Our days in Japan
For Day #5 of our JR Nagano Niigata Pass, we got up around 8:30 am. We packed up our bags and checked out of Sansan Yuzawa Backpackers. We got on a Joetsu Toki Shinkansen bound for Tsubamesanjo Station. The shinkansen ride took about 34 minutes. Tsubamesanjo Station Our first stop was at Tsubamesanjo station. Tsubamesanjo […]
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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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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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