Niigata 3 spots

Niigata is rice country under some of the heaviest snow in Japan. The bullet train from Tokyo stops right at a ski slope in Yuzawa, and on Sado Island people still fish from round wooden tub boats you can ride.

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Echigo Hillside Park
National park
A state-run park in two zones, with an 8-hectare lawn and ten forest climbing structures.
Stroller OK · Nursing room · Changing table · checked Aug ’26
Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel (Tunnel of Light)
Gorge walking tunnel with art
A 750-meter tunnel dug through one of Japan's three great gorges, ending in an observation space.
Stroller OK · Family restroom · checked Aug ’26
Niigata Senbei Oukoku
Rice-cracker factory experience
A visitor hall at a rice-cracker factory, where 2,000 to 3,000 are hand-grilled daily.
Family restroom · checked Aug ’26

Nearby prefectures:Toyama Ishikawa Fukui Yamanashi Nagano Gifu Shizuoka Aichi

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