6 Culture Uonuma Koji Salon Michael B Take a trip to see how a truly unique Japanese product is made. The Uonuma Koji Salon offers a glimpse into amazake, a staple...
Culture Shirone Kite Battle 2024 Kim The Shirone Kite Festival is an annual event dating back to the mid 1800's. A kite was crashed by residents of Shirone into a...
Culture Nagaoka Hodare Festival 2025 Kim Wishing for fertility? The annual Nagaoka Hodare Festival is said to bring luck to those trying for a child, or hoping for a ...
Culture Niitsu Railway Museum Kim The Niitsu Railway Museum highlights the importance that rail transportation has had on this Niigata town. There are various ...
Culture Fuji Rock Festival 2024 Serena Ogawa The biggest outdoor music festival in Japan, Fuji Rock Festival takes places in Naeba, Niigata prefecture each summer.
Culture Tsubame Sanjo Factory Festival 2024 Kim Tsubame Sanjo is a region of Niigata Prefecture well known for its manufacturing industry, specifically for metalwork, blacks...
Culture Yamakoshi Bullfighting Arena Michael B Yamakoshi Bullfighting Arena is one of those rare places that celebrates the past while looking to the future. Representing o...
Culture Nishikigoi no Sato Michael B Ojiya City in Niigata Prefecture is world-famous for its cultivation of Koi fish. Nishikigoi no Sato offers visitors a chance...
Culture Niigata Sakenojin 2025 Kim The Niigata Sakenojin has been held annually since 2004, and allows visitors to enjoy various different sake brews. The event...
Culture Echigo-Yuzawano no Omatsuri Gaurav Raja Dahal On August 6, I was invited to Echigo Yuzawa to attend a local festival on onsen street. As Yuzawa is famous and most busy dur...