Escalator"" and its sled play area, there are also a variety of courses for intermediate and advanced skiers. It has a number of lodges, and, as well as providing set meals and noodle dishes, it also has famous deep-fried rice flour bread for sale on weekends and national holidays. The surrounding area is maintained with a hotel and mountain huts."
Octopus Shore Hunting Tours

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Niigata Iwafune-gun Awashimauramura Hi No Miyama 1491-8 Awa Shima Tourist Information Office

Tour participants can enjoy octopushunting, an autumn tradition on Awashima Island. Tours are held three times a day on Saturdays and Sundays from September through October. Anyone elementary school aged and older can master the unique local technique, which involves dangling a bamboo pole with a red cloth wrapped on one end in front of an octopus and scooping it out of the water when it latches on with its tentacles. Because hunting is conducted on a shallow shore, you don’t need a particularly robust coat or other heavy ocean fishing gear. Contests are sometimes held to see who can catch the largest octopus, with the top catchers receiving awards and local specialty products as prizes. An advance application is required, so be sure to apply with plenty of time before the day you intend to go.
Niigata Prefectural Shiunji Memorial Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Niigata Shibata-shi Fujitsukahama 299

A health and exercise park which boasts spacious, 80 hectare grounds. Divided into five zones, the park was built to establish a comfortable space for prefectural residents, promote their health maintenance, and stimulate the community. The Nature Observation and Research Zone has a lovely, undulating bird watching trail, perfect for taking in a little forest therapy. Niigata Aicho Center Shiunji Saezuri no Sato is located inside the park; the facility holds bird watching sessions and engages in a variety of research regarding wild birds. The Health and Exercise Zone has a multipurpose field which can be used for soccer, rugby, and other recreational activities, and is also the location of Shiun no Sato, an activity and spa center. Many people come here to relax and soak in a hot spring bath after an activity-filled day.
Kuwagawa Beach

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Niigata Murakami-shi Kuwagawa

This swimming beach is located about a 30-minute drive from the center of Murakami City. A broad beach with finely grained sand extends through Kuwagawa, a hamlet near the basin of the Sasakawa River, an area known as one of the 100 Landscapes of Japan. There is a rocky area nearby that is ideal for playing with rocks and fishing. Since the beach is also near a roadside station and an excursion boat dock, many people come here to barbecue or to participate in marine activities. The sun setting off Awashima Island is a splendid sight, and as sunset approaches, traffic comes to a halt.
Seiromachi Tourist Cherry Orchard

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Niigata Kitakanbara-gun Seiromachi Bejjo

Seiro town, located about 20 minutes' drive from Niigata city, is one of Japan's leading fruit producing areas. They are the biggest producer of cherries in Niigata prefecture, with about 90% of the total crop. Seiro, naturally, has several sightseeing cherry orchards. If you'd like to try cherry picking yourself, contact the farms directly to check availability. Cherry varieties go in season at different times. Most years, you can pick kokanishiki and takasago from late May; satonishiki and benishuho are in season from mid-June. Keep a look out for the red flag inscribed with Sightseeing Cherry Farm Association In Japanese.
Sakaue Vineyard

Leisure / Hobbies

Niigata Kitakanbara-gun Seiromachi Nihonmatsu 1057-2

A vineyard which grows its grapes entirely organically with reduced pesticides and without the use of any herbicides whatsoever. Offering safe, healthy grapes, the farm received the Eco Farmer certification for its implementation of environmentally friendly, conservation-oriented farming in 2006. The grapes are grown under all-weather coverings on the farm’s spacious grounds, ensuring visitors can enjoy a fun and relaxing grape picking session even on rainy days. The farm grows a wide array of grapes, including stapes such as huge Kyoho and Shine Muscat as well as highly sweet Shinano Smile and Kaiji, nicknamed the red muscat. The farm has toilets for the physically challenged, ensuring that wheelchair users can also enjoy grape picking in comfort.
Sasagawa Beach Resort

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Nigata Pref. Murakamishi Sasagawa

The Sasagawa Beach Resort features exquisitely fine sand, as well of a view of both the clear ocean and the Sasagawa waters lined with rocks shaped by the rough waves. The sunset near Awashima Island is simply phenomenal. You can enjoy fishing at the rocks nearby too. Approximately 30 minutes from Murakami Senamionsen Interchange on the Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway.
Senami Hot Spring Beach Resort

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Nigata Pref. Murakamishi Senamionsen

Every year, roughly 100,000 visitors come to Senami Hot Spring Beach Resort to enjoy beach bathing, a one-kilometer stretch of beach right behind the Senami Hot Spring town. People love that they can go straight to the beach from their ryokan (lodgings) in their bathing suits. It has been designated as on the Top 100 Beaches in Japan. Approximately 14 minutes by car via Murakami Senamionsen Interchange on the Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway.
Tsukioka Karion Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Nigata Pref. Shibatashi Tsukiokaonsen 827

To reach this park you can take a 10-minute bus from Tsukioka Station on the JR Uetsu Main Line, then walk two-minutes, or a 10-minute walk north-west from Tsukioka-Onsen. This multi-purpose green space is symbolized by Karion Tower and is one of the 100 most sacred places for couples in the country. During the spring the park is awash with the colors of the sakura cherry blossoms and the rapeseed flowers. There are lots of ways to enjoy yourself in the park including play equipment for children, a hall housing a sword collection, including blades by Tsukioka's own living national treasure Amata Akitsugu, and a glass studio where you can try making your own glass creations.
Tainai Flower Park

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Nigata Pref. Tainaishi Natsui 1152-1

This public botanical garden is found within Tainai Resort, a 15-minute drive from JR Nakajo Station. It is open every year from early April to early November. It is characterized by its flower beds which are laid out like flower petals from a central fountain. From spring to fall you can see over 80,000 plants covering some 50 different varieties. There is a rock garden with alpine plants and an open lawn area giving you the chance to enjoy the flowers while strolling about. There is also the Flower House where you can buy locally cultivated foodstuff, and areas for children and parents to have fun.
Fujitsukahama Beach

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Nigata Pref. Shibatashi Fujitsukahama

This beach area allows surfing, boardsailing, and water skiing. That means it's hugely popular with those looking to enjoy marine sports, drawing tourists from all over. The beach is about a 10-minute drive from the Seiro-Shibata Interchange on the Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway in Niigata Prefectural Shiunjikinen Park. With a wide shallow beach and great water quality even children can play safely. The beach is known for its family accommodations with campgrounds and hot spring bathing facilities. Every year on August 12th the beach serves as a popular viewing place for the fireworks display put on as part of the Castle Town Shibata Festival.
Ajirohama Beach

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Nigata Pref. Kitakambaragunseiroumachi Ajirohama 1612 Land location

This white sandy beach and azure sea are located right next to Ajirohama's downtown area. During the summer season lots of families come to play at the beach. And with plenty of fishing spots in the area as well as year-round surfing it's a popular spot for all sorts of marine sports. Nearby the beach with a prior reservation you can try your hand at dragnet fishing with the local fishing coop. Every year on the first Sunday of August a giant firework display is put on over the sea as part of the Seiro Summer Festival. Fireworks are set off just 350 meters off shore culminating in an amazing spectacle with a Niagara Falls fireworks finale.
Kangawa Beach

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Nigata Pref. Murakamishi Kangawa

This is the largest beach in Sanpoku district, Murakami City and it is a 10-minute walk from JR Echigo-Kangawa Station on the Uetsu Main Line. While not shallow, it stands out for its beautiful scenery made by the white sandy beach and emerald waters. Beach umbrellas are available for rent along with dressing rooms and showers which are available for a fee. You can BBQ on the beach and there is space for motor home camping near the parking lot. Lifeguards are on duty from mid-July to mid-August.
Shibata Castle Park

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Nigata Pref. Shibatashi Otemachi

This park is a 15-minute drive from the Seiro-Shibata Interchange on the Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway and is the site of Shibata Castle. It is a famous place to come during cherry blossom season with 260 Yoshino cherry trees and another 30 double-flowered cherries trees growing on the grounds. Every year mid-April when the cherry trees are blooming the flowers and the castle are lit up at night providing a magical view. Also, every January there is a zoni (rice cake soup) making event drawing traditional chefs from throughout the country.
Ijimino Park

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Nigata Pref. Shibatashi Ijimino

This park is a 10-minute drive from JR Shibata Station and can be enjoyed year-round no matter the season. During cherry blossom season the blossoms encircle Masugata pond and the pond can also be used for athletic activities and fishing. During the summer 600 thousand irises bloom covering 300 breeds and the Shibata Iris Festival always draws lots of tourists. In the fall the mountains surrounding Ijimino Park are ablaze with autumn colors and during the winter swans migrate to the park.

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Niigata Areas

Found along the northwestern coast of Japan, Niigata prefecture is celebrated for its high-quality rice and breathtaking nature, most notably its spectacular mountains, whose white peaks draw in snow sports lovers from far and wide over the winter months. Hit the slopes at Yuzawa, pick out your favourite modern artist at Echigo Tsumari, or take a ferry over to Sado Island for an extra adventure.