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This tour is featuring rice products in Niigata. Niigata is known as rice-producing region, and amount of production is No. 1 in Japan. Producing not only rice, products made from rice is also popular of course.
DHC brewery has been producing sake in the area over 100 years. Koshino-Umesato is the main brand, and this sake has been receiving Gold award in local competitive exhibition and Japan competitive exhibition many times. lease try tasting of their brand Koshino-Umesato.
Established in 1891, Yamada brewery is producing Miso, Shoyu, and other products. Miso, produced from fermented soybeans, is essential seasoning for Miso soup in Japan, and also has long been a ubiquitous seasoning in many types of Japanese foods. This establishment is particularly well known for its miso-zuke, (pickles), made using a variety of Japanese vegetables. Please try tasting of their products.
At lunch in North Culture Museum, you will have steamed rice cooked with Hagama, an old style cooking pot. Please enjoy tasty rice produced in Niigata Prefecture. After lunch, enjoy visiting the former villa of Ito Bunkichi, a well-to-do landowner. Located in Yokogoshi village to the south of Niigata, this villa is famed for its magnificent style and a beautiful Japanese garden. Construction started in 1882 and took eight years to complete. Built in traditional Japanese style, home has 65 rooms. Perhaps most interesting is the large reception hall, used only for family ceremonies, with its beautiful view of the grounds.
Go back to the ship.