8 Activities Neaba Valley to Saragakyo Valley C. Rio set upon the goal of trying to hike all the parts of the Snow Country Trail, the 280 mile loop that connects the three prefectures of Gunma, Niigata
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 Sasagawa Nagare Coastline Bryan Baier Niigata, Japan, the Sasagawa Nagare Coastline to be precise.... mountains rises from the north bank of the Miomote River in Murakami City
Transportation Jetfoil Boat to Sado Island Alena Eckelmann Fast access to remote island off the coast of Niigata
Beauty & Spa GALA Yuzawa Snow Resort Alena Eckelmann From Tokyo to the Niigata snow in less than 2 hours
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
Activities Okutadami Dam & Lake Rufus Starbuck Impressive dam and huge lake up in the mountains between Niigata and Fukushima. 20kms of tunnel to get up there but once there enjoy the wide open lake
Beauty & Spa Yama-no-yu, Yuzawa Rufus Starbuck Yama-no-yu is a public onsen run by Yuzawa town in Niigata.