Culture Imayotsukasa Sake Brewery, Niigata Jonathan Perry The brewery tour and tasting offered at Imayotsukasa brewery, Niigata, Japan.
6 Festivals Niigata Craft Beer no Jin Bryan Baier arrived in Japan in 2009, so when a friend of mine invited me to the Niigata... Two whole shopping arcades of downtown Niigata's Furumachi shopping
Culture Niigata’s Furumachi Geigi Alena Eckelmann Niigata’s geisha are called “Furumachi Geigi” and they are not some illusive creatures but visitors can get close up and watch one of their excellent dance
18 Culture Worth a Michelangelo Alena Eckelmann Some temples in the Echigo area of Niigata Prefecture, for example, are... City is a stop on the Joetsu Shinkansen that takes you from Tokyo you to Niigata
20 Temples & Shrines Horide Shrine Bryan Baier A small shrine with stunning autumn foliage in Kanzu, Niitsu, east of Niigata City
15 Street & Urban Bokushi Dori in Shiozawa Haruka Saijo This major street in southern Niigata is lined with old-fashioned buildings
