Culture
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...
As with many summer festivals, the highlight of the Niigata Festival is the fireworks in the evening over the river. On Frida...
The Niigata Soh Odori is the largest dance-based festival on the Sea of Japan coastline, and it draws in hundreds of thousand...
Ikinari-ya is a 300+ year old Japanese high-class, traditional restaurant. The restaurant opened in the mid-Edo era, when sty...
Arco Iris is the latest modern Mexican cuisine addition to Niigata and is the only place this author knows of to get an authe...
After snowy winters, the signs of imminent spring are cherished in Niigata. One of the first signs that spring is on the way ...
The Italia Ken, a long-established hotel located in Niigata city’s famous old district, Furumachi, still keeps its unique fla...
The ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel offers a comfortable sleep in a familiar hotel chain in central Niigata.
Fan of Tokyo Bananas? Fan of Pokémon? Limited-edition Pokémon-themed Tokyo Bananas will go on sale at several train stations ...
Niigata Station is located in Niigata City, and has both local and shinkansen lines which operate through it. The station is ...
This is the story of the day I left Tokyo for a life on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture. It was a long day, but also an exc...
