📍Nishikigoi Village Nishikigoi no sato 錦鯉の里
Ojiya, Niigata
Admission fee: 520yen/person
Free Parking
⏰: 9 AM–6 PM
🗓️: July 2023
You can witness 200 carps of 15 different types swimming in Ojiya. This place is famous for producing the best kind of Japanese koi fish called "nishikigoi." These koi fish are big and have unique colors, often compared to living art pieces. Traditional nishikigoi are typically white with spots of orange, red, and black, but there are also famous gold varieties.
If you want to learn more about this Ojiya tradition, the best spot is Nishikigoi no Sato (Nishikigoi Village), which is a mix of a museum, aquarium, and Japanese garden. Here, you can explore the world of koi fish, how they are raised, why their colors are so beautiful, and why they are important in Japanese culture.a
Must eats from Niigata:
• Koshi-hikari rice
• Hegi soba
• Sasa-dango
• Noppe stew
• Suruten
• Poppo-yaki
• Murakami beef
• Tare katsudon
Here are other locations we visited while in Niigata Prefecture, Japan:
• Kiyotsu Gorge (清津峡)
• Tunnel of Light（清津峡渓谷トンネル） - 1000 yen/person
• Bijin Bayashi Forest (美人林)
• Hoshitouge Terraced Rice Field (星峠の棚田)
• たつみ (dinner)
• Shinano River (信濃川) or Chikuma River (千曲川)
• Nishikigoi Village (Nishikigoi no sato) (錦鯉の里) - 520 yen/person
• Teradomari Street Market (Sakana no Ameyoko) 魚の市場通り
• Yahiko Jinja (弥彦神社)
• Sanjo Blacksmith Dojo (三条鍛冶道場) - 1000 yen/person for paper knife making
• Imayotsukasa Sake Brewery (今代司酒造株式会社) - 1000 yen for 15 kinds of sake tasting
• Midama-fudōson
• Naena Falls (苗名滝)
• Imori-ike Pond (いもり池), Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park (妙高戸隠連山国立公園)
• Tsubame Onsen (燕温泉)
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