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I had ii days left to piece of occupation my Seishin Juhachi Kippu ( Seishin eighteen Ticket) for the summer. This is a especial discount ticket which allows y'all unlimited develop locomote on all local JR lines inwards Nihon for 5 days. This fourth dimension decided to caput dorsum upwardly to Niigata to a metropolis called Ojiya, a town famous for making as well as using the largest fireworks shells inwards Nihon as well as delicious southern grown koshihikari rice as well as bullfighting! The bulls hither are to a greater extent than well-mannered than the bulls inwards Pomplona, Spain.
On the agency there, I stopped over inwards Ikaho to stretch my legs inwards a dainty onsen. From Yokohama to Gunma is over ii as well as a one-half hours, thence I needed to larn the blood flowing again. After finishing upwardly there, I headed to Shibukawa Station to proceed my journey. I stopped over inwards Echigo Yuzawa to check-in to my hotel as well as driblet off my bags. Wet my whistle amongst roughly delicious sake as well as then headed dorsum to the station to grab the 5pm develop bound for Ojiya Station - 59 minutes.
This sake is called Birokuchou - Jazakari by Niigata Meijo. The argue I purchased it is because it is exclusively brewed as well as sold inwards Niigata, as well as nowhere else. They exercise non sell it exterior of Niigata. A real wonderful sake amongst first-class flavour profiles. The guinom i is called "shiho-hai" as well as it's a must-have sake ware if y'all desire to piece of occupation it for drinking chilled sake.
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Naturally of course of pedagogy the hot natural springtime had to live enjoyed equally well, as well as thence I entered it as well as went conduct to heaven. Hot amongst dainty calcium aromatics inwards the nose. |
On the agency upwardly to Ojiya, I cracked opened upwardly the develop window to allow inwards the fresh air. It was thence cool as well as fresh equally the afternoon Sun began to wane. I was thoroughly sauced amongst roughly dandy sake as well as freshly made soba. The trip to Ojiya was essential. There are many dandy fireworks shows inwards Japan, each amongst their ain unique style. In roughly of my other posts on fireworks I mentioned close technical merits as well as audio composition beingness ii of the most of import steps inwards grading a expert fireworks performance.
I oftentimes state people the best fourth dimension to come upwardly up this way, or anywhere inwards Hokuriku or Tohoku, is either inwards June or belatedly September when the rice paddies alter colors. Around July y'all tin run across H2O soaked rice fields, as well as inwards belatedly September y'all tin run across golden rice plain gear upwardly to live harvested.
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| I arrived simply at sunset. From Ojiya Station to Katakai is a thirty infinitesimal taxi ride. I paid 3000 yen. Buses are infrequent, equally y'all would hold off inwards the countryside. |
Video footage volition live added shortly... The snippet amongst sake is a Monk's Sake, or holy sake y'all drinkable afterwards offering upwardly a prayer.
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| Fatty beef on a stick! Lovely |