Blog

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  Culture

  2020.10.30

  A trip to Niigata’s past for sightseers and hikers alike!
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  Culture

  2020.10.23

  Kashiwazaki Pt.2 – A Seaside Culinary Culture!
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  Culture

  2020.10.08

  They are all connected!
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  Culture

  2020.10.16

  Do you know Noh?
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  Culture

  2020.10.02

  Kashiwazaki – Niigata’s Summer Paradise!
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  Culture

  2020.08.28

  Glass industry in Niigata, a thing of the present!
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  Culture

  2020.08.21

  Awashima – Niigata’s Most Hidden Gem
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  Culture

  2020.08.11

  SAKE TASTING and LECTURE event feedback
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  Culture

  2020.08.07

  Yasuda Heritage Museum: a walk through time

Tour

To everyone who is thinking about learning more about Japanese cuisine and rice wine, or who want to make friends in Japan.
Would you like to make those things a reality with EDGE OF NIIGATA?
Japanese Sake Tasting Lecture and Japanese Pubs Hopping Tour are currently being prepared.
The charming towns and warm people of Niigata are waiting for you.

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  Japanese Pub Hopping Tour

  Let's march through the quaint town of Furumachi, a place where you can get your fill of Japanese food culture. In the beginning of the Showa-period, ...

  Date

  Weekdays

  Duration

  2.5 hours

  Fee

  8,000 JPY
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  OIRAN experience

  Everyone has heard of Geisha, popular female entertainers in the 19th century Japan. However, before Geisha’s popularity grew, OIRAN were considered t...

  Date

  Weekdays

  Duration

  3 hours

  Fee

  14,000 JPY
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  Japanese Sake Tasting Lecture

  Would you like to learn the fundamentals of genuine Japanese sake in Niigata? By learning about sake, you can experience Japanese history, customs, an...

  Date

  Weekdays

  Duration

  1.5 hours

  Fee

  8,000 JPY
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  Sushi Making Master-Class

  What is the most famous Japanese food? Of course, it’s sushi. And there is no better place to learn how to make it than Niigata. The coastal location ...

  Date

  Weekdays

  Duration

  2.5 hours

  Fee

  8,000 JPY

About Niigata

Niigata city is a beautiful port city surrounded by a grand sea and vast cultivation fields. Japan’s longest river, the Shinano River, runs through it.
As a center for food and sake, Niigata continues to attract people from all over the world, as well as Japan.
Niigata was opened in 927 C.E. to transport tributes to Kyoto. In 1672 it developed as an important port town that transported rice to Osaka and Tokyo. In 1869, Niigata Port opened five ports and became an international city. Now it was open to the world and has since played a valuable role in the development of Japan and the world.