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2023.08.01

Japan’s largest sailing ship “Nippon Maru” open to the public! 50th anniversary event of the opening of Himekawa Port from 4(Fri.) (Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture)

Nippon Maru comes to Himegawa Port in Itoigawa City for the first time in 10 years! To commemorate the 50th…

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2023.07.24

Joetsu Science Museum Summer Special Exhibition “Suketorun? on view through August 27 (Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture).

You too can be invisible !? Joetsu Science Museum in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, is holding a special summer exhibition,…

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2023.07.21

All rooms have kitchens! Address Akakura, the perfect hotel for long-term stays (Myoko City, Niigata Prefecture)

A hotel suitable for long-term stays has reopened in the Akakura hot spring resort area! Address Akakura, a hotel located…

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2023.07.20

【MOVIE】Summer tradition Takada Castle Site Park “The most Oriental lotus”

Clusters of Lotus flowers bring summer color to Joetsu. Yukiguni(Snow country) in the summer.  A lotus blooms in the outer…

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2023.06.16

Hydrangeas at Syozenji Dam will be illuminated from Saturday, 17th!

The hydrangeas around the Shozenji Dam in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, have begun to change color and will be illuminated…

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2023.05.16

Naena Waterfall Moonbow, a rainbow appearing in the moonlight (Myoko City, Niigata Prefecture)

I photographed “Moonbow,” a rainbow that appears in the moonlight at night, at Naena Falls over Sekigawa River, which flows…

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2023.04.14

Mizubasho (Asian skunk-cabbage) at Imori-ike pond, already in its 5th bloom, will be at its best next week (Myoko City, Niigata Prefecture).

Spring Fairy: 100,000 Mizubashou plants Mizubasho, a spring fairy, has begun blooming about two weeks earlier than usual at Imori…

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2023.02.28

The 98th Takada Castle Site Park Cherry Blossom Viewing Party Wednesday, March 29 – Wednesday, April 12! (Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture)

Poster for this year’s Cherry Blossom Viewing Party The 98th Takada Castle Site Park Cherry Blossom Viewing Party, a major…

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2023.01.25

Genge on display! Introducing the deep waters of the Sea of Japan (Joetsu City Aquatic Museum Umigatari)

A special exhibition on the theme of the “deep sea of the Sea of Japan,” less than 200 meters deep,…

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2023.01.23

Daikan (the coldest season) “Kanzuri” peppercorns exposed to snow (Myoko City, Niigata Prefecture)

January 20 is the “the coldest season” day. At Ikenodaira Hot Springs in Myoko City, Niigata Prefecture, the snow dressing…

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2023.01.20

Many nostalgic items from the past: “Exploration of old life” (Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture)

An exhibition titled “Exploring Life in the Past” is being held at the Municipal Museum of History in Joetsu City,…

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2022.12.27

The Year’s End Shark Auction: Vigorous Shouting at the Market! (Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture)

Joetsu’s New Year’s Day is “Shark” The auction for shark, a hometown food indispensable for New Year’s dishes, was held…