1 Best Restaurant in The Japan Alps and the North Chubu Coast, Japan

Marui

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Here you'll find all kinds of fresh fish, some of which are found only in the Sea of Japan. For easy ordering, opt for a set course and ask for a Niigata sake to go with it; nowhere in Japan does sake better. Marui closes during midafternoon. It's one block off the Furu-machi arcade.

8--1411 Higashibori-dori, Niigata, Niigata-ken, 951-8065, Japan
025-228–0101
Known For
  • dinner sets featuring sushi and grilled fish from ¥5,000
  • superb selection of locally made sake
  • blackthroat seaperch (nodo-guro), as sashimi or grilled, which is always good in Niigata