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Murakami City – Best Ways to Enjoy Fall Colors

Sponsored by Murakami City Located along the Sea of Japan about 4 hours from Tokyo is the small coastal city of Murakami. Rich in cultural arts, cuisine, and history this city is a perfect place for those looking to get off the beaten path and…

December 26, 2019

Posted by Derek Yamashita

Higher Goals: A Guesthouse Sustaining Life in Murakami City

Sponsored by Murakami City Finishing off a day of exploring Murakami City, I checked into a guesthouse nestled in a quiet neighborhood on the edge of the city. This guesthouse was called Iromusubi and was opened by a man named Furubayashi Takuya who recently moved…

December 26, 2019

Posted by Derek Yamashita

The Salmon Heritage of Murakami City

Sponsored by Murakami City During the last day of my travels in Murakami City, I went to see the annual salmon harvest taking place on the Miomote River that runs through the middle part of this city. Shiobiki Salmon are an icon of this city…

December 26, 2019

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Murakami City: the World’s Salmon Capital

Sponsored by Murakami City As far back as the samurai era, Murakami has been famous for its salmon. According to some scholars, it was during that time that the people of Murakami made an import discovery. They noticed a relationship between the wild salmon swimming upriver, and the…

December 2, 2017

A sample scroll exhibit at Miyoshi Mononoke Museum

Posted by Todd Fong

Miyoshi City – A Day Trip from Hiroshima by Bus

Sponsored by Chugoku Region Tourism Promotion Association / Chugoku District Transport Bureau A 90 minute morning bus ride, as it turns out, is a great time to think about monsters. Well, not monsters, exactly. The Japanese call them yokai, but when you try to translate it…

January 14, 2020

Murakami Machiya Byobu Festival Screens Lacquerware Tea Shops Traditional Crafts Niigata

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Traditional Machiya Byobu Exhibition in Murakami

Sponsored by Murakami City A former castle town, Murakami has plenty of contemporary renown, from its signature dried salmon, to its teahouses, elegant lacquerware and gourmet wagyu beef. But every year, from mid-September to mid-October, Murakami shifts its attention from these attractions to displaying its…

November 12, 2018

Niigata Farmstay Rural Rice Harvesting Farming Experience Minshuku Takane Murakami

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Green Tourism, Rice Harvesting in Murakami

Sponsored by Murakami City Few would consider the former castle town of Murakami, Niigata a metropolis. But the town may feel like one after arriving in Takane, a nearby village tucked away in the region’s mountains. With a population of just over 9,000, Takane is accessible in under…

November 10, 2018

Murakami Beef Niigata Wagyu Sukiyaki Local Specialties Restaurants Food

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Taste the exceptional Japanese Wagyu, Murakami Beef

Sponsored by Murakami City Japanese wagyu is world-renowned, luxurious beef with superior taste and impressive marbling. Although Kobe beef and cattle from other regions of Japan may have name recognition, they don’t stand alone among wagyu brands. Murakami, a city in northern Niigata Prefecture, has…

November 8, 2018

Murakami Lacquerware Workshop Store Traditional Local Crafts Urushi Factory Jem Urushi Ohtaki Niigata Prefecture

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Murakami’s traditional lacquerware craftsmanship

Sponsored by Murakami city When talking about carved and lacquered wood, Japanese craftsmen enjoy a well-established reputation alongside their Chinese neighbors. With many unique techniques and tools, Japanese craftsmen will allow both novices and lacquerware enthusiasts to discover new things about this millenary art. There…

August 18, 2018

Murakami Tea Matcha Traditional Teahouse Local Cuisine Niigata Prefecture

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Discovering Japanese Tea Culture in Murakami

Sponsored by Murakami city Among the things that are fundamentally associated with the Japanese archipelago, tea probably takes one of the top spots. More than a plant or a drink, it is a true art form and way of living. Murakami City has some of…

August 10, 2018