Minamiuonuma
南魚沼市37°04′ N 138°53′ ECityPop. 50,829Niigata
Minamiuonuma suits riders who want big resorts north of Yuzawa and rice-country cycling in spring, and its trade-off is a spread of small towns with no single centre to stay in.
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Who should base here
Stay in Minamiuonuma for the Ishiuchi and Maiko slopes or a spring ride through the rice fields, near Muikamachi or Urasa stations.
Eat in Minamiuonuma
Minamiuonuma runs up the Uonuma valley north of Yuzawa from Shiozawa to Urasa, and it counted 50,829 people at the end of September 2026. Its rice sells under the Minamiuonuma name, and Minamiuonuma Koshihikari turns up on menus from Yuzawa Station to the NASPA dining rooms.
In winter Ishiuchi Maruyama and Maiko fill the hills above the valley, with Joetsu Kokusai farther north. In spring the flat paddies suit easy riding, and Satoyama Minikuru rents bikes at Muikamachi and Urasa stations from ¥1,000 for two hours.
Hakkaisan Brewery's Uonuma no Sato at Nagamori makes a slow stop, with a soba house and a snow-cooled sake store.
Quick answers about Minamiuonumaよくある質問
Is Minamiuonuma a good place to stay?
Stay in Minamiuonuma for the Ishiuchi and Maiko slopes or a spring ride through the rice fields, near Muikamachi or Urasa stations.
Within 12 km