This time, I visited Echigo Yuzawa in Yuzawa Town, Minami-uwonuma District, Niigata Prefecture. Echigo Yuzawa is a hot spring town associated with Yasunari Kawabata's novel *Snow Country*. Around Echigo Yuzawa Station, we soaked in traditional public baths, enjoyed sake tasting at the bustling JR Echigo Yuzawa shopping mall popular with skiers and snowboarders, and savored dishes at popular izakayas and renowned *Hegi Soba* restaurants.
00:00 Opening
00:47 Echigo Yuzawa Station
02:49 Famous *Hegi Soba* restaurant "Nakano-ya Yuzawa Main Store"
03:53 Minshuku Nakazawa
04:34 "Yukiguni no Yado Takahan," the inn where Yasunari Kawabata wrote *Snow Country*
05:09 "Yama no Yu," the public bath where Yasunari Kawabata also bathed
05:55 Suwa Shrine, associated with the novel *Snow Country*
06:53 "Komako no Yu," featuring exhibits related to *Snow Country*
07:37 "Ponshukan Echigo Yuzawa Store," where you can sample Niigata sake
09:48 Popular izakaya "Yuzawa Kamakura"
11:44 Gala Yuzawa Ski Resort
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