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Pia Bandai
Pia Bandai · ピアBandai
Pia Bandai brings together fish shops, produce shops and restaurants. Explore the market, choose lunch and browse items that interest you.
You can walk here after visiting Befco Bakauke Observation Room.
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Visitor information at a glance
Admission
Entering and browsing the market is free. Pay separately for meals and shopping at each shop.
Opening hours and closed days
The facility is listed as normally open 09:00–19:00, year-round. Individual shops have different hours and closing days, so check your chosen shop’s guide.
What can I see at Pia Bandai?
Browse fish and produce, then choose a restaurant
After browsing fish and produce shops, choose a restaurant for lunch. Shops have different products and menus, so find a suitable shop in the official directory if you have a particular food in mind.
Pia Bandai shop-specific opening guide Official shop directory
How to get to Pia Bandai
Descend from Befco Bakauke Observation Room to the first floor, then walk to Pia Bandai. Niigata City’s official reference walk is about ten minutes, excluding lift waits and time at the market. Return to Niigata Station on a regular bus from Pia Bandai-mae, distinct from the sightseeing loop bus’s Pia Bandai stop. The adult return bus fare is JPY 260; check the station-bound timetable for your date too.
Niigata City’s observation room → Pia Bandai walking guide Pia Bandai bus and boarding guide Weekday Niigata Station-bound timetable from Pia Bandai-mae Niigata Kotsu fare table, revised 31 March 2024
Before you visit
Allow separate walking time from the observation room
The reference walk from the observation room to Pia Bandai is about ten minutes. Allow extra time for the lift down, market browsing and meals.
Distinguish the return bus stop
For a regular Niigata Station-bound bus outside the market, distinguish its stop from the sightseeing loop bus stop. Check your date’s return services to fit when you finish eating.
Pia Bandai bus and boarding guide Weekday Niigata Station-bound timetable from Pia Bandai-mae
Questions about Pia Bandai
Do Pia Bandai’s shops keep the same hours?
Each shop has its own hours and closing days. Check your chosen restaurant or shop’s guide separately from the market facility’s basic hours. Meal and shopping costs also depend on the shop and menu.
Sources and dates checked
- Sources and dates checked ·
- Sources and dates checked ·
- Pia Bandai bus and boarding guide ·
- Pia Bandai shop-specific opening guide ·
- Niigata City’s observation room → Pia Bandai walking guide ·
- Weekday Niigata Station-bound timetable from Pia Bandai-mae ·
- Niigata Kotsu fare table, revised 31 March 2024 ·
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