Culture Urasa Naked Man Pushing Festival Saturday - Mar 7th Urasa's Naked Pushing Festival lays claim to being one of Japan's most unique winter festivals. Participants dressed in..
Culture Things to Do in Niigata City Niaya Harper Niigata City is a port city known for its fresh and delicious seafood, rice, and sake. Here are a few must do things while in Niigata..
Culture A Guide to Sake in Niigata City Niaya Harper Niigata Prefecture is home to some 90 sake breweries and is famous for producing some of the country’s top quality sake. In Ni..
Festivals Bishamondo Naked Man Festival, Urasa Mar 2 - Mar 3rd The Naked Man Festival at Urasa's Bishamondo is one of the top bizarre festivals in Japan and a wonderful night out each year..
Culture Niigata Festival Early Aug The Niigata Festival is one of the biggest attraction in the region, and it's well earned! It goes for three days on the f..
Culture Niigata Fireworks Festival Mid Aug As with many summer festivals, the highlight of the Niigata Festival is the fireworks in the evening over the river. On Friday..
Recommended Culture Fuji Rock Festival Aug 21 - Aug 23rd The biggest outdoor music festival in Japan, Fuji Rock Festival takes places in Naeba, Niigata prefecture each summer.