12 Forest Adventure, Yuzawa-Nakazato Rufus Starbuck Forest Adventure, Yuzawa-Nakazato is a high rope adventure course strung through the treetops of Nakazato Ski Resort.
10 Shukuba-no-yu Onsen by Tashiro Rufus Starbuck Shukuba-no-yu is an onsen run by Yuzawa town on Route 17 opposite the Tashiro Ropeway. Also in the same building there is an ...
12 Soba making at Ueda no Sato Rufus Starbuck Make your own soba at Ueda no Sato Restaurant in Shiozawa.
Food Bridge New York Coffee Bryan Baier Authentic New York Bagels, coffee, tea, cookies and other goodies in Niigata
Activities Heading to Fuji Rock Festival Rufus Starbuck The Fuji Rock Festival is one of the best outdoor music festivals of summer in Japan. Amazing music in the mountains. This sh...
Nightlife The Kiwi Tavern Bryan Baier The Kiwi Tavern is the best place in Niigata to have a drink, chill out and chat with someone who speaks your language. And t...
Food Gelateria Popolo in Niigata Rufus Starbuck Gelateria Popolo serves delicious, hand-made gelato on the Sea of Japan coast in Niigata
9 Culture Suwa Shrine in Yuzawa Rufus Starbuck Suwa Shrine is a peaceful Shinto shrine in Yuzawa that features in the Snow Country novel
8 Activities Going up to Sennokuro-san C. Rio I had long wanted to try my hand at multi-day hiking in this area, but was unsure of what to expect (shelter and water wise),...
8 Activities Wari Biki Sawa C. Rio My first glimpses of the waterfalls in Wari Biki Sawa came whilst hiking up to the summit of Makihata-san, and it took two mo...
