sake festival

opening ceremony of the sake festival (sake-no jin)

Niigata sake-no-jin (新潟酒の陣）

Niigata sake-no-jin takes place in March every year.
The two day event attracts sake-lovers from around the world.
festival's info: http://www.niigata-sake.or.jp/torikumi/sakenojin/
about sake in Niigata: http://www.niigata-sake.or.jp/movie/
how to get: http://www.tokimesse.com/english/index.html

Yahiko Kiku festival in Yahiko, Niigata

Yahiiko Kiku festival (chrysanthemum festival) from  Nov.1 to 24. every year. 
details: http://www.e-yahiko.com/kiku.htm
how to get: http://www.e-yahiko.com/contents/access/index.html  

十日町、津南ガイドツアー （Tours in Tokamachi and Tsunan）

ガイドの様子

Najomon museum in Tsunan featuring  agriculture and the Jomon peried
http://www.najomon.com/　

Explaining about the land form of Tsunan.

House of light (light museum in Tokamachi).
http://www11.ocn.ne.jp/~jthikari/index.html

Outside the Najomon museum are the replica houses of the Jomon period.

十日町、津南ガイドツアーの紹介記事 （Monitoring tour in Tsunan and Tokamachi, Niigata）

Monitoring tours to examine a potentiality of tourism in Uonuma, Niigata in Autumn, 2011.

I guided the two tours in two months in Tsunan (津南）and Tokamachi (十日町市）, which included a total of 30 students from different countries from IUJ (国際大学、新潟県南魚沼市）.