Quite an iconic place, inside Niigata’s ‘Echigo-Yuzawa’ station, you can find an area nestled in the back called “Ponshukan”. Inside, you can find a variety of shops selling sake (Niigata’s specialty), and even a sake-themed onsen in the back! However, the most notable area is the sake vending machines! Just to the right inside Ponshukan, […]
I love soba and Niigata being a region specializing in soba, you can bet that I stuffed myself full of soba while there. Kojimaya is a chain-style restaurant in Niigata that is known for their variety of soba dishes, including Niigata’s iconic “Hegi Soba“, which I tried in their famous station branch. I spent a […]
Another local specialty of Niigata was this ‘clear ramen’. It seems that while you can only get this style of ramen in Niigata, it’s not specifically a ‘famous’ dish of Niigata, just something that they make there. Nevertheless, despite not being a huge ramen fan, I wanted to give it a go and found this […]
This place was highly recommended online when I was searching a good place to try Niigata’s specialty ‘hegi soba’. It’s a bonus that it’s located right by Niigata station as well, so I could easily drop by and have it for lunch. The hardest part was navigating the CoCoLo building that it is inside of […]
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