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 ...
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. Th...
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 fl...
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 ...
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...
Culture Toki-no-mori Park on Sado Island Alena Eckelmann Toki-no-mori Park on Sado Island-Rare sight of the Japanese Crested Ibis
Activities Sakura and Murakami Castle Bryan Baier Ruins of a 16th century castle atop a sakura covered mountain 2km from Murakami Station
Activities Ikarashi Beach Bryan Baier Beaches run the length of Niigata City from just west of the Shinano River to the mouth of the Sekiya diversion channel. The ...
