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Roadside Station Arai

4.0

92 Reviews

Transportation

Nigata Pref. Myoukoushi Inoyama 58-1

The Michinoeki Arai roadside station incorporates a business hotel, so that travelers can have somewhere to stop for the night without needing to come off the expressway. This is a very convenient rest area which, besides restaurants, shops selling local specialty products, and an information center, even has a laundry. Michinoeki Arai hosts a variety of exciting special events throughout the year, including the Kubiki Fair in June and the Yamashiro no Jin event in July, which often feature Taiko drum performances, etc.

笹串だんごをお土産に頂きました。ミニサイズなのでお味はそれなりかなと思っていましたが、意外と美味しい。柔らかいお餅に、しっかり餡が入っています。きな粉もかかっていて風味が良いです。御土産にお勧めできます。
Fossa Magna Museum

4.0

75 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Itoigawa City Niigata Prefecture Ichinomiya 1313

The Fossa Magna Museum opened 1994 is a museum about rocks for learning about our natural environment and resources, as provided by the Earth across ages and geological eras. In the six-room exhibition area, you can see fossils and beautiful ores (jade) of Itoigawa River. Approximately 10 minutes by car via Itoigawa Interchange on the Hokuriku Expressway.

Excellent presentation of the nature and formation of jade, with a number of interactive exhibits that you could turn wheels to see things happen. Great educational value. Highlight was the AV...
Roadside Station Oyashirazu Pier Park

3.5

79 Reviews

Transportation

Nigata Pref. Itoigawashi Tonami 903-1

The Roadside Station Oyashirazu Pier Park is very popular, with the world’s largest bronze statue of a sea turtle (six meters long, five tons in weight) as its symbol, and it sits adjacent to the Jade Furusato Center with a display of enormous jade ores designated as Natural Monuments. Also, there are two excellent restaurants—Restopia with its famous cod soup meal and Oyashirazu mozuku soba, and Gyoka, with fresh food from the ocean and a great view of the Sea of Japan. Two minutes by car via Oyashirazu Interchange on the Hokuriku Expressway.

Driving down the coast today we needed to stretch our legs and have a quick bit to eat. We had a bit of a run around on the beach and looked at the view. Good for a toilet stop
Rinsenji Temple

4.0

57 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nigata Pref. Jouetsushi Nakamonzen 1-1-1

Rinsenji Temple is a temple of the Soto sect located in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture. Uesugi Kenshin, a military commander during the Sengoku (Warring States) period, spent time and studied here as child between the ages of 7 and 14. The temple was founded in 1497 by Kenshin’s grandfather, Nagao Yoshikage, as a memorial to his late father, following which the temple became a family temple for both Nagao and Uesugi. The temple grounds are home to a splendid main gate, said to have been moved from the back gate of Kasugayama Castle. Visitors will also find the graves of the Uesugi family and memorial tower, and the Fureashi Kannon statue, said to make strong legs when touched with the feet.

往時を彷彿とする山門が立派です。目的だった宝物館は肝心の謙信像がコピーで残念です。お庭にお花が可愛く咲いていて美しい。ここの駐車場から春日山城に登る裏ルートがあります。
Roadside Station Umiterasu Nadachi

4.0

17 Reviews

Transportation

Nigata Pref. Jouetsushi Nadachi-ku Nadachiomachi 4280-1

During summer, you can enjoy both indoor and outdoor pools at the Roadside Station Umiterasu Nadachi, a compound facility with ocean-view lodgings and hot springs, so you can take in the joy of the Sea of Japan. You’ll find a fantastic night view with the Sea of Japan stretching out in front of you. Three minutes by car via Nadachi Tanihama Interchange, a Hokuriku Expressway.

上越市へ日帰り釣りの際に訪問。食事は当然海鮮系がメインで,男性でも満足する量だが,今時期コロナ禍の影響で座席が減っており,座席の確保に少し苦慮するかもしれない。日帰り入浴(大人700円/名)はとても開放感がある広さで2Fの露天風呂からは日本海を一望出来る。(檜風呂やサウナもあり) クールダウンスペースはエアコン具合のせいか,若干暑さを感じられたが,2Fの方の大広間はエアコンもよく効いており...
Kasugayama Castle Ruins Field / Kasugayama Castle Ruins Monogatari-kan Museum

3.5

24 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Niigata Joetsu-shi Daizu 334

Kasugayama Castle Ruins Field is where Kasugayama Castle once stood, Kasugayama Castle was once famously the home of Uesugi Kenshin, a renowned military commander of Japan's Warring States period. The castle's earthen base, moat, and hottatebashira (embedded timber frame structure) have been rebuilt based on archeological surveys. Rabbitear irises planted in the castle's dry moat bloom around early May. At the Kasugayama Castle Ruins Monogatari-kan Museum, visitors can watch documentary videos on Uesugi Kenshin and how Kasugayama Castle looked in its prime. Museum exhibits also include items such as folding screens decorated with scenes telling the tale of the Battle of Kawanakajima. In addition, here you can get your card stamped to add to your collection of Japan's Top 100 Castles Stamp Rally stamps.

春日山麓に有る上杉家の資料館です。城跡からの出土品の展示や川中島合戦のビデオも放映されていました。館内は撮影OK、また入館無料なので歴史好きな方は訪問を。
Yoshikawa Toji no Sato

4.0

13 Reviews

Transportation

Niigata Joetsu-shi Yoshikawa-ku Tojinosato 1

This roadside station (Roadside Station ) is found along the Arai-Kakizaki Line of Prefectural Route 30 in Yoshikawa Ward, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture. There’s a free rest area, an information area, a farmers’ market, restaurant, and more. The market sells home-raised produce for both farms and individuals, as well as vegetables and fruits that are only sold locally. Many products are popular with local consumers and sell out by the afternoon. The Yoshikawa Toujinosato Tourist Brewery, open to visitors, produces and sells local brews and dairy products. Its gelato containing malted rice is quite popular.

新潟県上越市吉川区杜氏の郷でしたよ。地元の農産物と日本酒が充実していてさすが新潟と感じることができる道の駅でしたよ！！
Gochi Kokubunji Temple

3.5

30 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nigata Pref. Jouetsushi Gochi 3-20-21

This Tendai Sect Buddhist temple is a 20-minute walk from Naoetsu Station on the Tokimeki Railway Myoko Haneuma Line. The principle objects of worship at the temple are Mahavairocana, Bhaisajyaguru, Ratnasambhava, Amitabha, and Guatama Buddha. It is said that the temple was revived at its current location on the orders of Uesugi Kenshin in 1562. The current temple was re-built in 1997 in accordance with ancient traditions with a modest exterior and dignified interior. In the temple grounds are an unfinished three-tiered pagoda and a thatched hut that was made by the saint Shinran. A seated statue of Shinran is enshrined inside the hut.

越後国分寺の法統を引き継ぐ寺院です。見どころは新潟県指定の文化財でもある三重塔、江戸時代に建てられたようですね。悠久の時の流れを感じさせるお寺です。
Sasagamine Ranch

4.5

23 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Niigata Prefecture Myoko City Suginozawa Sasagake Peak

This ranch in the Sasagamine Highlands is a 40-minute drive from Myoko-Kogen Interchange. The ranch, which was founded in 1902, is located along the promenade that circles Sasagamine. It sits on a 1,300 meter-high gently sloping plateau surrounded by a number of mountains over 2,000 meters tall, including Mt. Myoko, Mt. Hiuchi, Mt. Yakeyama, and Mt. Kurohime. The ranch puts its cattle out to pasture around June each year. Visitors can watch see them leisurely chew grass all over the ranch from early summer when the yellow buttercups first bloom until the fall when the trees get their autumn foliage. The ranch is home to a number of large Japanese elm trees, creating a scenic beauty evocative of some far-off European country.

紅葉がきれい、また秋は牛も放牧されているのでこれ以上ないのんびり感。都会にはない自然をふれあうにはおすすめのスポットです。
Joetsu-shi Maizo Bunkazai Center

4.0

18 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nigata Pref. Jouetsushi Kasugayamamachi 1-2-8

This museum located at the bottom of the former site of Kasugayama Castle is a 20-minute walk from Kasugayama Station on the Echigo Tokimeki Railway. The mud-colored building, built in the style of Japanese-style homes, is a place where Jomon Period artifacts unearthed in Joetsu City are researched, stored, and exhibited. Guests can watch the museum's staff catalog and restore artifacts or try their hand at a number of activities including making magatama (an ancient style of curved beads). Due to its location close to Kasugayama Castle, the castle of the famous warring states period warlord Uesugi Kenshin, it is also the headquarters of the Uesugi Omotenashi Bushotai, a group of historical reenactors.

日本百名城巡りの一環として初めて行きました。遺跡の発掘をしている事務所とおもっていたら、春日山城の展示をやっていました。上杉謙信について立派な展示があり、年表やイラストを交え分かりやすかったです。しかも入場無料なのがすごいですね
Jade Kingdom Hall

3.0

23 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nigata Pref. Itoigawashi Omachi 1-7-11

This tourist commodity center is adjacent to the JR Itoigawa Station. As the first stop for people sight-seeing in Itoigawa, there are souvenir shops selling goods such as local sake and confectionery, and B-grade gourmet restaurants, which serve Itoigawa Black Yakisoba, among other local delicacies, as well as a tourist information center, which has information on the various tourist attractions in the area such as Itoigawa Geopark. Another must-see is the 8-ton Jadeite stone, which is unique to Itoigawa. Nearby, there is a jade factory, which sells original jade accessories.

糸魚川駅の南口に、ヒスイ王国館がありました。館内にはヒスイを販売するコーナーのほかに、糸魚川のおみやげがいろいろそろっている物産センターもあり、２階には観光案内所もありました。列車で糸魚川に着いたら糸魚川の情報を得に、または糸魚川を出発する前に糸魚川のおみやげを探しに訪れるとよいですね。
Site of the former Kasugayama Castle

Travel / Tourism

Nigata Pref. Jouetsushi Nakayashiki ,soy

Kasugayama Castle was built on Mt. Kasuga, transforming the entire mountain into an important strategic position; the Castle is famous as the main residence of Uesugi Kenshin. It is ranked 32nd in the list of the Top 100 Castles of Japan. Restoration work is currently underway, and the Castle is gradually starting to regain some of its former appearance. When the castle was still intact, the Honmaru (central bailey) was located on the mountain-top, with a castle town at the foot of the mountain where the residences of important retainers and the lord’s relatives were located. Kasugayama Castle is located around 13-minute drive from Kasugayama Station on the Myoko Haneuma Line.
Kasuga Shrine

3.5

6 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nigata Pref. Jouetsushi Kasuga 18

This shrine is located ten minutes by car from the Joetsu Interchange, at the foot of Mt. Kasuga in Joetsu City. Enshrined here is a division of the deity in the Kasuga Grand Shrine in Nara. It was the first deity to be divided in Japan, according to records in Kasuga Grand Shrine. The shrine was first built on Mt Kasuga's peak in the year 958, and then relocated along with Kasugayama Castle fortifications in 1381. The cedar trees lining the steep stone steps are rather impressive. The shrine prospered under Uesugi, the Shugodai (representative) of Echigo for generations, and from the time of Kenshin Uesugi, belief in this deity became more intense and it became worshipped as the tutelary deity of the region. The Kasuga lanterns lining the grounds are said to have been made in the Edo period.

春日山麓に有る小さな、地元の神社です。説明書からですが、歴史は古く10世紀創建、奈良の春日大社の分霊になるそうです。
Kyu-Shidancho-Kansha (Old Japanese Army Divisional Commander's Official Residence)

4.0

10 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Niigata Joetsu-shi Omachi 2-3-30

This wooden residence was built in 1910 by Nagaoka Gaishi, Lieutenant General of the Takada 13th Division of the former Imperial Japanese Army. It is one of the few remaining examples in the city of architecture blending Japanese and Western influences dating to this time. Until 1991, it was used to house the leadership of JGSDF Camp Takada, but was moved to its current location and restored by the city in order to preserve this precious work of Meiji period architecture.

駅から高田城に向かう途中、寄ってみました。素敵な洋館、よく手入れされていて、和、洋、それぞれ静かに美しい部屋が配置されてとても好きになりました。今回時間がなかったので諦めましたが、お食事や喫茶など次回是非利用したいと思います。
Jade Coast

Travel / Tourism

Nigata Pref. Itoigawashi Oshiage 1

Approximately a ten-minute walk from the Echigo Tokimeki Railway's Itoigawa Station, the incredible variety of stones on this shingle beach are brought downstream by the river. The flowing water smooths the edges of the stones, and occasionally, Jade can be found mixed in with the rounded stones, being carried through the city by the Himekawa River. If a person is lucky enough to find some, they are allowed to take it with them. In addition to Jade, other beautiful stones and precious stones can sometimes be found in the river, and you can ask for the stones to be appraised at the Fossa Magna Museum in Miyama Park in the city.
Itoigawa Museum of History and Folklore

3.5

6 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Niigata Itoigawa-shi Ichinomiya 1-2-2

糸魚川全体の歴史資料館、だと思って訪問したのですが、私も、その名前を聞いたことがある、郷土史家の相馬御風の研究成果が展示されているところでした。なかなか興味深かったです。
Takada Komachi Exchange Hall

5.0

4 Reviews

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Nigata Pref. Jouetsushi Honchou 6-3-4

This old townhouse, called “Old Kozumaya”, was built in the Meiji period and has been refurbished into a place for the public as a gallery and exchange salon. The building is renowned for the gargoyles on the large roof. In addition to being able to see the vaulted ceiling structure and storehouse which were often seen in town houses in Takada, the gallery houses an exhibition on the history of the area. The place can be used to take a break during a walk or as a tourist spot, and painting, photograph and ceramic exhibitions are regularly held here. The nearest station is Takada Station.

明治時代に建築された町家「旧小妻屋」を再生した施設でした。お土産なども購入できるので、満足できる交流館でしたよ！！
Sekikawa History and Roads Museum

3.5

5 Reviews

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Nigata Pref. Myoukoushi Sekigawa 272

Sekikawa History and Roads Museum is located in Sekigawa, Myoko City. During the Edo period, this was an important location on the Hokkoku Kaido (Northern Highway), an important road next to the “Five Highways” radiating from Edo (Tokyo). The Museum features a reproduction of the checking station that marked the boundary between Echigo (the old name for Niigata Prefecture) and Shinano provinces. Inside the Museum, there are important historical documents and dioramas, as well as displays on how people traveled during the Edo period and on the Daimyo (feudal lord) processional journeys; visitors to the Museum can learn about the Hokkoku Kaido highway and about the history of the Sekigawa checking station. The Onjuku Sekikawa restaurant serves hand-made soba noodles, etc.

地方に旅行に来たとき、宿にチェックインするには少し早く。。といった時に、こういう施設にフラッと入るのですが、ここはあたりでした。なんだかんだで小一時間ほど滞在してしまいました。歴史にちょっとでも興味があったり、博物館・資料館に立ち寄るのが決して嫌いでない方はどうぞ。
Echigo-Ichiburi-no-Seki Roadside Station

1.0

1 Reviews

Transportation

Nigata Pref. Itoigawashi Ichiburi 1035-50

A roadside station on National Route 8 in Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, located near the prefectural border of Niigata and Toyama. As well providing information on the surrounding roads, the view of the Sea of Japan from the second floor observation room is a must-see. There is a shop which sells specialty products from both Niigata and Toyama including the local specialty mozuku (a kind of seaweed) soba, the fermented chili paste, kanzuri, and local sake. The restaurant’s signature dish is the cod soup set meal made with lots of cod offal.

国道8号線、新潟富山県境近くの新潟県側にある道の駅に併設された食堂です。西に少し移動した川が県境です。隣のコンビニと建物の中でつながっており、コンビニで購入した飲食物も持ち込み可。この地域で供される「たら汁」を食べましたが、汁は美味しいものの、入っていたタラの身は、旨味を全く感じられませんでした。冷凍物かな。
Honganji Kokufu Betsuin Temple

4.0

2 Reviews

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Niigata Joetsu-shi Kokufu 1-7-1

Established in 1798, the all-zelkova wood structure of this Buddhist temple was built 1805. The temple stands on the site of the Takegahana Soan, a thatched hut in which the great priest Shinran lived with his family until his departure for the Kanto region. The extremely narrow inner sanctum is built in the “denaijin” style. The inner sanctum is decorated in an extremely unusual manner, with the temple’s principal object of worship and a miniature shrine dedicated to Shinran placed on the same dais at the front. A statue of Shinran stands on the grounds as well as a pine tree which the priest is said to have hung is religious stole when giving sermons.

浄土真宗宗祖親鸞聖人が越後配流時にここでお住まいになり、その跡地に建てられた寺院です。浄土真宗の門徒には聖地といって良いエリアかもしれませんね。現在は浄土真宗本願寺派に属しています。

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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.