Terraced Rice-Field of Hoshitouge

"Hoshitouge no Tanada"The Glassy Surface of the Water on the Rice Field Floating in the Morning Mist

• Address: Hoshitouge Toukamachi-shi Niigata (About 20 minutes ride in a car from JR Matsudai station)
• TEL：025-757-3345
• URL：http://www.tokamachishikankou.jp/
• Recommended Season: All seasons (The view differs to various fantastic ones according to each season)
• The Degree of Secret Places:

Outline The rice high in quality grows well because of the extreme temperatures between morning and night and the water which is rich in nutrients.
"Koshihikari", one of the famous rice brands in the world, has being made in this area.

You can see the glassy surface of the water on the rice field from April, after snow melts until June, but you can also see a saltpan-like view when it's snowing and a beautiful green terraced field through June to August.

SECRET PLACES

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  Ryusendo cavern
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  Japanese-Style Bar Kayabuki
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  100 Steps Stairs
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  Yabusame Horseback Archery
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  Kurobe Dam
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  Kisoji Tsumago-juku Inn Town of the Past Edo Era
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  Shibu Hot-Spring Resort; Kanaguya
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  Jigokudani Hot-Spring Resort
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  Shirakawa-village
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  Yokkaichi Factory Area
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  Tomogashima Island
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  Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
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  Kazura Bashi Bridge
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  Hashima Island (Gunkanjima)
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  Sapporo Snow Festival
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  Unkai Terrace
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  Historic Osarizawa Mine
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  Terraced Rice-Field of Hoshitouge
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  Cedar Avenue of Nikko
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  Mount Nokogiri
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  Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel
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  Double Diamond Mount Fuji
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  The New World; Dotonbori, Osaka
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  The Ruins of Takeda Castle
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  Mount Ishizuchi and Omogokei-valley
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  Aoshima Island (Cat's Island)
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  Mount Aso and Sensuikyo-gorge
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  Inazumi Underwater Cave