- Places & Events
Benikyū Japanese Sweets
One of Itoigawa’s Oldest Confectioneries, Founded in 1825 Benikyū makes sweets unique to Itoigawa, where they take pride not only in their flavor, but in the smiles they bring to their customers’ faces! You can enjoy their sweet...
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Setsugekka
A scenic train ride along the mountains and the coast The train Setsugekka is a luxurious train runs between Itoigawa station and Joetsu-Myoko Station, which pass under Mt. Myoko and along the Sea of Japan. The train only runs on weekends ...
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Collecting Stamps – Unique souvenirs from Itoigawa
Commemorative stamps have been placed at various tourist attractions in Itoigawa. Each stamp designed with the most representative element of that tourist spot. Besides collecting the stamps with your own notebook, make an unique souvenir...
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Oito Line
A local train trundling through mountains and villages The 105.4 km-long Oito Line connects Itoigawa City with Matsumoto city in Nagano Prefecture. JR West Company operates the northern part from Itoigawa Station to Minami Otari Station (al...
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Itoigawa Jade Bracelet Making
Itoigawa is perhaps most famous for its jade. Jade was first crafted into jewelry over 7000 years ago. Although the designs and methods have changed, the stone’s simple elegance and beauty remain as enchanting as ever. At the Gyokusu...
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Shiitake Farm Experience
Few ingredients are as quintessentially Japanese as the shiitake mushroom. It’s hard to imagine many traditional Japanese dishes without the shiitake’s hearty texture and rich earthy flavor. In Itoigawa’s scenic Hayakawa V...
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Fossa Magna Park
First opened as an “Itoigawa Geopark” in 1991, the Fossa Magna Park can be said to be the birthplace of the Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark. It features a 1 km long hillside walking trail, stretching from the entrance along Route...
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Fossa Magna Museum
Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark’s Information Center. Museum of Jade and the Fossa Magna. Opened in 1994 in Itoigawa’s beautiful Miyama Park, the Fossa Magna Museum tells the story of the birth of our planet and the Japanese Isla...
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- History & Culture
Chojagahara Archaeological Museum
At the Center of the World’s Oldest Jadeworking Culture The Chojagahara Archaeological Site was the site of a number of massive settlements over 5,000 to 3,500 years ago. The people who lived in these settlements collected jade from t...
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Kubiki Cycling Road
The Kubiki Cycling Road is a 33 km built atop the remains of the Old Hokuriku Railroad, which was moved into the mountains in the 1960s. The road winds along the coast of the Sea of Japan passing through fishing communities and pastoral sce...