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Niigata Prefecture is one of the best places in Japan for ski slopes. In addition to skiing and snowboarding, the prefecture is packed with winter sports that are still not so well-known in Japan and snow activities that can also be enjoyed by small children. Why don't you have fun playing in the snow that is different to normal in the powder snow heaven that is Niigata this year?

BOOK YOUR NEXT FAVOURITE WINTER DESTINATION

There are numerous colorful and photogenic landscapes in Niigata that will make your heart flutter just by looking at them. We introduce here special spots with beautiful scenery in Niigata.

There are many accommodation facilities where you can enjoy a unique experience typical of Japan in Niigata! This is not limited to just staying in a Japanese-style building. Why don't you stay in a unique accommodation facility such as a guesthouse in a renovated temple, a townhouse you can use as a studio or a guesthouse where you can sleep surrounded by books?

Niigata Prefecture boasts a number of sake breweries that places it in the top class in Japan. This sake that is tasty and refreshing is very well-known. We introduce here two major spots where you can savor local sake in Niigata. Please enjoy tasting your favorite brand and shopping for attractive souvenirs.

A wide array of ski and hot spring resorts including the popular Echigo-Yuzawa, the picturesque terraced rice fields of Hoshitoge, excellent rice and sake, one of Japan’s top three fireworks displays at Nagaoka, one of Japan’s top three cherry blossom night views at Takada Park and an abundance of nature and a mining heritage on Sado Island