Tourist information for Echigo-Hirose

Nearby facilities

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  Uehara Cosmos Garden

  From early September to mid-October each year, colorful cosmos flowers bloom across the vast highland fields. From the elevated viewpoint, you can enjoy a sweeping view of the city, with a magnificent panorama of Mount Gongendō and the Echigo Sanzan mountain range stretching out in the distance.

  Location

  Yoshidaira, Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture

  Contact information

  Uonuma City Tourism Association
  +81-25-792-7300

  Access

  About a 40-minute walk (approx. 2.8 km) from Echigo-Hirose Station

  Others

  Best viewing season: Early September to mid-October

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  Marumiya Confectionery Workshop

  A popular local confectionery shop offering a variety of sweets, including rice flour Baumkuchen made with 100% Uonuma-grown Koshihikari rice from Niigata Prefecture, cream puffs, and seasonal Japanese sweets.

  Location

  492-10 Oyagara, Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture

  Contact information

  Marumiya Confectionery Workshop
  Tel: 025-799-2112

  Access

  About a 10-minute walk (approx. 700 m) from Echigo-Hirose Station

  Opening hours

  10:00-18:00

  URL

  https://www.marumiya-net.com/

  Others

  Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays (subject to change due to events)

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