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Hoshitoge Rice Terraces
星峠の棚田Niigata · Chubu
Roughly 200 irregularly shaped terraced rice paddies across a hillside near Matsudai, famous for water-filled fields mirroring sunrise and mist in June and golden rice in September.
- Crowd level
- Moderate
- Rating
- 4.2· 1,780 reviews
- Opening hours
- Daily Open 24 hours
- Admission
- Free; small on-site parking lot
- Nearest station
- Matsudai Station
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
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Open 24 hoursFreeStored weekly hours
Daily Open 24 hours
How to get there
About 20 minutes by taxi from Matsudai Station (Hokuhoku Line); no public bus access.
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