Food Urajiro Restaurant in Shukuyu no Yu Rufus Starbuck An onsen and art gallery just past Tashiro Ropeway but the real find is a little restaurant inside serving great Thai food.
Culture Exploring Echigo Tsumari Art Field Rufus Starbuck Echigo Tsumari Art Field is a massive exhibition with lofty ideals of reconnecting art and nature. All the works are dotted around..
Food Badbest Sports Bar in Yuzawa Rufus Starbuck Huge sports bar, restaurant and event space on the road out of Yuzawa that fills a hole in the nightlife of the town. Food, drinks..
Activities Winter at Naeba Ski Resort Rufus Starbuck Naeba ski resort is one of the most well known winter resorts on the main island of Japan. Dominated by the big Prince Hotel at..
Food Uonuma no Hatake Restaurant Rufus Starbuck A restaurant in Echigo Yuzawa Station that serves dishes starring local ingredients and rice prepared in traditional ways. The lunch..
Food Nakanoya Soba Restaurant, Shiozawa Rufus Starbuck A soba restaurant that prides itself on the quality of their noodles due to the slow grinding of the wheat which keeps the flavor..
Activities Bishamondo Temple in Urasa Rufus Starbuck A thousand years of history at Bisyamondo, a visually stunning temple hidden away in Urasa. It is also home to the Naked Man Festival..
Food Manma & Cafe Yukimatsuri, Tokamachi Rufus Starbuck A diner in the Cross 10 Road Station in Tokamachi that is offering up stunning local food - simple, tasty and all ingredients sourced..