Uonuma no Hatake in Yuzawa

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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Yuzawa Kamakura in Yuzawa

Our original plan was to go to main branch of Yuzawa Kamakura in Yuzawa. They had a couple of unique dishes that were exclusive to that store. It was a 21 minute train ride north on the Joetsu Line. We had the JR Nagano Niigata Pass, so the train ride would have been covered. Unfortunately, […]

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Sansan Yuzawa Backpackers in Yuzawa

We were looking for a place to stay around Echigo Yuzawa Station when we found this place. It was a hostel with both shared and private rooms. The hostel was located on the northern side of the station which was considerably more quiet than the southern side. The hostel was located only a five minute […]

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