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2025.01.22

A winter tradition! Exposing the raw material for kanzuri, Capsicum annuum, to the snow (Myoko City, Niigata Prefecture)

Sweet with no artificial flavors! On the 20th, one of the 24 solar terms, “Daichan,” work began on exposing capsicum,…

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2025.01.17

January 21 is the birthday of Kenshin Uesugi. Special edition stamps for the 495th anniversary of his birth are on sale (Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture).

January 21 (Tuesday) is the birth day of the warlord “Uesugi Kenshin”. In conjunction with this, on Tuesday, January 21,…

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2025.01.10

Koshogatsu lucky charm “Chinkoro” begins sales at confectionery store in Yoshikawa-Ward (Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture)

Sales of “chinkoro,” a good-luck charm for the koshogatsu season, will begin on Saturday, January 11 at Obamaya Confectionery in…

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2024.12.23

Key chains with penguin feathers! Available in limited quantities from Tuesday, March 24 (Umitari, Joetsu City Aquatic Museum Umigatari)

Umigatari, a municipal aquatic museum in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, will sell a limited number of key holders with real…

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2024.11.13

First release in 8 years! Highest Wine “Zenbei” to go on sale next month on the 7th (Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture)

Zenbei, the highest quality wine made only in years when the grapes and aging are of the highest quality, will…

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2024.09.13

Niigata Specialty Tarekatsu HOTEL HEIMAT launches its new lunchboxes on Thursday, September 12!

Tarekatsu, Kanzuri, Sasamochi…all the goodness of Niigata! HOTEL HEIMAT in front of Naoetsu Station in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, which…

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2024.09.10

Chocolate specialty store “QUON Chocolate” opens in Nakamachi, Joetsu City on Saturday, September 14 (Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture)

On Saturday, September 14, “QUON Chocolate & DEMI-SEC Niigata Joetsu Store,” a store specializing in chocolate and baked goods, will…

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2024.05.15

Yukiguni Shoten” opens at CoCoLo Niigata on May 29! (Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture)

There is also a corner where you can drink local sake on the spot! Yukiguni Shoten, which sells local sake…

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2024.02.07

Blessing of sweet sap The Blessing of Sweet Sap: Making Maple Syrup in Maki Ward, Joetsu City (Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture)

Did you know that maple syrup is produced in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture? We interviewed Mr. Masaaki Nashimoto, who is…

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2023.12.04

Ascending dragon with “dragon” motif! Myoko City traditional sedge work (Myoko City, Niigata Prefecture)

The annual manufacturing that feels the end of the year… Production of sedge work, a traditional handicraft in the Hiramaru…

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2023.08.03

Kaminariishi Farm” blueberry picking experience (Nakago Ward, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture)

Enjoy the ripeness! At Kaminariishi Farm, located in Fukuda, Nakagou-ku, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, visitors can enjoy picking blueberries, which…

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2022.12.07

Craft Beer Brewery” in Joetsu, the City of Fermentation! (Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture)

We want to establish beer culture in Joetsu, the city of fermentation! A craft beer brewery by an Italian restaurant…