Things to do in Niigata Page 3

• 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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• Age 7～Age 80
• 5～6 hours /Over 6 hours on the day

This is a great plan that includes a 1-day ticket to Ninox Snow Park and a meal ticket♪ 1-day lift ticket + meal ticket [1,000 yen] Make use of the slopes of Mt. Proud! The "Enjoyment Course", which has a gentle slope and a gentle slope, is recommended for beginners! There is also a kids park where you can play in the snow and sleigh in a large area, so families with children can enjoy playing in the snow. We are open four days a week on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

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• 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.

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• Age 4～Age 80
• 2～3 hours

This is a weekday charter plan for Mt. Granview Ski Resort, a retro ski resort reminiscent of the Showa era. Of course, snowboarding is also possible on the entire surface. It is a ski resort where you can ski leisurely without waiting for a lift.

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• Age 4～Age 80
• Over 6 hours on the day

This is a lift ticket plan for Mt. Granview Ski Resort, a retro ski resort that reminds you of the Showa era. Of course, snowboarding is also possible on the entire surface. It is a ski resort where you can ski leisurely without waiting for a lift.

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• Age 4～Age 80
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 08:30

Just a short walk from our Dancing Snow office, you'll find stunning nature. Climb, descend, snowshoes and enjoy access to pristine forests. Anyone from small children can easily do it ♪ (Please prepare snow boots and boots.) We will take a walk in a safe forest that will be fun for all customers. You can also take a walk on walking skis (skis and boots can be rented), so please feel free to contact us. At noon, we will make a snow table and enjoy a warm lunch together♪ Usually, it is a hot sandwich, but we can change the menu as necessary, such as cheese fondue (we will also prepare wine).

• Age 13～Age 100
• 1 Day or more

It is a product that allows you to enjoy Maiko Snow Resort at a great price, with various discount benefits on the lift / gondola one-day ticket. [Maiko Snow Resort] 1 minute from Kanetsu Expressway Shiozawa Ishiuchi IC and the ultimate short access! A ski resort with 26 courses in 3 areas that everyone from beginners to experts can enjoy♪The longest running distance is 6,000m! A comfortable resort stay at the convenient all-in-one facility "Day Ski Center" with rentals, hot springs, childcare room, free rest room, and restaurant, and "Maiko Kogen Hotel" directly connected to the slopes!

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 4～5 hours /1 Day or more

This is a lift ticket plan for Hakkai Sanroku Ski Resort. Have fun with your family and friends to the top of the mountain. It's a pair lift in no time ♪ This ski resort boasts 10 courses with different tastes, from the giant course with steep slopes and uneven terrain to the sledding slopes that are popular with children.

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 5～6 hours /Over 6 hours on the day

A value set ticket that includes a lift ticket for the ski resort NASPA Ski Garden in Echigo Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture, and lunch. *Please exchange for a lift ticket at the ticket office. Enjoy skiing at your leisure on the ski-only slopes. Kids Garden is recommended for families♪●You can use one of the following restaurants. (1) Cafeteria/Aurora (2) Garden Rest House (3) Snow Rancho Dining/Crepe ●Customers who purchase a set ticket can also use the hot spring public bath at the following times for an additional ¥900 for adults and ¥500 for children. [Men] 8:00-13:00/15:00-18:00 [Women] 8:00-11:00/13:00-18:00 :00 cannot be used.

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 5～6 hours /1 Day or more

This is a lift ticket plan for the ski resort NASPA Ski Garden in Echigo Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture. Enjoy skiing at your leisure on the ski-only slopes. Kids Garden is recommended for families♪ *Please exchange for a lift ticket at the ticket counter.

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• Age 0～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

It is a family-friendly ski resort with children's rates up to junior high school students. Children under school age can ride for free. This is a great value season ticket plan. ★When applying, please bring an ID photo (length 3.0cm x width 2.4cm). *Please download the required documents and application form. * If you do not have a photo, you will be charged an additional 1,000 yen. please note that.

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 4～5 hours /Over 6 hours on the day /1 Day or more

It is a family-friendly ski resort with children's rates up to junior high school students. Children under school age are free of charge for lifts♪ Various lift tickets and a 1-minute walk from the slopes! This is a plan that includes bathing at the one-day hot spring facility "Miharashi no Yu Komami".

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 4～5 hours /Over 6 hours on the day /1 Day or more

It is a family-friendly ski resort with children's rates up to junior high school students. Free lift for preschool children

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours /2～3 hours

Shirane Osato Pear Nakamura Kanko Orchard is the largest farm in Niigata with a site two times the size of Tokyo Dome. You can make your favorite sweets from 3 types of parfaits, tarts, and daifuku with the fresh strawberries you picked yourself! After making it, you can eat it on the spot ♪ Enjoy fresh strawberries to your heart's content! Selectable plan Strawberry picking experience (200g): 900 yen/person Strawberry picking (200g) & Strawberry parfait/tart/daifuku 6 pack handmade experience: 2,000 yen/person each Business hours 9:00-17:00/regular holiday No days of the week, come anytime during business hours.・There is no time limit for picking.・Renovated and clean restrooms and wheelchair-accessible restrooms are available. *Experience flow* ① Please gather at the cash register. We will check the reservation information and accept it. ②Please pick your favorite strawberries with a guideline of 200g. * After that, we will weigh it, and if it exceeds 200g, we will ask you to pay for the excess amount. ③If you apply for a fruit daifuku, a parfait, or a tart that you make yourself, you can use the strawberries you pick yourself to make it in your favorite shape and enjoy it. * Various fruits are also sold at the shop, so you can also purchase them. ☆ Please visit every corner of the farm with no admission fee. ☆ See how a wide variety of vegetables and fruits are growing ♪ Relax and enjoy fresh fruits and parfaits! The surrounding area is the orchard of Nakamura Kanko Orchard. Please enjoy the atmosphere of the countryside. The restrooms have also been beautifully refurbished. There is also a toilet for wheelchairs. Come with your family or as a couple! ! About Shirane Osato Nashi Nakamura Kanko Orchard Co., Ltd. The largest orchard in Niigata, located in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture. Admission is free. In the park, there are also drinks and puddings made with rare pears from Niigata prefecture, called "Rulechche", which are also called "phantom pears". From families to couples, please come by all means ♪

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• Age 4～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00 / 14:00

You can make a hole in the bamboo with a special drill and make only one bamboo lantern in the world with your own hands. There is a design that I thought of and a design that I have prepared with a mount. It is also recommended to use it for lighting the entrance and the room. It is a memorable memory.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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**

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• 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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• Age 2～Age 100
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• 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!

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• 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!

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• 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!

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• Age 20～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

Sake has a long history in Japan. Since 700 AD it was used in religious ceremonies. For almost 1000 years, sake was mainly produced in Shrines and temples. Even now, Sake is one of the main offerings left for Shinto Gods. Learn all about the history of this ancient relationship, while tasting the delicious Niigata Sake in the heart of a Shinto Shrine.

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 3～4 hours

In the 1800s, Niigata thrived as a port city. Ships from Russia, China, England, and all over the world came here to trade. Niigata citizens led lucrative lives making their living by shipping cargo and selling local products (mainly agricultural). The city was flooded with sailors from all over the world, allowing Niigata to blend and change with their influence. Join us on an historical walking tour through the old port town Niigata, where we will explore the unique harmony of Western and Japanese cultures that developed in Niigata in the 1800s.

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• Age 16～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

Everyone has heard of Geisha, popular female entertainers in the 19th century Japan. However, before Geisha's popularity grew, OIRAN were considered the trend-setters of Japanese fashion world. These highly educated women had the precarious nickname Keisei (or Castle-toppler), for their reputation of stealing the hearts of upper-class men. In Niigata, OIRAN were always very popular in the Furumachi area. Today, in the near-by Honcho area there are many places that allow visitors to experience al l the splendor of Oiran fashion. Allow yourself to explore your sensuality and project to the world your inner beauty, through the transforming experience of expertly selected dress and make-up. No one has ever walked away unchanged.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 3～4 hours
• 11:00

Experience sushi making with EDGE OF NIIFATA in the center to port-town Niigata. Niigata is the best place to enjoy high quality sushi. The fresh seasonal fish and Niigata Koshihikari rice make for a life-alteringly delicious combination. People not only from all over Japan, but from all over the world come to Niigata for a taste of Niigata sushi. When you have a chance to enjoy the best sushi in the world, why not expand the experience by also learning to make it? A professional sushi chef will teach you about the history of Niigata sushi, how to make it, and how to properly eat it.

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• Age 20～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 18:30

In the Showa period, Furumachi stood along with Shimbashi (Tokyo) and Gion (Kyoto). Discover the beauty of this historical district, while strolling through the through quaint Niigata allies. Let's march together through the night streets, visit high-class restaurants and traditional Izakaya, and meet many interesting locals. Doubtlessly, this will be a “sake memory”

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• Age 20～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 16:30

Become yourself a sake master after taking part in EDGE OF NIIGATA's unique lecture. You will not only gain the skills to differentiate all the types of sake, but you will also learn the best food pairing options for each type. The lecture takes place in a renovated traditional Japanese home that is now a restaurant-café with a unique retro feel. First, you will receive our Sake presentation. Then, you can test your new skills with practice. Try four different types of Sake and match them with freshly prepared delicious traditional Japanese dishes.

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