Location: Niigata Prefecture
Top Things to do in Niigata Prefecture
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The 10 Best History Museums in Niigata Prefecture, Chubu
Niigata Prefecture (新潟県, Niigata-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshu on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata with which it shares the same name.
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1. The Japanease Memorial Museum of Skiing
2. Shionomichi Museum
3. Matsudai Kyodo Shiryokan
4. Tokamachi City Museum
5. Kirarium Sado
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 13 reviews
Kirarium Sado is a guidance center of the Sado Gold and Silver Mine. Here we have 4 theaters, projection mappings and panels which are very informative and help you understand the history and how the Mines developed. The Gold Mine in Aikawa area was found more than 400 years ago and developed rapidly. The "Gold Rush" brought people and cultures from different parts of Japan which created the unique culture on Sado Island. So many things about the island can be explained by the relations with the Gold and Silver Mine. After visiting Kirarium Sado, you can get a big picture of Sado Island. We highly recommend you to visit Kirarium Sado before or after the Sado Gold Mine. The tourist information is inside Kirarium Sado and you can hire bicycles. Why don't you start exploring Aikawa area from Kiraium Sado? ●Opening hour: 8:30 - 17:00 (Last entry is at 16:30) ●Entrance fee: Adult ￥300, Child ￥150
Reviewed By Ibarakiki - Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
The movie was surprisingly well made and a great way to start our visit to Aikawa, gave a good overview of the history and context to the town.
6. Niigata Prefecture Memorial Hall
7. Minatopia Niigata City History Museum
8. Yamamoto Isoroku Memorial Hall
9. Sado Legend Hall
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 57 reviews
10. Northern Culture Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 98 reviews
A wealthy farmer's house, a nostalgic reminder of the old Echigo Road. On the west bank of the great Agano River, which flows across the Kanbara Plain in Echigo, there is a little village called Soumi. A family, which started out as farmers in this area in the middle of the Edo Period, grew richer from father to son until eventually they built up an enormous fortune and became the greatest landowners in Echigo. The family's name was Ito. During the Meiji Period, the family gradually acquired more land. In their heyday they owned fields covering 13.7 million㎡ spread over one city, four districts and 64 towns and villages. In the Showa Period they were the most prosperous farmers in Niigata Prefecture with an annual rice harvest of over 30,000 bales. However, times were changing and the post-war land reform act meant that these lands were taken out of the Ito family's possession. The magnificent residence, a pure example of traditional Japanese architecture, was constructed over a period of eight years starting in 1882. The grounds occupy an area of 29,100㎡ while the house itself has 3,967㎡ of floor space and no fewer than 65 rooms. In 1946, six months after the end of the Second World War, the Northern Culture Museum Foundation was established in order to preserve the remaining estate which was donated in its entirety to the foundation. The house built by the Ito family, which has withstood wind and snow for so many years, allows people nowadays to glimpse the way of life of a rich farming family in days gone by. In April 2000, the house was registered as a national tangible cultural property.
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