Combat overtourism in other parts of Japan by visiting this central region. Here’s everything you should know before your ...

1828: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Echigo Japan, killing 30,000. 1832: John P Calhoun becomes the first US vice president to resign after disagreements with president Andrew Jackson. 1836: Spain ...

Combat overtourism in other parts of Japan by visiting this central region. Here’s everything you should know before your ...

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It turns out that this area was occupied by retainers from Echigo province (today’s Niigata ... place that housed many horses. Horses? Did Japan always have horses? There are a few native ...

In business for more than a century, Takada Sekaikan, one of Japan's oldest movie theaters ... Akira Torizuka, 60, president of Echigo Tokimeki Railway Co., a so-called third-sector railway ...

Niigata Prefecture on the Japan Sea coast is famous as the heart ... (still sometimes referred to by its old provincial name of Echigo), which between them cover most of the geographical extremes ...

With its family-friendly atmosphere, diverse slopes and charming snow activities, it is a top destination for skiing and winter fun in Japan. Take the Shinkansen from Tokyo station to Echigo-Yuzawa ...