Culture Sado Island Galaxy Art Festival 2025 Mid Aug - Mid Nov Known for its pristine natural landscapes and longstanding traditions, Niigata's Sado Island is no slouch on the art scene,..
Culture Tokyo Revengers Exhibition Return 2022 Jun 4th - Jul 25th 2022 Past Event After the Tokyo Revengers Exhibition was held with great success in Tokyo and Osaka, the event has been renamed as "Tokyo Revengers..
Culture Fuji Rock Festival 2018 Jerome Lee Fuji Rock 2018 was held at the Naeba Ski Resort in Yuzawa, Niigata prefecture that saw N.E.R.D., Kendrick Lamar and Bob Dylan as..
Culture The Ito Mansion Alexis Guiral A description of my experience at the Ito mansion in Niigata prefecture. This is a translation of my previous article, approved..
12 Gardens & Parks Niigata's Saito Family Summer Villa Tomoko Kamishima In 1918, a wealthy merchant in Niigata, Saito Kijuro (IV), built a beautiful summer villa; carefully and spaciously planned for..
Festivals The Beer Fes in Nagaoka 2025 Aug 29th - Aug 31st Billed as the largest craft beer event on the Sea of Japan coastline, the Beer Fes in Nagaoka is set to include a wide varie..
Culture Echigo Tsumari Art Triennale 2018 Jul 29th - Sep 17th 2018 Past Event Every three years, the Echigo Tsumari Art Triennale is held in the Niigata countryside. Both Japanese and international artists..
Culture Urasa Station Manish Prabhune I was not at all prepared to know what to expect and in Tokyo it was already quite cold when I started my first journey on the Joetsu..