attractions: Ouchi-juku, Niigata City Aquarium Marinepia Nihonkai (Sea of Japan), Sazae Temple, Tō-no-Hetsuri, Hakusan Park, Northern Culture Museum, Nicchusen Weeping Cherry Tree, Enzoji Temple, Niigata Science Museum, Hyokosuikin Park, restaurants: えちご家, Oyama Drive In, Touenrow, Combirie, 五頭の山茂登, 喜多方らーめん 会津屋 阿賀野川SA下り店, 五頭山麓御食事処 山清水, 愛着珈琲出湯温泉喫茶室, 岩井屋菓子店, ぱん工房あかべこ, local businesses: Minato Marche Pier Bandai, Aumont Sake Brewery, Niigata Manga Animation Museum, Kaneka Yanaizu, ＧＯＺＵフィッシングパーク