- Places & Events
Itoigawa Wasabi Garden
One of the largest wasabi farms along the Sea of Japan! You can buy the highest grade of wasabi at our shop. We grow ‘mazuma‘ wasabi, the highest grade of wasabi available, using our special patented greenhouse system. We proces...
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För Ägg Sweet
Sweets shop run by an egg farm För Ägg is a small sweets shop run by a local egg farm. We use only our “Pure Egg” brand eggs. These eggs are popular for their clean, exceptionally fresh taste. To best bring out the flavor of our...
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- Nature & Best Views
Renge Hot Springs Lodge (Renge Hot Springs)
Hidden baths above the clouds at a height of 1,475 meters! The Renge Hot Springs, located halfway up the peak of Mt. Korenge far above Itoigawa, are without a doubt the wildest hot springs you will find! Pay at the lodge, then hike a few m...
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Roadside Station – Marine Dream Nou
Located in between Itoigawa’s two largest fishing harbors, Marine Dream Nou is the place to go to enjoy the freshest seafood from the Sea of Japan! If you love seafood, then you have to stop here! At Crab Market Alley (Kaniya Yokochō)...
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- Hands-on Experiences
Watanabe Sake Brewery – Hōjōgura
Farming Rice, Protecting Fields We are a small sake brewery in Itoigawa’s Nechi Valley, known for its beautiful rural scenery. Our sake, Nechi Otokoyama, is made completely in the Nechi Valley. We own the fields, we grow the rice, an...
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Kaibo Park
Only 400 meters from the coast, Itoigawa Station is the closest shinkansen station to the Sea of Japan. In just about 5 minutes you can walk from the North Entrance of Itoigawa Station to Kaibo Park, whose Japanese name means “Seaview...
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- History & Culture
Salt Trail Museum
Museum dedicated to the Historic Salt Trail Located in a repurposed farm house deep in the heart of the Nechi Valley, this museum features a collection of over 2,100 items are on display here and include tools used by the ‘bokka‘...
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Benikyuu Japanese Sweets
One of Itoigawa’s Oldest Confectioneries, Founded in 1825 At Benikyuu, we make sweets unique to Itoigawa, taking pride not only in their flavor, but in the smiles they bring to our customers’ faces. Enjoy our sweets on special o...
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Hisuien Gardens & Jade Art Museum
A secluded Japanese garden decorated with jade A 70 ton boulder of cobalt jade greets you as you enter the gate to this beautifully-landscaped Japanese garden. Designed by acclaimed landscaper Kinsaku Nakane, the beauty of this garden chang...
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- History & Culture
Gyofū Souma House
Traditional Itoigawa-style Townhouse and Birthplace of Famed Poet Gyofū Souma This old-fashioned machiya-style townhouse was the home of Gyofū Souma, an Itoigawa-born scholar, poet and lyricist who left a lasting impression on modern Japane...