Agano, Niigata / 瓢湖水きん公園

Hyoko Lake Swan Park

A Ramsar-listed wetland where about 5,000 swans gather at the late-November peak, and where the "swan man" feeds them three times a day in season.

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

Traveler reports

Reports open in Phase 2

Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.

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Getting there

30 minutes on foot or 5 minutes by taxi from Suibara Station (JR Uetsu Line); 15 minutes by car from Niitsu IC.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

Parking

300 spaces.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

Not yet confirmed

Opening hours, Closed, Admission, Payment, Accessibility

we have not confirmed this on an official source yet. Check with the spot before you go.

Address: Agano, Niigata (Japanese address: 新潟県阿賀野市水原313-1)

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Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances.

Best time to visit: Swans fly off to the rice fields during the day, so early morning and evening are best; in season, feeding takes place daily at 9:00, 11:00 and 15:00.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Busiest season: Swans arrive in early October and stay until late March, peaking at about 5,000 birds around late November.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Not yet confirmed: Crowd level, Peak time, Busiest days
no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
Latest traveler report: None yet

Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).

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25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://niigata-kankou.or.jp/spot/10803Hours, access, parking and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.