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Nagaoka, Sanjo, and Kashiwazaki are home to tourist attractions such as Enma Market, Ishichi Beach, and Akasakayama Park, tourist events such as horseback archery, Nagaoka Festival, and Ume Festival, and local delicacies such as Italian food and rice balls.
Kashiwazaki City has a beautiful coastline and is rich in the bounty of the Sea of Japan. Nagaoka City, which prospered as a castle town and is now the second largest city in the prefecture. Nagaoka City is famous for having produced many great men such as Tsugunosuke Kawai, Torasaburo Kobayashi, and Isoroku Yamamoto, but it is also widely known for its many sake breweries.
Sanjo, an important transportation hub through which the Joetsu Shinkansen and Hokuriku Expressway pass, is a town with a thriving metal product manufacturing industry.
The Kashiwazaki, Nagaoka, and Sanjo area has many sightseeing spots rich in regional characteristics, including magnificent nature, temples and churches, historic sites, art galleries and museums, outdoor sports facilities, and hot springs, allowing visitors to see, play, eat, shop, and soak in the area.
The SOWA Art Museum, founded by Kazutaka Kenshige, Japan's leading expert on trick art, is one of the few trick art museums in Japan. Since it mainly exhibits reproductions of famous European paintings, many people visit here for the "SOWA Art Museum.
The "Lover's Cape" is famous as a spot for fulfilling love. Located on a cliff surrounded by the Sea of Japan, it offers a spectacular view of the Fukuura Coast, and many people visit not only for lovers but also for the view.
The Nihonkai Fisherman's Cape is the perfect place to see, eat, and stay. Nihonkai Fisherman's Cape is a tourist complex that includes the Nihonkai Fresh Fish Center, which sells seafood, restaurants, a hotel, and a museum.
When thinking of delicious food in Kashiwazaki, Nagaoka, and Sanjo, many people think of fresh seafood or the nationally famous hegisoba (buckwheat noodles), but in fact, ramen is also famous.
In fact, ramen is also famous. "Simple ultra-fine ramen," "Tsubame-Sanjo back fat ramen," "ginger-flavored ramen," and "split-soup miso ramen" are recognized locally as the four major types of ramen. Seafood and soba noodles are good, but you may also want to try some local ramen as a memory of your trip.