Activities Fuji Rock Festival 2017 Jerome Lee Fuji Rock Festival 2017, held at Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata prefecture, saw a lineup of stellar artists including Bjork, Lorde,..
9 Winter Sports Muikamachi Hakkaisan Ski Resort Rufus Starbuck Muikamachi Hakkaisan may not be a very well known resort but is long, steep and gets lots of snow. A long ropeway to the top with..
Sports & Fitness Yuzawa Fishing Park Rufus Starbuck Yuzawa Fishing Park offers the chance to pull trout out of shallow pools with a bamboo rod and line. A very basic fishing experience,..
8 Winter Sports Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort Rufus Starbuck A cable car up to the snow from the town center opens up an amazing vista down the valley and over the mountains. Yuzawa Kogen links..
Outdoors Muramatsu Park Cherry Blossom Festival Kim Each year, the Muramatsu Park Cherry Blossom Festival showcases the beauty of spring in Niigata Prefecture. The park was designated..
12 Aquarium & Zoo Marinepia, Niigata City Aquarium Rufus Starbuck Marinepia is Niigata City Aquarium and home to an amazing array of fish and water based mammals from around the world.
6 Winter Sports Tanigawadake in Winter C. Rio Of all the seasons to climb Tanigawadake, winter is certainly the most dangerous and difficult, but also the most rewarding.
Activities Echigo Hillside Park Rose Festival Kim From around early June to mid-June each year, Nagaoka's Echigo Hillside Park is home to a rose festival, with blooms in a variety..