Direct flights to Taipei and Niigata resumed🎊
Only 2.5 hours away🚀.
Long-awaited trip to Niigata ✈.
I had originally planned to participate in the 2020 Sake Festival
but due to the effects of Chinese pneumonia, it was cancelled 🤬.
As soon as I got off the plane, I went to a motsuyaki restaurant in the Furumachi area.
Motsuyaki Kuyo Sei
I met many kind local elderly people 🤣🤣🤣.
Uonuma's local sake Tama flavor Honjozo to wash it down 🍶.
Polishing ratio 60%, polished to the same level as ginjo-shu
This is interesting 🧐.
Not light but mildly sweet ❗
Sweet and spicy ❗
The umami of the rice is also strong.
It's light and you won't get tired of drinking it 🤤.
Great with mori and yakitori 🤤 🤤.
We had a very good time 😎.
Oh, I'm in Niigata!
Good evening. Hello there, Niigata!
Hegisoba, half fried noodles, curry at the bus center
Poppo-yaki
Please go eat Niigata's soul food!
Good evening, goonie goonie 🎈.
I intend to 😂.
I'll keep eating all day.
I'll be back later at Sekitori Furumachi for half fried fish 🐔.
Thanks for staying open until 1am 😚.
super bebe, good evening 🌙
Welcome to Japan😊and welcome to Niigata, the rice-producing region of Japan😊I look forward to another delicious sake and Japanese food post 😆.
Good evening, Mr. Galilan 🎈.
It's over 32 degrees Celsius in Taiwan right now!
It's cooler in Niigata these days when it rains 😀.
Very comfortable!
Looking forward to renting a bike tomorrow 🚲.
Touring the liquor stores 😊.
Yes, it is. It is located above the bus center. Poppoyaki is a steam baked cake made with brown sugar. It has a simple taste and is not unknown to residents of Niigata Prefecture. There are also many ramen stores.
bebe-san, I think you can find vacuum-packed products at a roadside station. (For souvenirs) You can search for it on Google map. My favorite ramen is MARUSHIN's Mabo Ramen.
It's a place called Kameda, south of Niigata station. There are two types of soup: with soup and without soup (not spicy). After you buy a ticket, order more sansho (free of charge). It is delicious!
Is this Marushin Ramen Kobo?
I checked Google Maps 🧐.
I was in that area this afternoon... (Watago Sake Shop and Montbell Niigata Minami Store)
Very tight travel schedule!
Well, I don't know if you like it or not... I've been in Fukushima for a long time, so I know a lot of good places.
I've been in Fukushima for a long time, so I know a lot of good places, so if you let me know where you are staying, I can give you recommendations by genre!
I love anything that goes with alcohol~!
I am a foodie 😋.
Tomorrow morning I'm going to eat Kiichi Ramen 🍜!
Then a pilgrimage to Gonoi 😎.
I'm going to buy a few bottles of 😎😆.
Then straight to Yamagata Zao 🚗💨
Mountain climbing🏔.
Kiichi's recommendation is shio🍜, shoyu🍜 is also good😋, but you should ask your grandpa (the president) for his current recommendation at Gonoi. The young wife is also polite. The young master is not so friendly though 👎.
If you go to Mr. Gonoi, that area is famous for horse sashimi. Takehara Butcher Shop and Sakashita Drive-in near Mr. Gonoi also sell it. Aizu style is to eat it with garlic miso.
I went there in the morning.
Left Niigata at 06:00 😆.
Kiichi was very good 🤤.
I ordered both
Algae salt and soy sauce
I wish I could eat at the other restaurants 😢.
You're right.
When I was there, the young wife was tending to the store.
When I paid the bill, she asked me if I had a cooler bag and where I was going.
I replied that I had a cooler, but when I heard we were going to Yamagata, I brought a frozen plastic bottle 😮😮.
He is a super nice guy 😄.
Friendly face 😀.
Yes 😃.
Travel from Niigata to Fukushima to Yamagata
Lift now out of service early.
Currently continuing up the mountain by car 🚕.
Hoping to explore around the cauldrons
Might not be able to go to the spa after this.
We don't have time 😱😱😱
I have restaurant reservations for the night.
I was hoping to go to this onsen 😭
Yuzu no Hana Chaya Shinzaemon no Yu ♨️
I have heard that horse sashimi in Fukushima is eaten with garlic 🐴.
In Kumamoto🐻, do you eat it with ginger?
Is that so? 👀.
This is how it is introduced on the Kenmin Show 😆.
Unfortunately, we only passed through Fukushima on this trip 😟.
I saw horse meat being sold at Roadside Stations Aizu Yugawa and Aizu Sakashita!
I wanted to eat it! 😝.
I can only hope for my next trip 😟.
(Holly, this is an overstuffed trip. You should leave the duo at the front desk at the hotel because it is fresh sake. You can also ask them to chill the ice in plastic bottles. Aizu is red meat with garlic miso, Kumamoto is marbled and ginger.
Didn't Kiichi buy any souvenirs? The beautiful woman at the cash register (daughter of the president) remembers me. You can eat it at the roadside station in Yotsukura, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.
Every time I come to Japan, I always buy about 10 liters of alcohol to take home 😆😆.
(Customs requires that each person can only bring back 5 liters of alcohol to Taiwan)
I carry a big cooler bag
Return to Niigata Airport
Is it sold at Fukushima airport ❗
That's great!
Luggage is already over weight 😆.
Need to buy additional weight limit 🤣🤣🤣
20kg -> 30kg
Good evening, GoonyiGoonyi, 🎈.
Surcharges are much cheaper if you buy them in advance.
If you buy it at the counter at the airport, it will cost you more.
I bought 10kg extra weight online in advance
about 3,500 yen.
It has a tremendous sweetness, but it is definitely a mellow sake. The smell of rice can be felt. Surprisingly, it is suitable for a medium-bodied sake.
Lighter than expected, sour, sweet and ricey.
I was worried before drinking it because it had quite a bit of color, but I was relieved to see the explanation on the back label.
The Tama Flavor brewery is known for its regular brand, Tama Flavor, which is a light, dry sake that is the king of Uonuma, but they also brew Itkey and 46°C Echigo-Bushi (Samurai), which I recognized once again as a brewery with a very sharp personality.
Tama flavor from the former village of Sumon Village, Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture.
Junmai Ginjo made with Hiroshima Ginjo yeast.
Tama-Savory is usually an honest, light, dry sake that is the essence of Uonuma's local sake, and is also good warmed.
This Hana-shu is clean and smooth. It has a soft aroma.
A good classmate of mine from high school in the countryside is from Morimon Village and loves Tama flavor. He is now a hard-core sake drinker who enjoys heating sake even in summer.
The word "Uonuma" on the cap is a proud sign of his pride.
For some reason, I've been hooked on one-cup drinks lately.
I found this at a convenience store in Suhara, Uonuma City, the brewer's hometown. I've seen many ball-flavored one-cups, but this is the first time I've seen this one.
The aroma and the impression you get when you drink it are exactly like Niigata honjozo. However, I didn't feel much of a tangy taste, and the gorgeous drinking comfort could only be achieved by a ginjo. It is easy to drink without stress, but there is a bitter aftertaste. It is only a little more expensive than a cup of honjozo, so I think this is a good choice. It is not very unique...