Teradomari is a port town with old and historical shrines and temples overlooking the beautiful Sea of Japan, and the mountains of Sado Island on the opposite shore. Teradomari calls itself a town of the sea, fish, and history.

 The coastal street is home to one of Niigata Prefecture's top tourist spots, the Fish Market Street, and an aquarium jutting out into the sea. You can stroll through historical sites brimming with history and romance. In summer, you can enjoy swimming in the blue sea under the blue sky. Throughout the year, the town is bustling with tourists who enjoy eating and shopping.

 Fish Market Street (also likened to Tokyo’s Ameyoko Market) with its 11 stores lined up is a popular tourist spot that has all the freshness, reasonable prices, and seasonal flavors you'd expect from a port town.

 From grilled Hamayaki skewered seafood, Banya miso soup with plenty of seafood, sashimi, and sushi to drinks and sweets, there's plenty to enjoy while eating and shopping.

 Teradomari's tourism focuses on the sea, fish, and history. The tourist brochure calls Teradomari a town of the sea, fish, and history.
Teradomari is set on the sea and has flourished since the Edo period as a port of call for the Kitamaebune cargo ships that snaked through the Sea of Japan and as a post town on the Hokkoku Mikuni Kaido Road. Tales of famous historical figures such as Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Benkei, Emperor Juntoku, and Nichiren as well as tragic stories of exile to Sado Island have been passed down. With this history as a backdrop, Teradomari offers fishing and leisure activities: four beaches for swimming, marine sports, and leisure fishing boats.

 You can purchase fresh seafood from the rich Sea of Japan on Teradomari's popular Fish Market Street (likened to Tokyo’s Ameyoko Market). Many people from inside and outside Niigata Prefecture visit the town on weekends and long holidays. With 1.9 million visitors annually, Teradomari is renowned nationwide as one of Niigata's leading tourist destinations. The summer fireworks festival, with the underwater and air-sea fireworks that are fired into the sea, is very popular and attracts many visitors every year.

 Other tourist spots dotted around the area include the aquarium jutting out into the sea, Toki Mi-te where you can observe Japanese crested ibises up close, numerous historical sites, walking trails, historic shrines and temples, Shiomidai offering scenic views of the harbor, cherry blossom trees on the Sea of Japan Sunset Hill, and Tsuwabuki Slope where you can relax among the vibrant colored Japanese silverleaf flowers.

 Teradomari also has 14 inns and guesthouses at three hot springs: Teradomari Hot Spring, Teradomari Coast Tsuwabuki Hot Spring, and Teradomari Misaki Hot Spring. Teradomari, including all tourist facilities such as the Fish Market Street and hot springs, attracted approximately 2.3 million tourists in 2023.