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Itoigawa, Niigata / ヒスイ海岸

Hisui (Jade) Coast

A pebble beach in Itoigawa, one of Japan's leading jade areas, where visitors search the colourful stones for natural jade washed down the Hime River; spring, with its snowmelt, is said to be the best season.

Waves breaking on a beach of small dark pebbles, with concrete wave-breaking blocks on the right
The Hisui Coast in Itoigawa (photo taken September 2022)Photo: Asturio Cantabrio / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized) · License · Source

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25 Sept 2026

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24 Dec 2026

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Getting there

About 5 minutes by taxi from Itoigawa Station (Hokuriku Shinkansen); about 10 minutes by car from Itoigawa IC.

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Address: Itoigawa, Niigata (Japanese address: 新潟県糸魚川市押上)

Official site: https://niigata-kankou.or.jp/spot/8638

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Spring, when snowmelt carries fresh jade down to the coast, is said to be the best season for jade hunting.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
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