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Shiori Pass
A pass on National Route 352 in Uonuma, known for the sea of clouds that forms at dawn.
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Roadside Station Niigata Furusato Village
A roadside station in Niigata, among the largest in the prefecture, gathering food, local goods and travel information.
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Echigo Ichinomiya Yahiko Shrine
The first shrine of Echigo, in Yahiko. Called Oyahiko-sama, it draws crowds at the New Year.
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Agano River Line Sightseeing Boat
A sightseeing boat from Aga, touring the Agano River gorge in about 40 minutes.
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Bijinbayashi
A beech wood at Matsunoyama in Tokamachi, where the trees grew up together after felling in the late Taisho years.
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Ryugakubo Pond
A pond in Tsunan. Some 43,000 tonnes of water rise daily, so the whole pond is replaced each day.
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Toki Messe Niigata Convention Center
A complex at the mouth of the Shinano River in Niigata. Shaped like a ship, it holds a conference hall and an observation room.
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Sado Gold Mine
The remains of a gold mine in Sado, with both Edo-period tunnels and modern works.
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Sado Yawata Onsen
A hot-spring inn in Sado, ringed by pine woods and looking down on Mano Bay.
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Setta, Miyauchi
The Settaya district of Nagaoka, where brewing storehouses stand together along walkable streets.
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Undoin Temple
A Soto Zen temple in Minamiuonuma with some 1,200 years of history, where Uesugi Kagekatsu and Naoe Kanetsugu studied.
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Niitsu Onsen
A day-use hot spring in Akiha ward, Niigata, opened in 1954, known for water with a strong smell of petroleum.
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Hotokuzan Inari Taisha
A shrine in Nagaoka, moved here about 1820, with followers throughout Japan.
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Sakata
A lagoon in Niigata, a Ramsar wetland where migratory birds gather.
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Nagamine Oike Swan
A pond in Kashiwazaki where over 400 swans winter.
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Matsudai Shibatoge Onsen Unkai
A hot spring at Matsudai in Tokamachi. The open-air bath looks over the Uonuma ranges, with a sea of clouds on some mornings.
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Ojiya Nishikigoi-no-Sato
A display centre for nishikigoi in Ojiya, standing where the ornamental carp was first bred.
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Yajima and Kyoto
Two islands in a cove in Sado, joined by a red bridge.
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Sengando Suspension Bridge
A 124-metre suspension bridge on Mount Kugami in Tsubame, leading to the Gogoan hermitage connected with the monk Ryokan.
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Naena Falls
A 55-metre waterfall in Myoko, chosen among Japan's hundred finest falls.
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Echigo-Tsumari Matsunoyama Onsen Snow Park
A ski area at Matsunoyama in Tokamachi, with snow play equipment usable in ordinary boots.
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Takanami Pond
A pond 13 metres deep in Itoigawa, known for repeated sightings of a very large fish.
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Akiyama-go
The collective name for valley hamlets from Tsunan into Sakae in Nagano. Heavy snow country, written of by Bokushi Suzuki.
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Senkakuwan Agejima Park
A visitor facility on Senkaku Bay in Sado, with sea cliffs seen from the lookout.
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