A town known to receive over three metres of snowfall a year, Niigata prefecture ... the constant flurry of snow can grow tedious for locals, so an annual festival was conceived to lift spirits ...

Niigata Prefecture hopes to take advantage of its annual helping of heavy snow to organize what appears to be a feverish and even sweaty festival this weekend. Besides some winter-related art ...

Niigata is renowned for its heavy snowfall. Each winter it is transformed into a wonderland where the snow covers the landscape for nearly half the year. Despite these harsh conditions ...

During the annual Shoki Festival ... shouldn’t be too far from central Niigata.” Dr T advised me as we came off the motorway.” But I am just a little concerned that our shrine will be buried in a ...