Things to do in Niigata

• Age 8～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

Easy on land Explanations Then, start with the footsteps of the instructor accompanied by a footstep, according to the person's step without force Diving You can experience it! ! Sado Let's explore together the world of the unknown sea in the beautiful sea of! ? You can enjoy colorful fishes, creatures like you have never seen, a feeling as if you are floating in the air, and a world of the ocean that you can not understand in a sea bath.

• For Groups

• Age 12～Age 90
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00 / 14:00

You will be transformed into a traditional Japanese princess and have your photo taken. We have recreated the uchikake worn by brides at weddings with our own arrangement. It is easy to change into, so it is less stressful on the body and takes less time, so you can experience it easily. Point makeup, simple hair styling, and hair accessories are also included in the price. We will do hair styling and point makeup so that the photos will be more beautiful. If you add gorgeous hair accessories, you will look beautiful from all angles. ① Choose your outfit ② Change of clothes ③ Hair styling, point makeup ④ Photograph ⑤ Change of clothes The finished photo data will be sent by email 5 or more shots It is a 2-minute walk from Niigata Station, so you can enjoy it while you wait!

• Age 20～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

At this quaint sake brewery, founded in 1804 (the first year of the Bunka era, during the Edo period), you can learn about the sake culture of Joetsu and the differences in taste between modern and past varieties and brewing methods, and enjoy the rich sake culture of Joetsu. ・Sample sake made using different methods ・Sample and select your favorite from the various bottles provided by the brewery ・Create an original label on Japanese paper with a brush, etc., and take home a one-of-a-kind bottle Experience plan (approx. 1 hour) ‣ Brewery tour ‣ Tasting ‣ Shopping

• For Rainy Days

• Age 3～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

Have you ever seen a huge calligraphy performance? Opportunities to experience calligraphy performance are limited, and it is something everyone should experience at least once in their life. Calligraphy performance is more than just writing, it is an art that reflects your heart. You can also relieve your daily fatigue and stress and have a dynamic and powerful experience. In this calligraphy performance experience, you will be able to write on one full sheet of paper (69cm x 136cm) and two pieces of paper cut in half (34.5cm x 136cm). You can take home your finished work. At the end of the experience, please add your name to the giant calligraphy work that I created, measuring approximately 2.5m x 5m. Experience location: The event will be held at a former Japanese confectionery store in Sadogashima, Niigata Prefecture. You can reach us by car or bus, and the bus stop is a 5-minute walk away. There is also free parking, which can be reached in just 30 seconds on foot. Language: You can choose from Japanese or English. Note: If the experience is for about 4 people, it will take about 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes. We can accommodate groups of 10 or more, but it may take longer than planned, so if you have a large group, please contact us in advance. Also, since you will be using ink in the experience, please come in clothes that you don't mind getting dirty. The experience includes: 1. Introduction 2. Demonstration 3. Practice 4. Add your name to the giant calligraphy I wrote 5. Certificate 6. Matcha time, Q&A, photo shoot, etc.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 80
• 3～4 hours
• 10:30

Empty-handed is OK. No need to prepare anything. First, you will change into a kimono. Dressing and simple hair setting will be done here. We also have bags, sandals, and tabi that match your kimono. You will wear a kimono and enjoy lunch and walking around the city. As an option, it is also possible to request a photo shoot by a professional photographer or a professional hair and makeup artist. Rickshaw rides around the city are also wonderful (rickshaws run from April to October).

• In Door Activity

• Age 12～Age 90
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

This plan allows you to walk around the town freely wearing a kimono or yukata. This page is for those applying alone. There is a discount plan for two or more people. Please apply from there. The Katakai Fireworks Festival will be open for special business on September 9th and 10th. For details, search for "Kimono Rental Mayu" on SNS. You can walk around Niigata Furumachi in a kimono, and there are shrines, temples, historical buildings, and Japanese gardens nearby. You can participate alone. We will provide kimonos from October to May, and yukatas from June to September. We have over 70 kimonos for women and over 80 yukatas for women. We have basic navy blue, gray, and dark brown kimonos for men, in S, M, L, and LL sizes. We also have basic colors for men's yukatas.

• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 17:00 / 17:30 / 18:00 / 18:30

It is a meal plan at a long-established restaurant in Little Kyoto "Kamo" in Hokuetsu ♪ <Kiyountei Yamashige> Founded 180 years ago. The shop name "Yamaju" is derived from the fact that the first generation was called "Kamiyama no Shigebei" and was popular. At the time of its founding, it ran a bathhouse called "Yuya Chojuyu," which was a popular place to soak in hot water, eat leisurely, and drink alcohol. In the Taisho era, I also worked on Western food. Since then, it has been operating as a Japanese restaurant. In 1959 and 20th year, the imperial family visited us. You can spend a comfortable space with a pure Japanese-style space and the cuisine and hospitality unique to a long-established restaurant. It was published in the 2020 Michelin Guide Niigata. Fall 2021 The building was certified as a national registered tangible cultural property.

• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

This plan is a 1-hour use plan where you can rent a jet ski for 1 hour! * A jet ski license is required to operate. Please note.

• Age 6～Age 99
• 5～6 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

This plan is a 6-hour use plan that allows you to rent a jet ski for 6 hours! * A jet ski license is required to operate. Please note.

• Age 6～Age 99
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

This plan is a 3-hour use plan where you can rent a jet ski for 3 hours! * A jet ski license is required to operate. Please note.

• Age 5～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 09:30 / 11:00 / 13:30 / 15:00

Oguni Washi, which has been made in the Oguni area of Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture for a long time. Oguni Washi is a strong and durable Japanese paper that does not tear easily. [Contents of experience] Choose your favorite paper, choose your favorite shade shape, put Japanese paper in the mold, pass it through a letter press machine, mark the fold line, and anyone can make it with a simple craft. increase. A battery-powered LED candle light is used as the light source. If you replace the battery, you can enjoy the light of Japanese paper for a long time. You can take it home on the day of production! *The Oguni Washi Production Association asks customers and staff to wear masks to prevent infection. In addition, we will respond with a time difference so that multiple customers (family members and groups) do not overlap, so please take care of it.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 90
• Within 1 hour
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

"Island Mirage" is a walk-through attraction where you can actually walk through the Doyu Mine of Sado Gold Mine while wearing the MR glasses "NrealLight". In a space where historical heritage and virtual worlds intersect, technology such as projection mapping is combined to create a new experience that has never existed before. *MR: Abbreviation for Mixed Reality. Cutting-edge IT technology following VR and AR

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 90
• 1～2 hours
• 14:00

At Sado Gold Mine, experience plans are also available in addition to tours. [Experience turning clay into silver] Making one memorable accessory in the world! ! Don't worry if you are a beginner, the assistant will support you carefully. Approximate time required (90 minutes): Modeling work (about 30 minutes) + drying/firing (about 30 minutes) + finishing (about 30 minutes)

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 90
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 15:00

At Sado Gold Mine, experience plans are also available in addition to tours. [Applying gold leaf to mini Sado koban] You can easily experience applying gold leaf. Don't worry if you are a beginner, the assistant will support you carefully. Estimated time required (20 minutes)

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 5～Age 90
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

At Sado Gold Mine, experience plans are also available in addition to tours. [Gold leaf pasting on individual plates] You can easily experience gold leaf pasting. Don't worry if you are a beginner, the assistant will support you carefully. * Regular sightseeing courses such as Sodayu Mine and Doyu Mine are not included. Estimated time required (60 minutes): Design gold leaf application (approximately 40 minutes) + sticker removal (approximately 10 minutes) + finishing (approximately 10 minutes)

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 10～Age 70
• 1～2 hours /2～3 hours /3～4 hours /4～5 hours /5～6 hours /Over 6 hours on the day

■Travel around Sado Island by renting a bicycle♪ How about renting the latest e-bike (with electric assist) or a cross bike and going around Sado Island, which is rich in nature? Ride around Lake Kamo, which has been registered as one of Japan's 100 most scenic spots, and along the island's unique coastline, and make the best memories that can only be made here!

• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 85
• Over 6 hours on the day

From Sado for the first time to deep Sado. A local sightseeing driver will guide you through Sado's representative sightseeing spots. The beautiful crested ibises and the famous temples that have stood the test of time are both impressive. (*"Meisatsu" is mainly used to mean a famous temple with a long history.) Sightseeing route Ryotsu Port (accommodation) → Toki no Mori Park → Kiyomizu Temple → Hasedera Temple → Daizen Shrine → Myo Senji Temple → Rengebuji Temple → Ogi/Taraibune → Hotel (Ryotsu Port)

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 0～Age 85
• Over 6 hours on the day

From Sado for the first time to deep Sado. A local sightseeing driver will guide you through Sado's representative sightseeing spots. Nichiren Shonin, who is celebrating his 800th birthday, traces his hardships on Sado. ★Sightseeing route ★Ryotsu Port (accommodation) → Matsugasaki/Okeyaki → Konponji Temple → Jissoji Temple → Myoshoji Temple → Myosenji Temple → Accommodation (Ryotsu Port)

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

A driver living in Niigata will guide you through the city of Niigata. Drivers who know the local area can introduce you to hidden spots that are not listed in guidebooks. 〜Model course〜 Highlights of visiting Yanagito and Niigata City [Course] Bandai Bridge → Honmachi Market → Minatopia → Toki Messe Observatory [Time required] 1 hour 30 minutes Sightseeing Tour [Course] Bandai Bridge → Honmachi Market → Hakusan Park/Prefectural Government Memorial Hall → Gokoku Shrine → Niigata Coast → Minatopia → Toki Messe Observatory ) can also be included. [Time required] 2 hours and 30 minutes [Fee] From 15,000 yen ★Ryuto/Niigata city charter plan [Course] We will guide you to the location of your choice by time charter. (Destinations are limited to Niigata City. Fees are charged in units of 30 minutes, starting from 1 hour charter.) [Time required] From 1 hour [Fee] 6,000 yen ~ Castle Town Shibata and Farmer's House [Course] Shibata Castle Ruins → Kiyomizuen/Ashigaru Nagaya → Ichishima Sake Brewery → Northern Culture Museum (Ito House) [Time required] 4 hours [Fee] 24,000 yen ~ Echigo Ichinomiya Yahiko Shrine and Seaside Line [Course] Iwamuro/Takarayama Sake Brewery → Yahiko Shrine → Mt. Yahiko Skyline → Echigo Nanaura Seaside Line [Time required] 4 hours [Fee] 24,000 yen ~ ★Mt. Kunigami, a place related to Ryokan, and Mt. (Soan/Kunigamiyama/Gogoan) → Teradomari Fresh Fish Center → Echigo Nanaura Seaside Line [Time required] 6 hours [Fee] From 36,000 yen *Prices and time required include waiting time for sightseeing. *The following items will be borne separately by the customer. (Toll road, parking fee, admission fee, admission fee, other personal expenses) * If the time or distance exceeds due to changes in the course at the request of the customer, an excess fee will be charged separately. *We can guide you to restaurants. *Sightseeing taxi fares include consumption tax.

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• For Rainy Days
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1 Day or more

This is an accommodation plan for "Wataboushi" operated on the slopes of Mt View Ski Resort. Surrounded by nature, you can enjoy the night view overlooking Minami Uonuma and the superb view of the slopes. The cuisine is a "creative course meal with a focus on local ingredients". Relaxation menus such as esthetics and bedrock baths are also abundant♪ Please spend a relaxing and elegant time.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 10～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day

It is a full-fledged course to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to enjoy diving safely. By applying the knowledge and skills learned in C card is issued courses as proof that wearing the knowledge and skills necessary for the diver After completing this course, without a supervisor within the range of the received training experience diving you will be able to.

• Age 16～Age 60
• 4～5 hours

It is possible to leave a photo of the interior and exterior of a historic building that has been certified as a national registered tangible cultural property. You can take pictures of two people with a profound feeling in the Japanese garden that matches the innocence of white and the uchikake, and in the moist hall. The kimono looks even better with the wonderful production of cherry blossoms, fresh greenery, autumn leaves, and snowy scenery. There is also a historic shrine nearby, and you can take pictures there. It is also possible to get on a rickshaw and take a picture.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 10～Age 75
• 5～6 hours
• 08:40

The Sasagamine Plateau is a basin-like plateau area surrounded by mountains at an altitude of 2000 m on the prefectural border between Niigata and Nagano prefectures. Located at an altitude of 1300m, people began to enter this deep mountainous area from around the Edo period. Yumemidaira is a forest that spreads beyond the dam bank of Lake Otomi. There used to be a sawmill here, and forestry workers and others lived in this deep mountain. In the forest of giant trees of beech and quercus crispula, walk along the promenade that was set up on the track traces of the past, and when you go near the Hyosawa River, which is the prefectural border with Nagano Prefecture, there is a huge wig that can be called the elder of the forest. The old tree stands quietly but dignifiedly. The course has few ups and downs, so even those who do not hike often can enjoy it. Why do not you refresh your mind and body while thinking about the lives of our ancestors in the forest where the beautiful nature peculiar to heavy snowfall areas spreads? ～ Flow of the day ～ 8:40 Meet at Myoko Kogen Station Meet at Myoko Kogen Station. Take the guided shuttle car to the tour start point. 9:30 Tour start From the Otomi Lake parking lot, first cross the dam bank to the opposite bank and climb the steep stairs. Looking back, it is a magnificent landscape where the famous peaks of Kukujo such as Mt. Yaki, Mt. Hiuchi, and Kanayama are lined up. In early spring, skunk cabbage spreads all over with Mt. Mitahara of Myoko Sotowayama in the background. 13:00 Sawmill Ruins Deep in the forest, in a place like this? There is a former sawmill trace in the place called. A large tree of Quercus crispula stands quietly nearby. 13:15 Jizo wig & lunch Finally meet the forest elder. The overwhelming presence makes me lose words ... Lunch time here slowly! 16:00 Tour ends Return to the Otomi Lake bus stop and the tour ends! Take the shuttle car back to Myoko Kogen Station.

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days

• Age 3～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00

You can enjoy the popular "Wakago Bento" at the cafe "Yama Cafe" produced by Seiuntei Yamashige. The building of "Yama Cafe" was certified as a registered tangible cultural property of the autumn of 2021. You can enjoy your meal while feeling the history.

• For Groups

• Age 12～Age 90
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

This plan allows you to walk around the town freely wearing a kimono or yukata. You can walk around Niigata Furumachi in a kimono, and there are shrines, temples, historical buildings, and Japanese gardens nearby. You can participate with friends or as a couple. Kimonos will be provided from October to May, and yukatas will be provided from June to September. There are more than 60 kimonos for women and more than 50 yukatas for women. For men, we have basic navy blue, gray, and dark brown kimonos in S, M, L, and LL sizes. Men's yukatas are also available in basic colors. We will be open for a special period on the Katakai Fireworks Festival on September 9th and 10th. Thank you for your understanding. For more information, please search for "Rental Kimono Shop Mayu" on Instagram, X, and Facebook.

• Age 10～Age 100
• 3～4 hours /4～5 hours
• 09:00 / 14:00

You can make your own silver ring. Silver rings are made by cutting and bending silver plates. This is a small group experience course that is limited to one group each time, so you can create pairings and relax with friends, family, or yourself. Beginners can rest assured that special work such as brazing will be carried out by instructors. You can choose your favorite design from the sample rings and have it made. Anyone old enough to use tools can try out the production experience. If it is not completed within the time, we will complete it and ship it at a later date. (Shipping fee not included) Would you like to make a special gift or commemorative silver ring? **Japanese people are not eligible**

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 5～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30

You can experience making Sasa-Mino sushi, a local dish born in the Myoko / Suginosawa area, while learning from the locals. With family, friends and couples! Would you like to experience making Sasa Mino sushi together?

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• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 2～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00

Why don't you experience making traditional Japanese food and rice cakes with your children? Myoko's grandma will teach you from scratch. Souvenirs include glutinous rice, perilla powder, and red beans. A recipe is also included, so you can reproduce it even when you go home!

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

All wind-chimes ring beautifully, but Niigata is especially famous for its crystal fuurin. The sound of these wind-chimes is clearer and louder than those made of regular glass. See for yourself, by joining us in making this amazing household decoration. This will be an unforgettable experience, especially since you will have the wind-chime to take home and remind you of it!

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

All wind-chimes ring beautifully, but Niigata is especially famous for its crystal fuurin. The sound of these wind-chimes is clearer and louder than those made of regular glass. See for yourself, by joining us in making this amazing household decoration. This will be an unforgettable experience, especially since you will have the wind-chime to take home and remind you of it!

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups