12 Tomica Roadshow in Niigata Rufus Starbuck Toy car expo by Tomica which is like heaven for little boys.
Beauty & Spa Komako-no-yu, Yuzawa Rufus Starbuck Komako-no-yu is a public onsen in Yuzawa town which takes its name from the female geisha in the novel "Snow Country"
10 Activities Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort Rufus Starbuck Ishiuchi Maruyama is a popular ski resort just outside Yuzawa town that has a good variety of slopes, 2 half pipes and several terrain..
Culture Urasa Station Manish Prabhune I was not at all prepared to know what to expect and in Tokyo it was already quite cold when I started my first journey on the Joetsu..
8 Activities Naeba Fall Hiking C. Rio Taking advantage of the brief calm between the storms (typhoons), me and my faithful hiking buddy made another pilgrimage to the..
7 Activities Hiking from the top of Mount Naeba C. Rio This section of the Snow Country Trail summits Naeba-san and then follows the river down to the car park of the Neaba ski resort...
Accommodation Daigenta Canyon Campground Rufus Starbuck Camping in the great outdoors is something every child should experience - toasting marshmallows over a fire, hearing strange rustling..
6 Culture Niigata Craft Beer no Jin Bryan Baier A beer festival assembling a massive number of micro-brewers from all over Japan