Other Food Spots in Yuzawa / Uonuma Area

  • Uonuma Soyu Noen Onigiriya
    Shopping
    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumashi Shiozawa 471-11
    This rice ball shop is managed by a farm in Shiozawa, Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture. It has been featured on TV and always has a line forming outside. The rice used here is Koshihikari rice produced with no pesticides and carefully grown in rice paddies with the well water in which carp are left loose. Each rice ball is meticulously handmade and filled with the farmers’ love, bringing out the full taste of the rice. There’s also an eating area where you can enjoy the popular pickled tuna rice bowl, curry, and more.
  • Yunotani Tezukuri-mura
    Shopping
    Niigata Uonuma-shi Utsuno 57-1
    This market is owned and operated by Yunotani, a company which makes and sells onigiri rice balls made with Uonuma-grown Koshihikari rice, and other products made with ingredients from Uonuma. Adjoining the company’s head office and factory, the market sells mochi rice cakes, tofu, Japanese confections, and Uonuma gifts and souvenirs. Customers rave about the company’s safe and healthy Uonuma-grown Koshihikari rice, the same rice used in high-class department store and station mall deli shops, which the company processes from start to finish, including polishing, product production, and sale. The adjoining Kokorotei restaurant serves soba noodles made fresh exclusively using stone-milled buckwheat flour.
  • Dairiki Natto
    Shopping
    Niigata Uonuma-shi Tokamachi 360-6
    The manufacturer of DairikiNatto which won an award of excellence at the National Natto Review 2018. In the over 80 years since their founding in 1936 they've continued to carefully make natto fermented soybeans raised on the subterranean waters of Mr. Hakkai. DairikiNatto, with its trademark gumbai fan mark and red packaging, stands out for its viscosity compared to other brands of natto. Their specialty Otsubu Natto Ginsen is made with the rare Hokkaido Tsuru-no-Ko soybean and as they can only produce once per week this limited product can't be purchased without reservation.
  • CoCoLo Yuzawa Gangi Street Central Market
    Shopping
    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumagunyuzawamachi Yuzawa 2427-1
    This shopping spot is impressive for its interior, styled in the image of the streets of Echigo in the Showa period, located near the ticket gate at Echigo Yuzawa Station. In “Gangi Street Central Market” a variety of famous Niigata produce is available and products such as the famous sasadango (mugwort-flavored mochi and red beans wrapped in bamboo leaves), Koshihikari rice grown in Minamiuonuma, pickles, confectionery, and local goods are on sale. In addition to “Ponshu-kan,” providing various Niigata sake and local cuisine, a visitor center providing sightseeing information and restaurants are also in the building.
  • Yukiguni Maitake Bussankan
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    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumashi Yokawa 2968-1
    Yukiguni Maitake Bussankan near Muikamachi Interchange on National Route 253 in Yokawa, Minamiuonuma City is a product promotion center. It sells mushrooms such as yukiguni maitake, goods related to Yuki-chan, a unique character mascot, local sake and rice from Niigata mainly Minamiuonuma, and well-known local products such as Yummy’s ice cream. You can also experience pick-and-pay for fresh maitake, king trumpet mushrooms, and shimeji which are directly delivered from a bio center. Restaurant Yukiguni on the same site offers mushroom dishes.

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  • MILLS Tokamachi
    Shopping
    Niigata Tokamachi-shi Takadacho 3- Nishi 375-5
  • Sennen Koji Ya Main Store
    Shopping
    Niigata Minamiuonuma Nagamori 627-8
  • Okuma Milk
    Life / Living / Hospital
    Niigata Tokamachi-shi Nakajo Hei 1067
  • Kawada Shoji
    Life / Living / Hospital
    Niigata Tokamachi-shi Baba Otsu 573-1
  • Kobayashi Milk
    Life / Living / Hospital
    Niigata Tokamachi-shi Nakasenda Ko 388
  • Fujimaki Milk
    Shopping
    Niigata Tokamachi-shi Aramachi Shinden 1040-1
  • Iwamura Shokai
    Shopping
    Niigata Tokamachi-shi Ueno Ko 1186-3
  • Furusawa
    Shopping
    Niigata Tokamachi-shi Baba Otsu 371-11
  • Otukayasho
    Shopping
    Nigata Pref. Tokamachishi Gejou 4-402
  • Kuriya Store
    Shopping
    Niigata Tokamachi-shi Yamanota 11-2
  • Kiyoshiya
    Shopping
    Nigata Pref. Tokamachishi Nishikichou 1-20
  • Fujimiyashokuryozakka
    Shopping
    Nigata Pref. Tokamachishi Imogawa B 333-2
  • Marusen
    Shopping
    Nigata Pref. Tokamachishi Nakajou Kou 719
  • Mi Fujiya
    Shopping
    Niigata Tokamachi-shi Inubushi 604
  • Yamaichi Ya Store
    Shopping
    Niigata Tokamachi-shi Baba Ki 1536-16

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Found along the northwestern coast of Japan, Niigata prefecture is celebrated for its high-quality rice and breathtaking nature, most notably its spectacular mountains, whose white peaks draw in snow sports lovers from far and wide over the winter months. Hit the slopes at Yuzawa, pick out your favourite modern artist at Echigo Tsumari, or take a ferry over to Sado Island for an extra adventure.

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