Food Yairo Watermelon Festival 2026 Late Jul - Early Aug Wild about watermelon? The Yairo Watermelon Festival in Niigata offers all you can eat watermelon for the bargain price of 500 yen...
Area Niigata City Niigata City has a long history as a port city, it is the most populated city in the prefecture, and is the largest coastal city along the Sea of Japan within the island of Honshu. The Shinano..
8 Food Pizzeria Vento E Mare Niigata Kim Bergström Pizzeria Vento e Mare is on a Niigata backstreet and offers delicious woodfire oven pizza as their menu staple. They also have a..
Accommodation Hotel Angel Grandia, Yuzawa Sleiman Azizi A good hotel for families in Echigo-Yuzawa in Japan's Niigata prefecture, Hotel Angel Grandia has a snow park during the winter..
6 Food Little M Kim Bergström Little M is a new addition to the Niigata coffee scene. They have a range of different brews on offer, as well as baked goods and..
6 Food Sarukurayama Brewery Kim Bergström The Sarukurayama Brewery was opened in July 2018 in Minamiuonuma, Niigata, and boasts a range of different brews. The premises also..
Culture Japanese Ski Memorial Museum Avery Choi Joetsu city in Niigata Prefecture is the birthplace of skiing in Japan. Here at the Japanese Ski Memorial Museum, you get to know..
Activities Tamagawa Sake Brewery Kim Bergström If you're interested in Japanese sake, Niigata Prefecture is one of the best spots to give it a try. The Tamagawa Sake Brewery..