Experience / Training / Vehicle Spots in Yuzawa / Uonuma Area

  • Hakkaisan Ropeway
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    4.0
    29 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumashi Yamaguchi 1610
    This ropeway can be found at Muikamachi Hakkaisan Ski Resort, approximately 20 minutes by car from the Kan-etsu Expressway's Muikamachi Interchange. Its charm lies in the 360-degree panoramic view from the gondola. Especially in the fall, it is a well-known sightseeing spot for people wanting to see the autumn leaves, which cover the whole mountainside. The ropeway stretches from the station at the foot of the mountain at an elevation of 376 meters, to the mountain peak station at 1,147 meters. In the mountain climbing season, it is also possible to climb to the peak of Mt. Hakkai, one of Echigo's three peaks.

    11月5日に行きました。昨日の寒波で頂上駅は15センチほど雪が残り、おかげで紅葉と雪が一緒に見られラッキーでした。 なお、車椅子でもゴンドラには問題なく乗れますが、駅構内の平な場所しか移動はできません。

  • Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway / Alp no Sato
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    4.0
    20 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumagunyuzawamachi Yuzawa 490
    This ropeway located a five-minute drive from Yuzawa Interchange connects Echigo-Yuzawa hot springs town with the Yuzawa Kogen Alps no Sato. Yuzawa Kogen Alps no Sato is a leisure complex with a number of attractions including trekking, zip-line adventures, and more. The 1,300-meter-long ropeway takes seven minutes to reach the top. The size of each cable cars of two cable cars, among the world's largest, is the size of two busses. Up to 166 people can ride in either the red Alpen Flora or the blue White Spur. Take in the great views of the seasonal scenery of Yuzawa Kogen from the cable cars' big windows as you enjoy a graceful stroll through the air.

    越後湯沢駅を出て、数分、北へ向かって歩く。 すると、湯沢高原ロープウェイの山麓駅がある。 ここから、ロープウェイに乗れる。 ぐんぐん上がってゆくロープウェイの窓から、越後湯沢駅や湯沢町の中心街がよく見える。 それから、窓から綺麗な木々の葉も見える。 眺めを楽しんでいるうちに、山の上にある駅に着く。 駅の近くからは、遠くの雪山が見える。ここは絶景が楽しめる。 眺めが良く、良い思い出が残った

  • Yuzawa Ichigo Mura Strawberry Farm
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    4.5
    7 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    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...

  • Ueda no Sato
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    3.5
    4 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumashi Nagasaki 2970-1
    At this facility in Minamiuonuma, one of the top producing areas for Koshihikari rice, you can experience the countryside life. To reach the facility by car head east about 10-minutes from the Shiozawa-Ishiuchi Interchange on the Kan-Etsu Expressway. There are different courses offered year-round giving you the chance to experience a variety of countryside activities, from planting rice in the spring, to harvesting crops in the summer, picking rice in the fall, and building igloos in the winter. There are also 10 indoor courses offered year-round including making soba noodles and mochi rice-cake pounding. Try the Countryside Cafeteria where you can taste the local koshihikari rice and vegetables as well as soba noodles. Come experience the flavor of Minamiuonuma's countryside.

    We loved this experience. You can have hands on experience making this families Soba recipe. Our kids loved it and, though we do not speak Japanese, it was so amazing and easy to follow along...

  • Najomon
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    4.5
    2 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Nakauonumaguntsunanmachi Shimofunato Otsu 835
    Najomon is an experiential learning center located in Tsunan Town, Nakauonuma County. It offers a wide range of experience activities, including opportunities to try your hand at making stone tools, making fire, harvesting grain or collecting medicinal plants, etc. Through these activities and through the center’s thematic exhibitions, visitors can learn about life in the Jomon era. Najomon also has a “Jomon Village” with authentic Jomon-style pit dwellings, as well as fields, an area of natural forest, and a range of other outdoor facilities.

    津南のヒマワリ広場のヒマワリの高さに比べると背の高いヒマワリだが、混雑がなく、良かった。ヒマワリの数もヒマワリ広場より多い。難点は、ヒマワリの高さが高い。子どもたちは、花が見えない。〔いずれも、子どもには高いけど〕空いてて寂しいくらい。 また、ひょうたん畑も隣接してる。

  • Daigenta Kobo
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumagunyuzawamachi Tsuchidaru 6399-1
    Daigenta Kobo is an experiential learning facility located along Prefectural Route 457 in Tsuchidaru in the town of Yuzawa, Uonuma County. Visitors can try their hands at making soba noodles with local Yuzawa buckwheat flour ground in-house, Anpo (a dish made with rice flour), Sasa Dango (mochi cakes with red bean paste, wrapped in a leaf), Chimaki (steamed dumpling wrapped in a leaf), miso, or konnyaku. Afterwards, visitors may eat what they have made inside the building. Daigenta Kobo can accommodate groups of up to 50 (depending on the food in question). The grounds of the building contain allotment gardens, and applications are accepted when a vacancy occurs.
  • Lake Okutadami Pleasure Boat
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    Nigata Pref. Uonumashi Yunotanimogawa Ootori 1317-3
    This picturesque basin in Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture upstream of Tadami River is surrounded by a number of tall mountains over 2,000 meters, including Mt. Arasawadake, Mt. Echigo-Komagatake, and Mt. Hiragatake. The basin is the location of Lake Okutadami, a man-made lake formed by the construction of the Okutadami Dam, the setting of the film Whiteout. In addition to being a place to enjoy fishing for species including Japanese pond smelt, the lake also features a number of facilities on its western shore, including a sightseeing boat dock, a campsite, and a hot springs spa. Nearby Naka Arasawa is popular for its great views of beautiful autumn foliage in the fall and of fresh greenery and Okutadami's natural splendor in the summer.
  • Naeba DRAGONDOLA
    Travel / Tourism
    Niigata Minamiuonuma-gun Yuzawamachi Mikuni
  • Ryokan
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    2.5
    2 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Niigata Minamiuonuma Ubashimashinden 569

    とにかくご飯が美味しいです。立地も最高です。車に積もった雪も降ろしてくれて、丁寧に案内もしてくれました。 また行きたいと思います。

  • Yatsunagawa campus
    Travel / Tourism
    Nigata Pref. Tokamachishi Murono 576
  • Ishiuchi Sea Hale Lodge
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumashi Ishiuchi 862
  • Winter Point
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumashi Ubashimashinden 591
  • Ijisanso
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumashi Maigo 2056
  • Wafuinkoshiji
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumashi Ubashimashinden 840-1
  • Private lodging Ue Taya Shokudo
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Niigata Minamiuonuma-shi Shimizu 465
  • Saiwai 7 Ryokan
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Niigata Minamiuonuma Ubashimashinden 240
  • Village Yoshi Tani
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumashi Ubashimashinden 636
  • Daigonji Bokujo
    Travel / Tourism
    Niigata Tokamachi-shi Matsunoyama
  • Dai Genta Canyon Camping Ground
    Travel / Tourism
    Niigata Minamiuonuma-gun Yuzawamachi Tsuchitaru 3064-17
  • Minamiuonuma Nogyo Experience University
    Travel / Tourism
    Niigata Minamiuonuma Yamaguchi 1677-1

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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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