Location List

Hirose is a picturesque village on Okinoshima, an offshore island of Sukumo City. Its distinctive landscape is defined by stone walls built along the slopes, creating a striking terraced appearance...

This former elementary school, now closed, has been repurposed as a community activity centre where visitors can stay overnight and take part in a variety of hands-on programs.. The facilities ...

A sea cave formed when geological layers from about three million years ago were uplifted and then carved away by the waves. The surrounding landscape, thickly covered with ferns, creates a myst...

This is a garden full of Japanese atmosphere, covering an area of 15,000 tsubo. You can enjoy rhododendrons, azaleas, and double cherry blossoms in spring, and autumn leaves in autumn.

This small and charming café measures 2.6 m × 2.9 m. The interior features green and white painted walls and wood‑grain furniture, with soft natural light filtering through the windows to create...

A hot spring bathing facility set in a quiet area surrounded by abundant nature. The complex includes accommodations with hot springs, a restaurant, rest areas, and ample parking. One of its de...

This inn features a lobby and large communal bath where guests can take in sweeping views of the sunset sinking into the Sea of Japan while listening to the sound of the waves. With the shorelin...

This historic shopping street retains a rich collection of traditional machiya townhouses—former homes and workplaces of merchants and artisans—and is recognised for having one of the highest prese...

The main house, built in the mid‑Edo period (around 1700–1800), and the detached reception hall—a modern Japanese-style structure designed during the Taisho era (1912–1926) by Tatsuzo Sone and Seii...

This 200-year-old traditional farmhouse sits in the satoyama countryside of Teradomari. Surrounded by fields and forested hills, it offers a rich natural setting where the beauty of each season can...

Originally constructed in 1912 by industrialist Kihachiro Okura, a native of Shibata, as part of his Mukojima riverside villa in Tokyo, this elegant building was relocated and opened to the public ...

Set across approximately 12 hectares at the base of the Iide Mountain Range, this expansive auto campground offers an immersive outdoor retreat surrounded by lush greenery. Visitors can enjoy the s...

This is the remains of a mine located deep in the mountains. Ruins of an office building made from karami bricks—slag bricks that evoke a scene reminiscent of an anime setting—still remain on th...

Hyoko Lake, designated a National Natural Monument as a wintering site for swans, is an irrigation reservoir originally created during the Edo period (1603–1867). The site gained national attent...

Located within the Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park, this mountain is rich in biodiversity and is said to host most of the plant species found within the prefecture. Seven hiking routes are...

Within the approximately 4,000-square-meter grounds grow many plants, including mountain cherry trees 150–200 years old, maples, and azaleas. The garden was created in the Meiji period (1868–1912) ...

The park offers a wide range of attractions. Highlights include a squirrel garden inhabited by chipmunks, a large 144-meter roller slide, the Yukitsubaki Garden featuring 1,300 snow camellias, and ...

Happodai is the summit of the Higashiyama Mountain Range, which stretches east of Nagaoka City and is flanked by mountains on both sides. Blessed with beautiful scenery in every season, it is a pla...

The Shinano River, which flows through the center of Nagaoka, divides the city into eastern and western districts. The first bridge built across the river was Chosei Bridge, completed in 1876. T...

Just a 15-minute drive from central Nagaoka, this ski resort combines convenient access with the rich natural scenery of the Higashiyama Mountain Range. Catering to skiers and snowboarders of all s...

This stretch of coastline runs for roughly 50 kilometers, from Senkaku Bay to Hajikizaki. Shaped by the powerful winter waves of the Sea of Japan, its rugged cliffs and scattered offshore islets fo...

In addition to standard high school facilities, this institution offers a wide range of vocational departments—including culinary arts, confectionery, automotive technology, and mechanical engineer...

This open, light-filled space allows visitors to enjoy a specially designed garden created under the supervision of world-renowned garden designer Ishihara. A dramatic atrium floods the interior wi...

The rooftop features both a glass-walled indoor space and an open terrace overlooking the surrounding scenery. Inside, the party venue is lined with living green wall panels, creating a sophisticat...