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Niigata tour packages reveal Japan’s rice and sake heartland on the Sea of Japan coast, a region of heavy snowfall and skiing. Echigo-Yuzawa is just 75 minutes from Tokyo by Shinkansen, with Gala Yuzawa for easy ski days and hot spring ryokan, and the area inspired Nobel laureate Kawabata’s novel Snow Country. Off the coast, Sado Island offers the UNESCO-listed gold mines, taiko drumming and tub boats. Niigata City is known for fresh seafood and award-winning sake. Visit in winter for snow and in autumn for new rice.
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March to May and October to November
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December to March for skiing and snow country scenes, and September to October for harvest and autumn colour. Sado Island is best in summer.
Two days cover Echigo-Yuzawa and Niigata City. Allow three to four days if you want to include Sado Island.
The Joetsu Shinkansen reaches Echigo-Yuzawa in about 75 minutes and Niigata in around two hours. Sado Island is reached by ferry from Niigata port.

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