Iwamuro Onsen Light Garden 2024-2025 Dec 12th 2024 - Feb 16th 2025 Past Event On Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between January 7th and January 30th, Iwamuro Onsen's Kyokakuji Temple will be illuminated..
Festivals The Beer Fes in Nagaoka 2025 Aug 29th - 31st 2025 Past Event 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 FLOU Art Festival 2025 Sep 20th 2025 Past Event The FLOU Art Festival is an event that finds utility in abandoned inns, stores, and old private houses, which are set to be used..
Culture Christmas Illumination 2025 Dec 6th - 25th 2025 Past Event A special illumination event at Echigo Hillside Park this winter will see the venue open after dark on select dates for their illumination..
Outdoors Echigo-Tsumari Art Field Winter “SNOWART” 2026 Jan 24th - Mar 8th 2026 Past Event Introducing the annual Echigo-Tsumari Snow Art Project in snow country Niigata where visitors can appreciate art installations and..
Activities Tsunan Snow Festival 2026 Saturday - Mar 14th Parts of Niigata Prefecture often get referred to as yukiguni (snow country) thanks to the region's massive amount of winter..
Culture Itoigawa Anglerfish Festival 2026 Sunday - Mar 15th The Itoigawa region of Niigata is one of the prefecture's best spots for anglerfish, and the multi-venue Itoigawa Anglerfi..
Accommodation Plum Blossom Season at Hakusan Park 2026 Late Jan - Late Mar After snowy winters, the signs of imminent spring are cherished in Niigata. One of the first signs that spring is on the way are..