An Illustrated Japan / Chubu / Niigata

Famous Views

The sights a prefecture is known for — the ones on the postcards, and a few that should be.

Hoshitoge no Tanada

星峠の棚田

Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel

清津峡渓谷トンネル

Sasagawa Nagashi

笹川流れ

Ryugakubo

竜ヶ窪

Bijinbayashi

美人林

Kitazawa Flotation Plant Ruins

北沢浮遊選鉱場跡

Naena Falls

苗名滝

Okutadami Lake

奥只見湖

Fukushimagata

福島潟

Imori-ike

いもり池

Townscape & Scenery

Streets, harbours, hillsides: the places that give a prefecture its face.

Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel

清津峡渓谷トンネル

Echigo-Yuzawa's Snow Scenery

越後湯沢の雪景色

Hoshitoge Rice Terraces

星峠の棚田

Tarai-bune (Tub Boats) on Sado Island

佐渡島のたらい舟

Myoko Kogen

妙高高原

Yahiko Shrine and Mount Yahiko

彌彦神社と弥彦山

Teradomari Fish Market Street

寺泊の魚の市場通り

Pier Bandai

ピアBandai

Tsunan Sunflower Fields

津南のひまわり広場

Hyoko Lake (Swan Wintering Ground)

白鳥の飛来地（瓢湖）

Culture & Tradition

Crafts, festivals, temples and the traditions still practised today.

Echigo‑Tsumari Art Triennale

大地の芸術祭 越後妻有アートトリエンナーレ

Tsubame-Sanjo Metalworking

燕三条の金属加工

Nagaoka Festival Grand Fireworks

長岡まつり大花火大会

Nishikigoi (Koi Carp) — Ojiya and Nagaoka

錦鯉（小千谷・長岡）

Sado Kinzan (Sado Gold Mine)

佐渡島の金山

Furumachi Geisha District

古町芸妓

Tokamachi Snow Festival

十日町雪まつり

Murakami Salmon Culture

村上の鮭文化

Echigo Jofu and Ojiya Chijimi

越後上布・小千谷縮

Yahiko Chrysanthemum Festival

弥彦菊まつり

Life & Daily

Food, bathhouses, morning routines — what an ordinary day tastes like.

Ponshukan Sake Tasting

ぽんしゅ館での利き酒体験

Koshihikari Rice and Rural Scenery

コシヒカリと田園風景

Yukimi-buro (Snow-Viewing Onsen Bathing)

雪見風呂（温泉文化）

Hegi Soba

へぎそば

Sasa-dango

笹団子

Italian (Niigata local specialty)

イタリアン（ご当地グルメ）

Tare Katsu-don (Niigata-style sauced pork cutlet rice bowl)

タレかつ丼

Poppo-yaki

ぽっぽ焼き

Snow Resort Stay

スノーリゾートでの滞在

Niigata Sake Brewery Tours

日本酒の酒蔵見学