Entries from 2023-01-01 to 1 month
I had to go to Ojiya City, a neighbor of Nagaoka City, and even though it was after noon, lunch had not yet been served. As I thought about what to eat, I decided that since I was in Ojiya, I wanted to eat soba. So I went to Wataya, which …
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NEMARU has recently begun serving drip coffee. Each person gets 10 grams of coffee beans (about one cup of coffee). The reason we have drip coffee, which you can grind from the bean, is so that you can enjoy your time at NEMARU and the cof…
Lately the owner has been into Jiro-style ramen. Do you know what Jiro-style ramen is? Generally speaking, it is a type of ramen with thick emulsified soup, thick noodles and lots of vegetables and thick meat. There is a branch of the orig…
Nagaoka City is full of restaurants where you can enjoy lunch. There is the ginger soy sauce ramen and the teradomari seafood set meal that I introduced in a previous blog, but to be honest, there are too many restaurants to introduce in t…
Your time at the hostel is from the time you are greeted at check-in until the time you are dismissed at check-out. Leaving the Inn after checking out is the start of a new day. Our staff (innkeeper) will be present at the beginning of the…
In this issue I would like to explain the check-in procedure! At NEMARU, check-in is always done in the presence of the innkeeper. This is so that we can answer any questions that first time guests may have, and so that they can enjoy thei…
NEMARU 2022 offers a wide range of facilities for guests with young children. For example... Waterproof sheets for beds Toilet seats for young children Bathroom step stools Full body shampoo for children Other items such as a children's ba…
When I say Niigata, the first thing that comes to mind is rice! And sake! I think that is what most people think of.No doubt about it! Right down the middle! But that's not all. Niigata is broadly divided into Joetsu, Chuetsu, Shimoetsu an…
If you've been with us recently, you know that From 2022 NEMARU offers bread as a light meal service. You can have it for breakfast, pick it up when you get hungry, or just enjoy the outdoors with our hot sandwich maker and fire pit (for h…
I want a quick bite to eat... Should I go to McDonald's or Starbucks? Starbucks? No, it's Tochio! The Tochio area (formerly Tochio City) is located in the mountainous region of Nagaoka. Have you ever heard of "Tochio's fried tofu"? It refe…
Did you know that the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial will be held in Niigata in 2022? Many people in the Kansai region may be familiar with the Setouchi International Art Festival, but the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale was started under the s…
One of Nagaoka's most popular tourist attractions is Teradomari, a port town on the Sea of Japan. It is a 20-minute drive from NEMARU, so the head innkeeper often goes there for fishing and driving. In the previous article we talked about …
This time we introduce Aoshima Shokudo, a Nagaoka style ginger soy sauce ramen. This 'system' is important! Nagaoka ramen is not just about ginger soy sauce. There are also various ginger soy sauce restaurants in and around the city, so it…
I'm Miura, innkeeper at NEMARU Stay&Discovery, a self-renovated inn in Yoita-machi, Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture!I have started a blog.Here I would like to transmit a variety of information related to the inn. Thank you very much for your c…