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 …

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…

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…

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…