The Sake, Sushi & Story of a Snow Country Port City with Jenya Yuss / Edge of Niigata

Snow Country Stories Japan

In Episode 29 of the podcast we return to Niigata Prefecture and onto Niigata City to speak with Jenya Yuss. Jenya works for Edge of Niigata, a travel company based in Niigata City and operating tours and experiences in the city and wider prefecture. As such she’s an ideal person to introduce to the story and the reasons to visit Niigata.

When Japanese think about the snow country, Niigata is one of the first prefectures to spring to mind. Subject to very heavy snowfall, Niigata is synonymous with that snow along with its rice, sake and seafood. Situated on the coast of the Sea of Japan and at confluence of two rivers, Niigata City has long been an important trade and port city that connected Japan to the outside world. A place through which people passed along with traded goods. A mix of the traditional, industrial and grittier elements you’d expect of a port city.

Jenya and I discuss the city and its history, her own story, travel experiences offered by Edge of Niigata along with tips of onward journeys further into the snow country by train and ferry. You can find more information on the Edge of Niigata website or follow them on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. More information including links to everything we discuss in the episode, images and a map showing you where in the snow country we are, are on the episode page of the Snow Country Stories Japan website.

Snow Country Stories Japan is a bi-weekly podcast about life and travel in Japan's legendary 'yukiguni'. For more information about the show and your host, visit our website - www.snowcountrystories.com - and make sure to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

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1. Episode Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Niigata: The Tale of a Snow Country Port City (00:02:56)

3. (A Little Bit Of) Jenya's Story (00:07:30)

4. Edge of Niigata: Exploring the Old Port Town (00:09:09)

5. Sake & Bar Hopping Tours with Edge of Niigata (00:14:02)

6. Sushi (& Sake) Tours with Edge of Niigata (00:20:10)

7. Tours Offered Outside of the City in Niigata Prefecture (00:23:46)

8. How to Get to Niigata City & Recommended Onward Travel (00:26:19)

9. Ferry Services from Niigata City (00:28:22)

10. Edge of Niigata Website & Social Media (00:31:37)

11. Episode Close (00:33:02)