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- Niigata,Aga Area
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- Joetsu,Myoko Area
- Sado Area
Shibata,Murakami Area
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Mid to Late December, 2012 Echigo Murakami Trails of Shiobiki Dried Salmon 【Shibata,Murakami Area】 |
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| Preserving salmon in salt and hanging them from the eaves of houses is a time honored winter tradition in Murakami. Hanging in rows from the houses, the salmon form their own trails along the str… |
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2011/09/24 - 2011/09/25 The International Local Gourmet Foods Grand Prix 【Shibata,Murakami Area】 |
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| Local gourmet foods from Niigata Prefecture and beyond, including other foreign countries with ties to Niigata, are all brought together for this food grand prix. The winner will be determined by… |
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Blackthroat Seaperch (Nodoguro) 【All Area】 |
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| Blackthroat seaperch, formally called rosy seabass, are high grade fish that can be caught along the coast of the Sea of Japan. They are nicknamed “blackthroat” for the black colorat… |
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Nanban Shirmp (Nanban Ebi) 【All Area】 |
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| Usually called “sweet shrimp,” they have the special nickname “nanban shrimp” in Niigata because their color and shape resemble chili peppers, or “nanban.” The… |
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Rice Crackers (Senbei) 【All Area】 |
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| Niigata is a major producer of the snacks that best represent Japan: rice crackers. Rice crackers are made all over Japan, but as the “rice basket” of Japan, rice cracker production is pa… |
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 Niigata Sake 【All Area】 |
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| With about 90 sake breweries, Niigata is one of Japan’s leading sake producing areas. It is said that water is the key ingredient in making sake. The snow and rain that falls on the tall m… |
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Koji Fukiya Memorial Museum of Art 【Shibata,Murakami Area】 |
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| FUKIYA Koji was a famous lyric painter around the early 20th century and is also known as a lyricist for a song called “Bride Doll.” Fukiya was predominant during his time as a paint… |
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Oppo-ji Temple 【Shibata,Murakami Area】 |
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| Established in 736, Oppo-ji, one of Niigata’s finest historical temples, appears in the classic Japanese literature piece, Tales of Past and Present (Konjyaku-monogatari-shu). It is also o… |
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Iyoboya Salmon Museum 【Shibata,Murakami Area】 |
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| Murakami City is famous for its salmon cuisine. In the local dialect, iyoboya means “the king of fish”. At the Iyoboya Salmon Museum, located within Salmon Park, visitors can learn a… |
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Shibata Castle 【Shibata,Murakami Area】 |
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| Shibata Castle, also known as “Ayame Castle,” is the symbol of Shibata, a castle town that has prospered for more than 270 years.… |