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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…

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2022.11.16

Former Japanese confectionery artisan, Toshiharu Saikyo, creates living creatures with natural materials (Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture)

An exhibition of works by Toshiharu Saikyo, who painted insects and birds on bamboo and walnut shells, opened on Tuesday,…

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2022.11.15

Kobayashi Kokichi Memorial Museum of Art: Autumn leaves illuminated until 20 (Sun.) (Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture)

Visitors are enjoying the fantastic atmosphere of maple trees and other plants at the Kobayashi Kokichi Memorial Museum of Art…

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2022.11.11

The Kokufu Maple Viewing Area (Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture)

The Kokufu Maple Garden in Kokufu, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, was open to the public as the maple trees turned…

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2022.10.21

Takada Joshi Park in the depths of autumn, the winter enclosure begins.

As autumn deepened, the winter enclosure of trees began at Takada Joshi Park in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture. Winter enclosure…