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A base facility for disseminating various kinds of information in the Fukushima-gata, known as a representative wintering place for the country's natural monument, the great-wintered warbler. The 4th and 5th floors are exhibition rooms, where you can learn about the history of reclamation, such as Ohishikui, Onibus, where Fukushima gata is the native land of the northern limit of Japan. The landscape of the lagoon, which looks out from the rooftop, is stunning. We hold observational meetings and experience events by rangers (nature leaders) around the weekend.

The real vehicles of the 200 series Shinkansen, the C57 19 and the E4 series Shinkansen are on display outdoors; and other items, including parts and nameplates of the railway simulator and locomotive tracing the railway history around Niitsu, are collected and displayed.

The Niigata Prefectural Buried Cultural Center is engaged in public promotion of public awareness activities, including public lectures and hands-on events, and public display of excavated items discovered from archaeological sites in Niigata Prefecture. The permanent exhibition features a full-time exhibition that provides an overview of the Paleolithic period and the Edo period in the prefecture, as well as a selection of about 500 items such as red lacquered thread balls from the Jomon period and over 10,000 pieces of old coins in pots. In addition, he also conducts exhibition exhibitions several times a year, exhibition commentary and experience learning for groups.

The main residence of the Ito family, who were landowners of Echigo, was unveiled as a museum. In the year of the Meiji 20 (1887), the main house of the modern Japanese-style mansion built by Godai Todo was a two-story building of a hipped structure, and was a registered tangible cultural property of the country. It is full of attractions, including a 100-tatami-mat-laid large hall, a garden called the greatest masterpiece of the garden, and Sanrakutei, an equilateral-triangular teahouse and shōsai. Original products are also available at the concession stand, which was a former carpentry workshop at the time of the construction of the Ito residence.

There are three ornamental greenhouses, including a tropical plant dome, and various plants such as the "Tulip Exhibition" and the "Carnivorous Plant Exhibition" are exhibited according to the season. Collected over 4000 species of plants so far. In addition, outdoor (admission free), there are also some of the largest in the country, such as rhododendron garden, azalea garden, button garden, and camellia garden, and they are actively engaged in conservation efforts to protect the nature of Niigata.

Minato Land under the mountain is a park with huge play equipment, adjacent to the Minato Tower under the mountain. The "Sunset Hunter Captain", a sailing ship-type playground equipment that allows you to feel like a pirate, is a casual feeling because the sea is in front of you. The thrilling, long roller coaster is also popular with children. The target age of the "Sunset Hunter Captain" is 6 to 12 years old, but there are also play equipment for preschoolers and health play equipment for adults. On a sunny day, I also want to visit the observation deck of the neighboring "Minato Tower of the Mountain". You can overlook Niigata Port and the Sea of Japan.

A city park that can be reached in about 10 minutes by car west from the city center. In the vast park at the foot of Mount Kakuda, there are rest areas (log houses), barbecue facilities (reservations required, April-November), roller slides, tarzan ropes, a course dedicated to passenger play equipment, and a 2km walk around the road, a wooden road, a toshiya, an 11-hectare lake surface, such as turf fabric is also maintained. You can enjoy the seasonal flowers, such as cherry blossoms and rape blossoms in spring and cosmos in autumn. You can spend a day slowly on a picnic or hiking.

The park, which is one of the largest in the country, is spread around a sand dune lake. It is registered by the Ramsar Convention as a waterbird habitat, and can be seen in the summer to autumn, such as the hornbill and the sea bass in the winter. It can be observed by scope from the wetland center.

A mountain at an altitude of 481.7m, located on the Sea of Japan side of the Echigo Plain and the most northerly of the Yahiko Mountains, which is continuous from Mount Yahiko. The view of the Echigo Plain is exceptional from the Kannon-do near the summit. There are seven climbing courses, including the Inashima [Tojima] course and the lighthouse course from the sea side, and the peak is 2 to 3km from each climbing entrance, about 1 to 2 hours. In the spring, the snow and katakuri bloom at the same time as the March thaw. Many climbers visit in autumn in search of the autumn leaves of the broadleaf trees, such as the oenara and the mizunara, which color the mountains, through the summer with a blooming foxtail razor. Due to the National Monument, permission from the prefectural governor is required for the collection of designated plants.

You can also enjoy flowers such as camellia and autumn leaves in the woods of Oku Yukawara. The highlight is the white cloud waterfall with a height of 30m. The waterfalls of Amateruyama Shrine and Kyorai are also highlights. The course is the bus stop: Tenteroyama Entrance ~ Shirumo Waterfall ~ Tenteroyama Shrine ~ Inarai Waterfall ~ Bus Stop: 3.8km course of Tenteroyama. The journey is about 1 hour and 10 minutes.