Places to see in Niigata
Start with the first one and work down.
Start with the first one and work down.
They are in the order most people enjoy them.
| Months | What it is like |
|---|---|
| March – May | Snow lasts into April in the mountains. Rice paddies are flooded and mirror-flat in May. |
| June – August | Wet in June, hot in August, and the rice is green to the horizon. |
| September – November | Harvest, new rice and new sake. Autumn colour in the gorges in late October. |
| December – February | Several metres of snow. The closest reliable powder to Tokyo, and the reason to come. |
