Transportation JR Echigo-Yuzawa Station Featured You can get both of them in Yuzawa Town, Niigata Prefecture. Yuzawa Town is one of most accessible ski resorts from Tokyo.
9 Culture Suwa Shrine in Yuzawa Rufus Starbuck towering above you - one line heads to Gala Yuzawa and the other up to Niigata
Beauty & Spa Echigo-Yuzawa Alena Eckelmann Sanzan (Three Mountains of Echigo) that separate Gunma Prefecture from Niigata... Yuzawa in Niigata ranks on par in popularity with other famous ski resorts
Transportation Jetfoil Boat to Sado Island Alena Eckelmann Fast access to remote island off the coast of Niigata
Activities Nagaoka Festival and Fireworks Rufus Starbuck Niigata's most impressive summer firework display
Activities Mt. Kakuda Bryan Baier Located about 30 minutes south of Niigata City by car, Mt.... Yahiko, is a beautiful and integral part of Niigata’s landscape.
Food Arco Iris Bryan Baier Arco Iris is the latest modern Mexican cuisine addition to Niigata and is the only place this author knows of to get an authentic frozen margarita in Japan
Activities Experiencing Fuji Rock Rufus Starbuck Rock Festival started in 1997 on the slopes of Mt Fuji when the Red Hot Chilli Peppers were forced off the stage by a typhoon, and finally settled in Niigata
