- Shibata,Murakami Area
- Niigata,Aga Area
- Nagaoka,Kashiwazaki Area
- Uonuma,Yuzawa Area
- Joetsu,Myoko Area
- Sado Area
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2012/07/12 - 2012/07/18 Hakusan Shrine Summer Festival 【Niigata,Aga Area】 |
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| Stalls line the paths at this summer festival held in Hakusan Shrine, located in the heart of Niigata City. Although Hakusan Shrine is known for housing the god of marriage, it becomes crowded with vi… |
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2011/6/10-2011/6/30 Lake Hyoko Iris Festival 【Niigata,Aga Area】 |
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| Over 500,000 irises bloom in full glory in the Lake Hyoko Iris Garden. During the festival, lights will be used to highlight and illuminate the blossoms.… |
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2011/06/01 - 2011/09/30 Bandai Bridge Sunset Café 2011 【Niigata,Aga Area】 |
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| This café will be open daily along the banks for the Shinano River by the Bandai Bridge. Live concerts of jazz and classical music will be held on Saturday nights.Enjoy relaxing on the ban… |
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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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2012/04/06 - 2012/04/22 Takada Castle Cherry Blossom Viewing for 1 Million People 【Joetsu,Myoko Area】 |
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| Packed full of attractions such as the carrying of the miniature shrines and stage performances as well as the illumination lighting ceremony and the cherry blossom viewing parade. The event will bust… |
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Akakura Hotel 【Joetsu,Myoko Area】 |
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| This is the center of Akakura Onsen, the one, that has the longest history in town. A large buddhist altar in the lobby is always shining and telling us the way of human life. In the hotel… |