Things to Do

Hokuriku Region

Okuda Studio visit for Kaga Yuzen Experience

Lost in the fine details, following the brushstrokes of a Kaga Yuzen artisan.

Kanazawa / Experiences Facilities

Ishikawa Prefectural Budokan Aikido Course

Aikido, a martial art without the fight loved by ladies and men alike.

Kanazawa / Experiences Facilities

Machi-ya Kanazawa Kikuno-ya: Tea Ceremony and Geisha Experience

The utmost in Kanazawa-style welcome awaits via geisha and tea ceremony.

Kanazawa / Experiences Facilities

Ishikawa Prefecture, Former Sono House Garden: Wagashi Making & Tea Ceremony Experience

Where tea ceremony is served with wagashi confections made by you.

Kanazawa / Experiences Facilities

Hakusan Shirakawa-go White Road

A limited-time scenic drive route that connects Hakusan City and Shirakawa-go.

Ishikawa / Tourist Attractions

Echigo Yukikura-kan

A unique "snow cellar" characteristic of heavy snowfall areas, open for tours throughout the year.

Niigata / Experiences Facilities

Roadside Station Irihirose

A station filled with local specialty products, including Uonuma Koshihikari rice.

Niigata / Stations & Roadside Stations & Tourist Information Centers

Jade Coast

Coastal region and known jade producer in Itoigawa City. You might even find a jade gemstone?!

Niigata / Nature Spots

• 31 May 2023

  A 2-Day, Full-Sensory Cycling Course through the Great Outdoors with Glittering Views of the Sea of Japan

  Get in gear for a scenic, cycling adventure around the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture, a destination hugged by ocean and mountain landscapes, set against the Sea of Japan. Your trip will span two days, zipping across the well-maintained Kubiki Cycling Road and the Toyama Bay Coastal Cycling Course. For those looking for unforgettably dynamic mountain views, there's even a “mountainside route” that tracks down from Shinano Omachi Station with plenty of rich mountain views. Let's embark on a scenic cycling journey where you can feel the nature of the Sea of Japan at your fingertips!

Tanihama Park

A park atop a small hill overlooking the Sea of Japan.

Niigata / Parks & Gardens

Shibamasa World

One of the largest theme parks in Hokuriku, packed with a range of fun activities, including one of the largest pools in Japan!

Fukui / Amusement Parks & Theme parks

Asahi Funakawa Spring Quartet

A magical week swept in by the winds of the great outdoors!

Toyama / Nature Spots

Roadside Station Niigata Furusato Mura

Everyday is a Niigata product exhibition! A roadside station where you can leave everything from meals to souvenirs and tourist information.

Niigata / Stations & Roadside Stations & Tourist Information Centers

GALA Yuzawa Snow Resort

A ski slope with excellent accessibility where you can ski right after passing through the Shinkansen ticket gates.

Niigata / Outdoors

Nishida Family Garden Gyokusen-en

A pond garden known as Gyokukan Style, one of the 6 gardens created in the mid-Edo period.

Kanazawa / Parks & Gardens

• 21 Nov 2022

  Experience Samurai Martial Arts in Kanazawa! Model Itinerary for 3 days/2 nights

  During the Edo period (1600-1868), the Kaga domain, known as “Kaga Hyakumangoku” (Kaga one-million goku), was the second largest Taihan (domain with over 10,000 goku area granted by the Shogun during the Edo period) after the Shogun Tokugawa families. Kanazawa, the capital of the Kaga domain, inherited this history and still retains a strong trace of samurai culture.

Nomura family Samurai Residence Garden Viewing

Samurai residences are time tunnels back to the samurai era.

Kanazawa / Experiences Facilities

Ishikawa Prefectural Budokan Kyudo field (Japanese archery field)

Experience the essence of Japanese martial arts through Kyudo (Japanese archery).

Kanazawa / Experiences Facilities

Shijimaya-Honpo Japanese Sword Appreciation

Feel the “spirit of the samurai” awaiting inside a Japanese sword, a fusion of weaponry and art.

Kanazawa / Experiences Facilities

Nishida Family Garden Gyokusen-en, Tea Ceremony

Experience the “accomplishments of a samurai” at the garden where a lord visited.

Kanazawa / Experiences Facilities

Mt. Tsurumai Eian-ji Temple Zazen Experience

Zazen meditation at a temple associated with the Kaga domain for self-reflection.

Kanazawa / Experiences Facilities

SUWADA Seisakusho (SUWADA Blacksmith Works, Inc.)

At the Tsubame-Sanjo Hardware Factory, visitors can observe a "manufacturing" site where craftsmen's traditional skills are at their best.

Niigata / Experiences Facilities

Niigata Senbei Oukoku (Rice Cracker Kingdom)

Experience making super-big Senbei (rice crackers) at this theme park, where tours and gourmet food are also fun.

Niigata / Experiences Facilities

Fruitsland Shirone Grape Garden

Niigata’s water and earth raised ripe fruits. Now you get to harvest them!

Niigata / Experiences Facilities

Yamanaka Onsen

A lovely town of hot springs with 1300-year history, beloved by Matsuo Basho.

Ishikawa / Famous Places

Yamashiro Onsen

Hot spring resort with a Japanese ambience beloved by many artists.

Ishikawa / Famous Places

Nousaku

Try metal-casting with a 400-year-old traditional method at the historical shop.

Toyama / Experiences Facilities