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2024.01.31

Austrian beer & food this year! Lerch Festival” to be held on February 3 (Sat.) and 4 (Sun.)

The Lerch Festival, a major winter event in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, will be held again this year on February…

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2024.01.24

Supporting the Earthquake Disaster through Fun and Laughter! Shinshu Pro Wrestling at New Mass Diner on Sunday, January 28

Shinshu Pro Wrestling, an amateur wrestling organization active in Nagano Prefecture, will hold a “Noto Peninsula Earthquake Support Match for…

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2024.01.17

A busy seasonal market in search of chinkoros (Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture)

Blessings come as many as the number of cracks! Do you know “chinkoro”, a lucky charm for the Little New…

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2024.01.16

Muko nage” and “Sumi nuri,” a strange festival, wish for good health and prosperity of descendants! (Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture)

The “Muko nage,” a small New Year’s event handed down in Matsunoyama Onsen, Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture, in which newlyweds…

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2024.01.15

Natural brilliance created by the earth! Minerals of the World Exhibition” at Joetsu Science Museum (Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture)

The “World Mineral Exhibition” featuring gemstones such as amethyst, ruby, and diamonds known as precious stones is being held at…

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2024.01.15

Chinkoro” is a lucky charm for the koshogatsu.　Five types of chinkoros, including the zodiac sign Tatsu, are now on sale (Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture).

Chinkororo, a lucky charm for the koshogatsu season, is now on sale at Obamaya Confectionery in Yoshikawa-ku, Joetsu City. The…

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2023.12.29

Year-end annual event! Shark Auction at Ichijin Joetsu Fish Market

With the end of the year approaching, the auction for shark, an essential ingredient for New Year’s dishes in the…

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2023.12.06

Christmas Limited Underwater Dolphin Performance! (Joetsu City Aquatic Museum Umigatari)

Christmas-only events such as an underwater dolphin performance featuring a trainer dressed as Santa Claus have begun at the Joetsu…

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2023.12.05

Shime-nawa making, a handicraft during the off-season for farmers, is at its peak (Sanwa Ward, Joetsu City)

There is less than one month left in this year. At “Mai Village Sanwa,” which sells rice in Sanwa-ku, Joetsu…

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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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2023.10.24

Picture book “Panda no Dosun” original picture exhibition at Furusat! (Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture)

An exhibition of original pictures of the picture book “Panda no Dosun” by Yumiko Nishimura, an illustrator from Joetsu City,…

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2023.09.14

Beginners welcome! Killing Squad Workshop by Nokizarushu on 23rd (Sat.), Calling for participants (Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture)

A hands-on workshop of sword fighting by “Echigo No Kizarushu,” a team of sword killers based in Joetsu City, Niigata…