Nagaoka's Echigo Hillside Park is a beautiful destination year-round, with a wide variety of flowers and plants to appreciate. A special illumination event this winter will see the park open after dark on select dates (December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, and 25 for Christmas. The park's symbolic zelkova tree will be adorned with sparkling lights and surrounded by candles decorated with illustrations or messages from visitors.
場所
Echigo Hillside Park
日付
Dec 6th - Dec 25th 2025
行き方
Echigo Hillside Park is located around a 10 minute drive from the Nagaoka Interchange of the Kanetsu Expressway. Paid on-site parking is available.
Buses are also available from Nagaoka Station (Joetsu Shinkansen, Joetsu Local Line, and Shin'etsu Main Line) to the park. Head out of the Ote Exit, and take the New Town Bus via Sekihara from Platform 6. The bus ride from the station to the park takes just over 30 minutes.
