Niigata, Japan Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Most visitors to NIIGATA , the largest port-city on the Japan Sea coast, are either on their way to Sado-ga-shima or making use of the ferry and air connections to Korea, China and Russia. It's a likeable but unexciting city, sitting on the banks of Shinano-gawa, with few specific sights beyond a well-presented local history museum. In 1964 a tidal wave devastated much of east Niigata, while the area on the west side of the river retains some attractive streets of older houses. If you're travelling by Shinkansen from Tokyo, make sure you appreciate the journey. Completed in only 1982, this line took eleven … more »