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2022.06.03

Onogame The best time to see the Tobishima kanzo! (Sado City, Niigata Prefecture)

Early summer has arrived on Sado Island! The flowers of the tobishima kanzo (Ligustrum japonicum) are at their best in…

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2022.05.26

Mizubasho (Asian skunk-cabbage) at Yumemidaira, Sasagamine (Myoko City, Niigata Prefecture)

Paradise at 1300 meters altitude! Mizubasho (Asian skunk-cabbage) has started blooming later than usual at Yumemidaira in Sasagamine, Myoko City,…

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2022.05.26

Magellanic penguin chicks born one after another (Joetsu City Aquatic Museum Umigatari)

To meet the healing system of the waddling. Magellanic penguin chicks were born again this year at the Umigatari Aquatic…

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2022.05.25

Dinosaurs against the backdrop of Mt. Myoko!

APA Resort Joetsu Myoko “Dinosaur Adventure Tour” The “Dinosaur Adventure Tour,” featuring a large, realistic moving dinosaur, began on Friday,…

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2022.05.24

Let’s get to know the stones of Itoigawa! Original cards are now on sale!

All about the stones you found! In Itoigawa, the city of stones, sales of original cards with information on stones…

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2022.05.10

Outdoors in the Age of Corona! GW campsites bustle with activity (Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture)

During Golden Week, many people enjoyed camping at the Ooike Ikoinomori forest in Kubiki Ward, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture. Ooike…

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2022.05.06

MUJI launches sake made with Tokamachi Koshihikari rice! (Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture)

Brewed with Koshihikari grown in the terraced rice paddies of Tokamachi City! Ryohin Keikaku, operator of MUJI, released a sake…

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2022.04.30

Echigo Tokimeki Railway “455 Day Commemoration” Train and Express Ticket Sets on sale on May 5, 2022.

The Echigo Tokimeki Railway, which runs in the Joetsu region, will sell special commemorative tickets on May 5, 2022, “455…

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2022.04.27

Reservations now being accepted for jointly planned tours on the Hokuhoku Line & Tokitetsu in May (Minamiuonuma City and Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture)

A special tour will be held on Friday, May 27 to experience the Echigo Tokimeki Railway’s resort train “Setsugetsuka” and…

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2022.04.26

Mizubasho (Asian skunk-cabbage) at “Imori Pond” in Myoko Plateau: 3 to 5 minutes in bloom; best time to see them is during the major holidays! (Myoko City, Niigata Prefecture)

Mizubasho (Asian skunk-cabbage) at “Imori Pond” in Myoko Plateau, Myoko City, Niigata Prefecture, has started blooming later than usual and…

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2022.04.25

Zenkoji Temple, the temple that opens its doors to the public once every seven years! Live streaming now!　

Shinshu Zenkoji Live Camera in front of the Main Hall Snow Country Journey provides live coverage of Zenkoji Temple in…

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2022.04.25

Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2022 opens on Friday, 29th! The longest festival ever held for 145 days!

After a year of postponement, the art festival is about to begin! Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2022, a world-class art festival…