Sunday, after leaving the lovely onsen, we went a bit farther north and out almost to the coast and the town of Murakami. This is a good model for tourism in the time of swine flu; the town has really pulled together to maximize the interesting elements and create enough attractions for visitors to make […]
Niigata
Takanosukan, Sakamachi (2/2: Food; 鷹の巣館、新潟県坂町)
If you weren’t impressed by the pictures of the room, bath and scenery, then this whole onsen thing might not be for you. Consider not reading about the food either. But if you’re still here, I think you’ll like these big, pretty bowls filled with various items. The reason there are so many glasses is […]
Takanosukan, Sakamachi (1/2: Room; 鷹の巣館、新潟県坂町)
I liked this onsen so much that I want to write two posts about it – one with lots of location shots and then one with pictures of dinner (I’ll skip breakfast if you don’t mind). This is a bit far away – about 3.5 hours from Tokyo Station if you time things correctly – […]
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Kawatake Sushi, Niigata (河竹)
Did we do anything on this vacation except eat? Sure. A little. But mostly it involved being boiled. More on that when we get to tonight’s dinner (and an exhaustive look at the incredible onsen where we stayed). But first, it’s Niigata sushi! As I mentioned in an earlier post, sushi is viewed as a […]
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Hakujuji, Niigata
True, I normally make it a rule not to go to places like this – but if you look closely you’ll see that Hakujuji was established in 1946 and is a Coffee Shop for the Exclusive Man. This being the morning of my birthday, old things for exclusive men seemed to be in order. Plus […]
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Sushi Ryubi, Niigata (柳美)
As I learned when I went to Maebashi and Morioka, there’s not a lot going on in country towns outside of the Entertainment industry. That probably means that your best bet for finding dinner, should you not have been aggressive enough to book something, is to hit those areas, ignore the clubs, and look for […]