Month: June 2022

JR Nagano Niigata Pass Day #4

.Reading time 19 minutes.

We wanted to get an early start and maximize Day #4 of our JR Nagano Niigata Pass. So we got up at 7:30 am. We got dressed in our snow gear, ate the breakfast we had ordered and paid for the night before and were out the door by 8:00 am. The first orange line […]

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Tomisushi in Niigata

.Reading time 7 minutes.

The city of Niigata was located along the coast of the Sea of Japan. Thus the city had access to abundant seafood throughout its history. The city had a special sushi promotion called kiwami (極み) which translated to extreme. There were just under 50 sushi shops throughout Niigata Prefecture that were participating. Although a large […]

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Uonuma no Hatake in Yuzawa

.Reading time 4 minutes.

We got off the bus at Echigo Yuzawa Station. We were getting a little hungry so we decided to look for dinner. The station was pretty packed. It looked like a lot of day trippers with their gear all packed in protective cases. We had to weave our way through them. We were looking for […]

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