Niigata
Niigata is the capital of Niigata prefecture, Japan and the largest city on the Sea of Japan coast. Wikivoyage
Population 790,646 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Japan
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
新潟県政記念館 Museum · 430 m -
新潟市マンガの家 Museum · 930 m -
新潟大学旭町学術資料展示館 Museum · 580 m - 中川立庵碑 Memorial · 130 m
- 民謡碑 Memorial · 200 m
- 鳥獣供養碑 Memorial · 200 m
- ふり袖針塚 Memorial · 200 m
- 慰霊碑 Memorial · 210 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
- Shiyakusyo-mae (BRT) 60 m
- Hakusan 670 m
- Kamitokoro 1.3 km
- 都タクシー 1.4 km
- Niigata Kotsu Bandai City Bus center 1.7 km
- 第一タクシー 2.1 km
More train stations: Sekiya 2.1 km, Niigata 2.3 km, Aoyama 3.6 km, Kobari 4.9 km, Echigo-Ishiyama 5.6 km
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