Activities The Minamiuonuma Gourmet Marathon 2025 Kim Bergström The Minamiuonuma Gourmet Marathon has a picturesque running route, and delicious local eats and drinks at the finish line to ...
Culture Giant Kite Battle of Mitsuke Imamachi & Nagaoka Nakanoshima 2025 Kim Bergström The Giant Kite Battle of Mitsuke Imamachi and Nagaoka Nakanoshima has an impressive history of over 360 years.
Culture Shirone Kite Battle 2025 Kim Bergström 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 Enma Market 2025 Kim Bergström Held from June 14th to 16th, the historic Enma Market in Niigata's Kashiwazaki area draws more than 200,000 visitors each year.
Culture Edamame Speed Eating Championships 2025 Kim Bergström For edamame fans, an event in Nagaoka challenges competitors to see how fast they can eat 650 grams of them, with both indivi...
Culture Fuji Rock Festival 2025 Serena Ogawa The biggest outdoor music festival in Japan, Fuji Rock Festival takes places in Naeba, Niigata prefecture each summer.
Activities Tokamachi Ajisai Park Hydrangea Festival 2025 Kim Bergström During the month of July each year, the Tokamachi Ajisai Park is home to a hydrangea festival which celebrates the beauty of ...
Activities Summer Sky Snow Festival 2025 Kim Bergström Held near the summit of the Hakkaisan Ropeway, the Summer Sky Snow Festival includes a sledding slope made from winter's stor...
Culture Niigata Festival 2025 Anonymous The Niigata Festival is one of the biggest attraction in the region, and it's well earned! It goes for three days on the firs...
Food Yairo Watermelon Festival 2025 Kim Bergström Wild about watermelon? The Yairo Watermelon Festival in Niigata offers all you can eat watermelon for the bargain price of 50...
