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Recommended Walking Courses Itoigawa City, Niigata Pref United Nations Itoigawa Educational, Scientific and UNESCO Cultural Organization Global Geopark Recommended Walking Courses Itoigawa City, Niigata Pref. Course Course min min 1 60 2 60 Walk the historic streets of Itoigawa Culture & History Walk 8 Lucky Gods & Sweets Walk and encounter local cuisine, The wise and beautiful Princess Nunakawa joins Japan's Seven charming storefronts, as well as Lucky Gods on this course. Find all the statues! Itoigawa Station Sea of Japan Exit rich local history and culture. START 5 min Itoigawa Station Sea of Japan Exit START Historic Souma Gyofū House 5 min 3 min Gangi Streets and Itoigawa's Eight Lucky Gods Sea of Japan Observation Deck 5 min Kyōya English Kaga-no-I Brewery 10 min 7 min Makino Candies Salt Trail Start 3 min 5 min Benikyū Ushitsunagi-ishi (Cow-hitching stone) 10 min 10 min Itoigawa Station Sea of Japan Exit GOAL Itoigawa Station Sea of Japan Exit GOAL Gangi Streets and Itoigawa's Eight Lucky Gods Historic Souma Gyofū House Itoigawa traditionally experiences very heavy snowfall, so in the central part of town, houses and shops were built with very Souma Gyofū was a famous local poet and scholar. His house long eaves called 'gangi.' They were connected together to is preserved exactly as it was when he lived in it decades ago. make a roof over the streets for travelers. Among these eaves sit 8 stone statues, each representing one of Japan's Seven Lucky Gods, with the addition of Itoigawa's Princess Nunaka- wa. Try to visit them all! Ushitsunagi-ishi (Cow-hitching stone) Located in the garden of Saishōji Temple, this rock was once used by the ushikata who drove oxen along the Salt Trail. Few such rocks still exist today. ※Due to damage caused by the 2016 Itoigawa Great Fire, statues ③Bishamonten and ⑦Fukurōjin are not on display. Ushitsunagi-ishi Historic Souma Gyofū House Makino Candies Bronze Statue of Itoigawa's (Cow-hitching stone) Eight Lucky Gods TEL025-555-7344 FAX025-555-7364 Contact Itoigawa City Tourism Association E-mail [email protected] Beautiful View of Sea of Japan Observation Deck the Sea of Japan! Sea of Japan Souvenirs &Local Produce 650m Onyubeshi (Kyōya) 400m from Station Onyubeshi is a type of yubeshi, a from Station Makino Candies Maruriichi Otake Seafood (10 min) simple delicacy made from yuzu, (5 min) A long-loved Itoigawa favorite. Handmade Specialty shop known for their dried fish, For Toyama miso and rice. It was first made Kaga-no-I Brewery Statue of For J etsu candies in many flavors. seaweed and more! ← here at Kyōya over 400 years ago ō → 9:00 － 18:00 Closed Tue & 4th Mon 8:00 － 19:00 Closed Every Other Tue and was a favorite of Lord Maeda Founded in 1650, this is one of Princess Nunakawa National Route 8 of Kaga Province. He bought some Niigata Prefecture's oldest and Takeminakata Kyōya Matsuki & Hakuho as a gift to Shogun Tokugawa and breweries. It was also used as a Itoigawa Stone Walk Bus Home of Making 'Onyubeshi' since the 1600s. A Gift shop specializing in local sake and jade was so pleased with it he gave it 'honjin,' a type of official lodging for Tsurukiya Parking favorite of Shogun Tokugawa! jewelry. Salt Trail Start the name "Onyubeshi," or nobility, by the Maeda Clan of famous writer 9:00 － 19:00 Closed Tue 9:00 － 18:00 Closed Sun "Honorable Yubeshi." Kaga Province (Kanazawa Area), and scholar, hence its name which means "The Benikyū Sweets Itoigawa Local Produce Center Well of Kaga." Souma Gyofū Local castella senbei & sweets shop with Gift & souvenir shop located right next to Haruyoshi & Hanamura Kaibo Seaside Park 200 years of history. Itoigawa Station. The Salt Trail 8:30 － 18:30 Closed Tue 9:00 － 18:00 Closed Jan 1 Long an important trade route, Ikehara Sweets during the Sengoku Era, local Handmade Japanese sweets. Try "Shio warlord Uesugi Kenshin Okuri no Michi!" famously continued to send salt 8:30 － 18:00 Closed Irregularly along this trail to his enemy, Restroom Takeda Shingen̶stopping the salt shipments would have Recovery Historic Souma Gyofū House Restaurants caused undue suffering to Kaga-no-I Brewery Commemorative Takeda's people. Manhole Cover Sushi Restaurant Shino Trattoria Bambino Tsukitoku Sushi made with local fish! Authentic pizza and steak cooked in a ① ③ Soba ⑦ Hanten wood-fired oven. Resting ⑤ Old Takano Photo Studio 12:00 － 14:00 , 17:00 － 24:00 Restaurant Resting 11:00 － 14:00 , 16:30 － 22:00 Closed Mon Closed Sun, 2nd & 4th Mon P Izumiya Built in 1928, this old photo studio Kyōya Trattoria is preserved as one of Itoigawa's Buono Yakiniku Tenanmon Honch -d ri first Western-style buildings. ō ō Enjoy pizza, pasta, beef stew and more at Enjoy premium black-hair wagyu beef Bambino Registered as a National Historical 清酒 this western restaurant. anytime! Landmark. 11:30 － 14:40 , 17:30 － 21:00 Closed Tue 17:30 － 24:30 Closed Mon ② ④ ⑥ ⑧ Soba Restaurant 醸造元 Kinshichi Kitare Hinokiya Toys Town Itoyo Ajisai Yamagishi Kimono Shop Enjoy soba, ramen and more at this Enjoy Itoigawa's fresh wild vegetables and restaurant near the station. seafood 11:00 － 14:30 Closed Irregularly Call for hours Ekimae-d Coffee House Tirol Aoi Shokudō A traditional Japanese-style café long-loved Ramen, katsudon and more. Reasonable Yama-no-Homare (Benikyū) by local people. prices and large servings! Ikedaya Brewery These delicious castella-flavored 8:00 － 19:00 Closed Irregularly 10:00 － 15:00 , 17:00 － 20:30 Closed Sun cookies are made by hand just as ō Makers of the local sake ri they first were over 90 years ago. "Kenshin" since 1812, Hakuba-d Historic Takano Photo Studio Kikori Café Kannoya the brewery features an They travel well making them a Featuring coffee hand-selected and roasted Enjoy kaiseki cuisine and fresh seafood. impressive 20 m long beam Izakaya popular gift. by the owner. carved from a single local Tsurumaru Benikyū Sweets 10:00 － 20:00 / Tue 10:00 － 17:30 Closed Wed 11: 3 0 － 14:00 , 17:00 － 20:30 Closed Sun Hayakawa Cedar tree. Princess Nunakawa Izakaya Tsurumaru ō Zendokoro Kurohime ri Japan's oldest historical records tell of a Enjoy delicious food and drinks late into the Enjoy fresh local seafood served Matsuki night! Saishōji Ikedaya Miichan-dōri Zendokoro wise and beautiful princess called Nunakawa kaiseki-style. Hakuho 17:00 － 3:00 / Sun 18:00 － 23:00 Temple Brewery Makino Candies Kurohime who ruled over Itoigawa thousands of years Closed Irregularly 11: 0 0 － 14:00 , 17:00 － 22:00 Closed Tue Kōrinmaru Kannoya ago. She married the god Ōkuninushi-no- Mikoto of Izumo Grand Shrine, producing a Pub Restaurant Caprino Soba Restaurant Kinshichi son who is the god of Suwa Grand Shrine in Enjoy food, drinks and karaoke at this Enjoy delicious soba, unagi (eel) and rice Hotel Ebiya Nagano. It's said that holding this statue's late-night pub. bowls here! Ushitsunagi-ishi 11: 0 0 － 14:00 , 17:00 － 19:30 Makino-no-Ame hand will bring you good fortune. (Cow-hitching stone) Shōri Shige Sushi 18:00 － 26:00 Closed Mon Closed Thu & 3rd Sun (Makino Candy Shop) Sushi The Makino Family have Fisherman's Seafood Dining Asuka Soba Restaurant Izumiya Sanai Travel Handmade soba served in our specially Coffee House Tirol been making these Bar Mana'o Uenoya Statue of Princess Nunakawa Enjoy fresh, seasonal seafood prepared by traditional style hard Kikori Itoigawa a local fisherman! prepared broth. candies since 1954. Yakiniku 11: 0 0 － 19:00 Closed Tue,Wed Café JA Hisui 18:00 － 23:00 Closed Sun They are individually Tenanmon Chūō-dōri Hotel Geopark Post Office wrapped in edible starch Sushi Restaurant Fisherman's Bar Mana'o Tsukitoku Hanten Restroom Salt Trail paper, rather than plastic. A bit of Yokohama-style authentic Chinese Square Itoo Bicycles Shino Bus Terminal Enjoy fresh seafood at this "Fisherman's along the Sea of Japan! Bicycle Rentals Maruriichi Izakaya Bar." 11: 0 0 － 14:00 , 16:30 － 21:00 Taxi Stand Coin In Jade Kingdom Center Closed Irregularly Aoi Shokudō Otake Seafood Genbei Jade Kingdom 17:00 － 24:00 Closed Irregularly Parking Pub Restaurant Seafood Dining Hotel Gold 8 Center Itoigawa Local Uenoya Shōri Sushi Asuka Local fish served as sushi or sashimi. Try Caprino Sea of Japan Exit Tourist Information Produce Center Seafood, rice bowls, set meals and more Hokuriku Shinkansen Ikehara Sweets Kōban (Police) (North Exit) our fried fish, too! Café LINK 7:00 － 9:00, 11:30 － 14:00, 17:30 － 21:00 17:00 － 24:00 Closed Mon Tourist Information Itoigawa Station Find Town Itoyo Kōrinmaru Shige Sushi Echigo Tokimeki Railway Bicycle Rentals Authentic sushi with fresh, seasonal fish. souvenirs Izakaya Taki Enjoy fried seafood, sashimi and delicious Alps Exit (South Exit) here! sake at this fisherman's izakaya. Coin Parking 17:00 － 24:00 Closed Irregularly 11: 3 0 － 22:00 Closed Tue Restroom Izakaya Genbei Haruyoshi & Hanamura "Fast, cheap, delicious" is our motto. Enjoy Enjoy kappō-style cuisine at this hidden Bus Terminal seafood, ramen, yakitori and more! gem. SL Park GeoStation GeoPal Taxi Stand This welcome center for the In Itoigawa Station 11:30 － 14:00 , 17:00 － 23:00 Closed Sun Reservation Only Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark Tsurukiya is a great place to get the latest Izakaya Taki Enjoy local sake and the taste of Itoigawa's Serving delicious kappō-style Japanese tourist information as well as Convenience Store Public Telephone GeoPal mountains and sea cuisine for over 200 years. enjoy a variety of exhibits ATM Smoking Area 11:30 － 13:30 , 18:30 － 23:00 11: 0 0 － 14:00 , Dinner by Reservation including interactive model Guesthouse Sun Lunch Only, Mon Dinner Only Closed Irregularly Look for railroads! Furuhata Restroom the 8 statues along Ajisai Honchō-dōri! Itoigawa's Eight Lucky Gods Buono Amatsu Shrine Seven Lucky Gods + Princess Nunakawa Convenience Store Stone Restroom Bank One of Itoigawa's largest Shinto Chūō-ōdōri Steps shrines.
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