Spontaneous Day Trip to Murakami Bridget Ye As with quite a few places in Japan I visited, Murakami was a spontaneous visit. I’ll admit, I decided to get off the train a...
Hakkai-san Firewalking Festival 2024 Rufus Starbuck Hakkai-san Firewalking Festival - crossing hot coals barefoot in the mountains of Niigata to ensure health and prosperity
11 Kankou-ji Temple, Minami Uonuma Rufus Starbuck Kankou-ji Temple, Minami Uonuma - a Zen Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Ishiuchi.
Culture Visiting Yahiko Shrine Jasper Wilkins Visit this peaceful shrine and get to know the great culture in Yahiko village.
6 At the Top of Yuzawa Kogen Jerome Lee At the top of Yuzawa Kogen promises a sight that absolutely stuns in winter.
Accommodation Tokyo Family Skiing Made Easy NIcholas ScanlanDyas The convenience cannot be overstated. It is a universal truth known by all parents that now days the cold hands of a six year...
Activities Sado Gold Mine Kenny King Hin Choi At the Sado Gold Mine, you can learn the rich history of the mines, the mine workers and the mine's production until its clos...
11 Enpuku-ji in Uonuma, Niigata Rufus Starbuck Enpuku-ji in Uonuma, Niigata - a beautiful moss-covered courtyard around an old temple that houses some national treasures.
Culture Okutadamigo Information Center Rufus Starbuck Okutadamigo Information Center - a treasure trove of ideas for things to do while in the beautiful countryside of Uonuma
Food Yuzawa Town in Niigata Prefecture JD Duquette A tour in the heart of the Snow Country. Sushi and chawanmushi making followed by a sake brewery visit. Of course, we taste e...