The Joetsu/Myoko area offers tourist attractions such as Seaside Park Nadachi, Gekkasan Azalea Garden, Roku, Ten Asaichi, tourist events such as Kenshin-ko Festival, Wisteria Festival, Lerch Festival, and local gourmet foods such as onigiri, hegisoba, and nogirei soup.
Joetsu City" is a castle town where warlord Uesugi Kenshin built Kasuga-yama Castle. Myoko Plateau" is home to several hot spring resorts. Myoko Plateau is home to some of the best ski resorts in Japan, and as a hot spring resort area, it is crowded with tourists throughout the year.
The Joetsu/Myoko area is rich in history, culture, and cuisine, and is also blessed with nature, including Mt. Myoko, which has been a sacred mountain since ancient times, and Naena Falls, one of the top 100 waterfalls in Japan.
Myoko Kogen Sky Cable" is famous for its view of Mt. Myoko, Lake Nojiri, and the town of Myoko Plateau.
Myoko Sunshine Land has 23 different types of attractions, including a carousel popular with children, the thrilling Sky Jet, and Super Tomahawk, as well as a "Ghost House" that can be enjoyed by both children and adults.
Speaking of theme parks that can be enjoyed by both children and adults, the Joetsu City Aquatic Tribe Museum is also popular. The Joetsu City Aquatic Museum has the largest number of Magellanic penguins in Japan, with as many as 100 penguins.
The aquarium is also famous for its rare sargassum seals, which can stand up, and many visitors choose the aquarium as a sightseeing spot to see the penguins and sargassum seals.
The Joetsu/Myoko area, including its hot springs, is a resort area, with many hot springs such as Akakura Onsen, where you can enjoy sports such as trekking, golf, tennis, and skiing/snowboarding, Ikehira Onsen, Tsubame Onsen, and Myoko Onsen, where you can relax and soak in the hot water while enjoying beautiful scenery.
There are also traditional sake breweries such as "Daiyogiku Jozo," which produces neat and dry sake made from Niigata rice and water, "Musashino Shuzo," which makes "Ski Masamune" and "Kasuga-san Ten to Chi," and "Joetsu Shuzo," which makes "Echino Wakatake" and "Echigo Bijin," among others.
This urban park is located on the ruins of Takata Castle, which was built in 1614 as the residence of Matsudaira Tadateru, the sixth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Matsudaira Tadateru's wife, Princess Iroha, was the daughter of Sendai "Date Masamune," and Date Masamune was appointed by Ieyasu as the magis...»
Takaya-ike Marshland and Tengu-no-niwa Marshland, located 2,100 meters above sea level on the trail to Hiuchiyama, one of Japan's 100 most famous mountains, are said to be a treasure house of alpine flora, and together with the view of the Northern Alps, offer beautiful scenery that is called a para...»