Hoshitoge Rice Terraces
Open by month
Partly closed in January: In winter the car park and viewpoint are not cleared of snow and cannot be used, sometimes until after early May.
Partly closed in February: In winter the car park and viewpoint are not cleared of snow and cannot be used, sometimes until after early May.
Partly closed in March: In winter the car park and viewpoint are not cleared of snow and cannot be used, sometimes until after early May.
Partly closed in April: In winter the car park and viewpoint are not cleared of snow and cannot be used, sometimes until after early May.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Partly closed in December: In winter the car park and viewpoint are not cleared of snow and cannot be used, sometimes until after early May.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-12.
About 200 rice paddies spread like fish scales over a hillside in Tokamachi; in spring and late autumn the flooded fields mirror the sky, often above a sea of clouds.
Nearby
- Matsudai Nohbutai Field Museum (Echigo-Tsumari Art Field) ≈ 25 min by car
- Bijin-bayashi Beech Forest ≈ 25 min by car
- Matsunoyama Onsen ≈ 30 min by car
- Ryugakubo Pond ≈ 45 min by car
- Nozawa Onsen ≈ 55 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Closed or limited
- In winter the car park and viewpoint are not cleared of snow and cannot be used, sometimes until after early May
- Getting there
- About 20 min by taxi from Matsudai Station (Hokuhoku Line)
Easier with a tour or car - Fee
- Free (fees apply to tour buses)
- Good to know
- Farmland: stay outside roped-off areas; small car park, crowded at dawn in the mirror season
- Time needed
- 45 min
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info