Niigata City: Underrated Gem of the Sea of Japan 

This time I visited Niigata City, the capital of Niigata Prefecture, next to my hometown Toyama. With a population of 770,000, Niigata City is the largest city on the Sea of Japan coast. However, a friend of mine who is a resident of Niigata Prefecture says that Niigata City is not attractive as a tourist destination. In this video, I have seen what kind of place Niigata City is. It is true that there are no major tourist attractions that everyone knows about, but I quite enjoyed the tour of a sake brewery, an observatory overlooking the city center, and a bronze statue of a famous cartoon character.