Leisure / Outdoors Spots in Yuzawa / Uonuma Area

  • Joetsu Kokusai Playland
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    4.0
    58 Reviews
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    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumashi Kabanosawa 112-1
    This water adventure park surrounded by great natural beauty is one of northern Japan's largest. The mountain resort-style park features a number of pools and thrilling attractions like their 150 and 100 meter-long Water Bobsleigh slides, their raging Wild River raft slide, a large pool and a pool for kids. The park also has various attractions you can enjoy without getting wet, such as a merry-go-round and go karts. The park also has foot baths where guests can warm up their cold bodies.

    8月の下旬に利用したのですが、晴れていても少し肌寒い。 そしてプールの水は冷たい。 大プール横のちびっこプールが一番温かく感じました。 小さい子向けのちびっこプールが大プール横と、上の遊園地の方と2か所あります。 どちらも幼児用の短いスライダーもあるので、ひたすらスライダーで遊ぶ子供たち。 スライダーの種類が多いプールだったので子供たちは大満足の様子でした。 激流を下るワイルドリバー、子供と一緒に...

  • NOU BUTAI (Agrarian Stage) Snow-Land Agrarian Culture Center, Matsudai
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    4.0
    46 Reviews
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    Nigata Pref. Tokamachishi Matsudai 3743-1
    At this comprehensive cultural facility located close to Matsudai Station, visitors can experience Matsudai Snow-Land Agrarian culture and art. In the building, designed by a Dutch architect group, beauty can be felt both indoors and in the outer areas as a single artwork. Inside the hall, you can catch a glimpse the lifestyle of the rural community coexisting with nature as well as an artist space. The satoyama slopes surrounding the museum act as a large field museum, and a number of works by famous artists such as Yayoi Kusama’s “Tsumari in Bloom” are always on display.

    Matsudai Nohbutai in one of the two places in the art field area that is neara train station. Other than a Yayoi Kusama piece just outside Matsudai station and a piece in the side of the rice fields...

  • Tokamachi City Museum
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    4.5
    28 Reviews
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    Nigata Pref. Tokamachishi Nishimotochou 1-382-1
    This museum in Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture, houses and displays historical and cultural artifacts from Tokamachi based on the theme of “snow, textiles and the Shinano River”. There are a lot of models, dioramas, and archaeological finds etc. displayed in the museum which introduce in chronological order the history of the Jomon period through to modern times. You can also see artifacts relating to Tokamachi textiles which show the tools that were used and resourcefulness of the people in their daily lives in this region of heavy snow. The flame-style pottery, excavated from the Sasayama site in Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture, are the most outstanding items exhibited in the museum and have been designated as National Treasures.

    十日町市まできて国宝の「火焔型土器」を見ない手はないと、大地の芸術祭アート鑑賞の合間を縫って訪ねた。2020年に新博物館として開館したという白い建物は、縄文土器や雪の結晶をグラフィック化した外壁が目をひく。エントランスを進むと「縄文時代と火焔型土器のクニ」という展示コーナーがあり、その一角に国宝展示室がある。「火焔型土器」は縄文時代中期に新潟県エリアで栄えた土器様式で、燃え上がる炎を象ったかのよう...

  • Yuzawa Ichigo Mura Strawberry Farm
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    4.5
    7 Reviews
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    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumagunyuzawamachi Kandatsu 750-1
    This all-weather pick-your-own strawberry farm, Uonuma's first, is a five-minute drive from Yuzawa Interchange. Open from January to the end of June, people of all ages can enjoy picking strawberries rain, snow, or shine. Guests can pick sweet and juicy Echigohime strawberries (a variety exclusive to Niigata Prefecture) raised with great attention to their watering and cultivation in the farm's three big greenhouses. The farm is wheelchair accessible, as the strawberries can be picked without bending over and the greenhouses were built with wide passages. Visitors can choose to either take home their strawberries or enjoy the all-you-can-eat option. The farm also has a rest area where you can eat your strawberries.

    On April 2019 as part of our Gala Yuzawa Package tour we opted to visit and try strawberry picking at Yuzawa Strawberry Farm. Getting there takes 15 mins by bus which departs every 1 hour from Gala...

  • Echigo-Matsunoyama Museum of Natural Science “Mori no Gakko” Kyororo
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    3.5
    24 Reviews
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    Nigata Pref. Tokamachishi Matsunoyamamatsuguchi 1712-2
    This is a natural science museum built in nature-rich satoyama (village-vicinity mountain) in Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture. It introduces many displays related to the heavy snows of the satoyama as well as exhibits made in cooperation with local residents. The permanent exhibition includes the “Forrest Aquarium,” a display of aquatic life in the rice terraced area, an area introducing the lifestyle of the town in the snow, the local resident’s ‘treasures’ as well as an area for creative works. There is also a variety of experience programs such as a nature observation tour, rice making experience, and a woodworking experience using natural wood.

    越後妻有「大地の芸術祭」の折、ボルタンスキーの遺作といわれる「森の精」やその他のアート作品を鑑賞するために立ち寄った。アート作品はともかく、驚くのはその外観。キョロロの建物外壁は鋼鉄の板、つまり鋼板で全面サビで覆われている。雪深い里山の生物多様性に関連した展示や体験プログラムで里山を学べる体験型の自然科学博物館で、様々な混入標本もあり昆虫好きには嬉しい施設だ。塔に設えたイルミネーションや巨大昆虫ビ...

  • Yuzawa Fishing Park
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    4.0
    13 Reviews
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    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumagunyuzawamachi Tsuchidaru 6191-512
    Visitors to this leisure facility located in Yuzawa Town, Minamiuonuma County can enjoy fishing in a mountain stream surrounded by a lush green forest. You can show up empty-handed and fish with either live bait or lures (there is a separate area for fishing with lures). The facility has a fish grilling area where you can cook the rainbow trout, char, and cherry salmon that can be caught in its mountain streams, as well as a barbequing area. Visitors can also try catching fish by hand in a stone-lined watering hole. Once in a while, someone will catch a rare wild sculpin.

    エサ釣りは貸しざおがある。ルアーコーナーもある。子供づれでお父さんやお母さんが嬉しそうに釣れた魚を竿にぶら下げたまま係員に渡して調理してもらっているのが微笑ましい。同じ漁協が経営していた大川フィッシングパークは、係員の感じが大変悪かったが、こちらは感じが良い。渓流釣りの餌が足りなくなった時に、こちらで買い求めるが、ぶどう虫1パック20匹入り七百円は割高。

  • Christian Boltanski+Jean Kalman The Last Class
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    4.5
    9 Reviews
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    Niigata Tokamachi-shi Matsunoyama Fujikura 192
    "Echigo-tsumari region is about 30-minute drive from Matsudai Station on theHokuhoku Line.Christian Boltanski and Jean Kalman created their large-scale installation ""The Last Class""in 2006and submitted it tothe major tri-annual art festival, the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2018. The site of the festival is the Echigo-tsumari Region (the town of Tsunan in the city of Tokamachi), and the artists put the installation together in an abandoned elementary school to represent the notion of ""the absence of people."" It stimulates the five senses, with sounds like the beating of drums in the darkness and flickering lightbulbs. Recently, a new installation has been added to ""The Last Class"",Boltanski's""Theater of Shadows: Happy Companions"", which represents life and death in a humorous manner. It is open to the public for limited times outside of the Triennale."

    越後妻有「大地の芸術祭」で訪ねた。どうしても見たかったボルタンスキーの作品の一つ。廃校になった旧東川小学校を利用したインスタレーション・アートで、スタートは暗闇の体育館から。床に藁が敷かれ、多数のベンチと扇風機並び、電球が点滅する。薄暗い廊下を進んで二階に上がれば、心臓の鼓動のようにライトが点滅する教室、白い布とアクリルの箱が並べられた教室、鏡を無数貼った教室など、まさに異空間に迷い込んだような不...

  • Atema Highland Resort BELNATIO
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    Nigata Pref. Tokamachishi Tamakawa
    This resort in Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture sits between Joetsu Kokusai Ski Area and Nakasato Kiyotsu Ski Resort. The 510-hectare resort features hot springs and a variety of seasonal activities to try, making it a popular destination. The resort's Atema Onsen hot springs spa features alkaline spring waters thought to have effects including relieving nerve and muscle pain. Guests can enjoy the changing scenery of the four seasons from one of its four bathtubs. In addition to all-season activities like swimming in the resort's indoor pool or enjoying soba noodle-making lessons, guests can enjoy a number of seasonal activities. These include indoor soccer, tennis, and canoeing during the green season, and snow activities like skiing during the winter.
  • Forest Adventure Yuzawa Nakazato
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    4.5
    8 Reviews
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    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumagunyuzawamachi Tsuchidaru 5044 - 1 Yuzawa Nakazato inside the snow resort
    Guests at this adventure park in Yuzawa Town move from tree to tree via a series of zip-lines, rope bridges, and other aerial challenges. This outdoor activity, which originated in France, utilizes the natural layout of the forest's trees. Both adults and children can enjoy a thrilling adventure in one of two types of courses. Guests at least 110 centimeters tall can enjoy a Canopy Course without having to operate their own safety equipment. In an Adventure Course, guests take a short safety course and are responsible for their own safety. Enjoy riding the facility's up to 155 meter-long, 15 meter-high zip-lines!

    子供の夏休み最終日に初めてフォレストアドベンチャーに行きました。当日はあいにくの雨でしたが持参した雨合羽を着て参加。ホームページでは雨天決行で合羽持参と書いてありますが、他のお客さんは持ってなく...

  • Tomioka White Art Museum, Minamiuonuma City
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    3.5
    7 Reviews
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    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumashi Kamiyakushidou 142
    This museum is approximately 20 minutes by bus from the JR Muikamachi Station, and a further three minutes on foot from the Kamiyakushido bus stop. This museum has a permanent collection of the master oil painter, Shiichiro Tomioka's White World Series which consists of around 500 works. He was born in Takada, Joetsu City, and is famous as the man who painted snow country. Tomioka created a white oil paint, known as Tomioka White, which solved all of the problems such as yellowing, cracking and peeling. His distinctive black and white depictions of the world, created with a technique that uses a large painting knife, are highly regarded worldwide as being absolutely unique.

    八海山を見ることが目的で行きました。 公共交通機関利用であれば六日町駅からバスで15分ほど乗車し上薬師堂バス停下車。 徒歩3-4分です。 この美術館前からの八海山の眺望は素晴らしかったです。 美術館に入っていないので展示品に関するコメントはできません。

  • Ikeda Memorial Art Museum
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    3.5
    6 Reviews
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    Niigata Minamiuonuma Urasa 5493-3
    An art museum born thanks to the efforts of the late Tsuneo Ikeda, a man of culture born here in Uonuma City (once the town of Koide). Ikeda was the founder of Baseball Magazine Sha and KobunSha, and the museum displays works of art and other items he collected as well as a variety of other cultural assets relating to sports, literature, and the arts. The museum’s permanent exhibition is divided into four sections. The KobunSha company published many works by Lafcadio Hearn (Koizumi Yakumo), and in turn the museum has an exhibition dedicated to the author. There’s also a sports and culture exhibition which hosts exhibits on professional baseball, the Olympics, and Japan’s first sports cards; a Japanese art exhibition which displays works by Kiyohara Tama (Eleonora Ragusa), Japan’s first female Western-style painter; and an international art exhibition.

    スポーツジャーナリストの池田恒雄氏が、野球の交流で得た文化・スポーツに関連するコレクションが展示されている美術館。ジャーナリストとして活躍した傍ら、野球だけでなく様々な選手とも交流を持ち、数々の名選手が着用したグッズだけでなく、活躍場面を収めた写真などが数多く展示されている。 他にも小泉八雲が遺した資料や、會津八一やラグーザ玉(清原玉)の絵画が展示されているが、スポーツに特化したり、新潟特に魚沼由...

  • Uonuma no Sato
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    Niigata Minamiuonuma Nagamori
  • Japan Outdoor Service
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    5.0
    3 Reviews
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    Niigata Tokamachi-shi Miyanaka Ki 4197 Daini Parking Rafting BASE

    ガイドの方に川の知識をたくさん教えてもらいました。緩急を繰り返しながら下っていきます。途中トロ場で水に入って泳いでみたり。渓谷のラフティングとは違い、ゆったりと川遊びを楽しめました。人によると思いますが、スリルはありません。でも楽しかったです。 写真や動画は有料(2千円)ですが、出発地点に戻る車内でカメラのモニターで全部見てから購入するか決められます。

  • MUJI Outdoor Tsunan Campground
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    4.0
    3 Reviews
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    Nigata Pref. Nakauonumaguntsunanmachi Kamigouteraishi
    "MUJI Campsites was established in Tsunan based on the concept of ""enjoying nature just as it is."" Located next to 903-meter Mt. Yamabushi, it offers a panoramic view of one of Japan's largest fluvial terrace. In the surrounding broadleaf forest of trees such as beech, Mongolian oak, and white birch, visitors can enjoy collecting of wild plants or mushrooms. The spacious grounds offer large campsites, including a permanent tenting site and cottages that visitors may want to use in bad weather. In addition, visitors can enjoy such outdoor facilities as a full-scale mountain biking course, fishing areas, walking trails, and a water park, all of which allow visitors to enjoy nature to their heart's content."

    新潟の津南にある無印良品のキャンプ場。長野県栄村との境で、山の奥深くにある。各サイトともかなり広く、余裕を持ってキャンプが楽しめる。プライベート感があり、高いススキで囲まれており、芝生も気持ちいい。センターハウスには無印良品の商品をはじめ、食べ物、アウトドア商品が充実。アウトドア体験も釣りやカヌー、自転車などたくさんある。無印良品のキャンプ場はどれもハイレベルで良い。

  • Ikazawa Camping Ground
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    4.5
    2 Reviews
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    Niigata Minamiuonuma Nagamatsu 941

    今年も家族でコテージに宿泊(大人気のため、電話予約の段階から結構大変でした…)。緑が多く、川遊びやニジマス釣りなど、楽しい遊びが目白押し。ピンクのTシャツ姿のスタッフの方々も、とても親切に御対応いただきました。ちなみに、「天竺の里」へのトレッキングにも挑戦したかったですが、同所につづく町道が災害復旧工事中のため、今回も断念。なお、今回は台風を挟んでの利用で、夜間の強風の中、外のテントの方々は大変そ...

  • Moegi no Sato Tochi no Mikan
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
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    Niigata Nakauonuma-gun Tsunanmachi Ketto 984-9
    A tourism facility located in Akiyamago, an area known for its remoteness and called a paradise since ancient times. Surrounded by old-fashioned, bucolic scenery, facilities include a hotel, outdoor bath, restaurant, and shop. The restaurant boasts a panoramic view of Akiyamago; the Moegi Teishoku combo meal, made with an abundance of local ingredients, is particularly recommended. The hearty meal comes with char grilled with salt shioyaki style, kenchin jiru vegetable soup, a local stew called hira, and a side. The use of local Uonuma-grown Koshihikari rice further enhances the innate flavors of the ingredients used.

    津南町、秋山郷の手前にあります立派な施設です。場所柄空いていることが多くゆっくりお湯に浸かることができました。特に露天風呂は内湯から離れていますが山々を見ながら入れますので大自然の中リラックスできますよ。山深いところにありますがドライブやツーリングルートでの立ち寄りがおすすめです。

  • Camping Park Kami Yu Onsen
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    Niigata Uonuma-shi Kiyomoto 583
  • Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Museum of Contemporary Art, KINARE
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    Nigata Pref. Tokamachishi Honchou 6-71-2
    This museum was founded to promote the region around Tokamachi. It's the main venue for the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale, an intentional art festival held once every three years in Echigo-Tsumari. The building itself was designed by Hiroshi Hara, one of Japan's leading architects. The cubic building has a pond set in its square atrium. During periods other than the art festival, it has a permanent exhibition with various artwork on display. There is also a museum shop and a cafe restaurant fashioned on a Spanish Bar.
  • Koide Park
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    Niigata Uonuma-shi Aoshima 1609
    A hill park which turns into a bustling ski slope on winter. The park is also known for its abundance of colorful flours, including springtime cherry blossoms as well as mountain azaleas, scarlet sage, marigolds, and cosmos. A renowned photo destination for taking pictures of the Three Mountains of Echigo, many amateur photography lovers come here year-round. Particularly in spring during the cherry blossom season, large numbers of people gather at the hilltop rest house to take pictures backed by the majestic natural beauty of Uonuma. Park facilities include an all-season ski jump and walking paths, and many people come here to go for a stroll, enjoy a picnic, go birdwatching, and take in a little forest therapy.
  • Toden Alpine Hut Free Rest Area
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    Niigata Uonuma-shi Shimoritate Aka No Kawa Omote Kokuyurin
    A rest area in the Touden Mountain Villa Annex, Niigata prefecture's only mountain hut in the Oze region. Take a break while mid-hike and enjoy the view of Mt. Hiuchigatake and Mt. Shibutsu. From the open area in front of the building on a clear day you can witness Mt. Shibutsu rising from the morning mists like a white rainbow. On rainy days you can rest inside the building to warm up. The open area looks over the Ozegahara and is filled with all sorts of people having a mid-walk lunch, checking their maps, or looking over the pictures that they've taken.

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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.

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