Activities Kamo Koinobori Festival 2024 Apr 6th - May 7th In Niigata, one place you can see koinobori streamers is at the Kamo Koinobori Festival. The event has been running since 1989,..
Outdoors Sakura Season At Hakusan Park 2025 Mid - Late Apr Niigata City's Hakusan Park is home to around 160 Somei Yoshino cherry trees, making it one of the area's top spots to visit..
Activities Tainai City Tulip Festival 2024 Apr 20th - May 4th At the annual Tainai City Tulip Festival, around 800,000 tulips in 60 varieties are on display for visitors to enjoy. In addition,..
Activities Tsunan Snow Festival 2025 Early Mar Parts of Niigata Prefecture often get referred to as yukiguni (snow country) thanks to the region's massive amount of winter..
Activities Ojiya Hot Air Balloon Festival 2025 Late Feb Ojiya, in Niigata's snow country, has an annual hot air balloon festival. There's both a hot air balloon competition, as..
Activities Sado Toki Marathon 2025 Late Apr The Sado Toki Marathon offers full and half-marathon events alongside a 10km and shorter fun run routes.
Activities Tainai Sakura Festival 2025 Early Apr There are numerous sakura spots across Japan that are extremely well-known (and often crowded), but there are also plenty of hidden..
Activities Uonuma Moss Phlox Festival 2024 Apr 25th - May 12th The annual Uonuma Moss Phlox Festival takes place at Uonuma's Negoya Flower, Greenery, and Snow Village, and showcases around..