Echigo Yuzawa in Nigata; hot spring and snow town

Echigo Yuzawa town in Niigata prefecture is known for hot spring and snow town. You can see nostalgic Japanse atmosphere here.

You can see lifestyle of snow town at Yukiguni-kan. This is very interesting.

Bus tour is held in spring and summer. This tour is funny and reasonable price, so I can highly recommend this.

This tour start from Echigo Yuzawa station and go around sightseeing spots in Echigo Yuzawa.
You can apply even the day.

Futhermore, Echigo Yuzawa is known as the stage of Japanese famous novel "Snow Country" written by Yasunari Kawabata.

You can access Echigo Yuzawa from Tokyo by Shinkansen in abuot 80 minutes, not so far.