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
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
24 Dec 2026
Before you go
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- Opening hours
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- Closed
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- Admission
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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 the official site- Parking
300 spaces.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Payment
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- Accessibility
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Address: Agano, Niigata (Japanese address: 新潟県阿賀野市水原313-1)
Official site: https://niigata-kankou.or.jp/spot/10803
Location
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Nearby spots
- No photo yetNorthern Culture MuseumNiigata7 km away (straight line)
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- No photo yetPia Bandai MarketNiigata18 km away (straight line)
Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Crowds
- Crowd level
Not checked yet — no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
- 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 the official site- Peak time
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- Busiest days
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- 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 the official site- Latest traveler report
- None yet
Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).
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Verification log
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://niigata-kankou.or.jp/spot/10803Hours, access, parking and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.