Everything for your trip to Niigata in one place: culture experiences, anime pilgrimage, power spots, fireworks. Open any page for access, highlights and typical dates.
🥁 5 placesTokyo & Around ・ Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Kansai
Use your whole body to beat taiko drums large and small, and feel the sound and rhythm resonate deep in your chest. Besides dedicated studios in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, you can try it on Sado Island, home base of the taiko performing group Kodo, and in Hamamatsu, home to a long-established taiko maker.
🎬 4 placesChubu & Hokuriku ・ Sanjo, Niigata
An original anime about high school girls who discover the joy of DIY and enjoy making things through trial and error. Sanjo in Niigata, known as a town of craftsmanship, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 13 placesTohoku・Tokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku・Kansai・Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Aomori City, Aomori・Morioka City, Iwate・Awashimaura Village, Niigata
A university student who dreams of becoming a manga artist hits a creative wall and sets off on easygoing trips around Japan, choosing each destination by social media poll. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes all 13 prefectures the story visits: Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Tochigi, Tokyo, Niigata, Toyama, Mie, Wakayama, Shimane, Hiroshima and Kagawa.
Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Yachiyo, Chuo Ward, Niigata, Niigata (Bandai City)
A Niigata City facility introducing manga artists and anime creators connected with Niigata, such as Rumiko Takahashi and Makoto Kobayashi. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Niigata, Niigata
A facility in the Furumachi area that introduces works by manga artists connected to Niigata City. It features life-size figures of characters by gag-manga artists, courses where you can learn manga basics, and a "Manga Room" where you can read manga. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
⛩️ ShrineChubu & Hokuriku ・ Yahiko Village, Niigata
The Ichinomiya (highest-ranking shrine) of the former Echigo Province, standing in a deep forest with Mount Yahiko behind it, affectionately known as "Oyahiko-sama." Niigata Prefecture's official tourism site introduces it as "one of the prefecture's top power spots," and because it enshrines a married couple of deities, it is also popular as a power spot for love.
🎆 AugustChubu & Hokuriku ・ Nagaoka, Niigata
🎆 Every year on August 2 and 3 (August 2 (Sun) and 3 (Mon), 2026)
🎆 SeptemberChubu & Hokuriku ・ Katakai-machi, Ojiya, Niigata
🎆 Every year on the second Saturday of September and the Friday before (Friday, September 11 and Saturday, September 12 in 2026)
