Murakami, Niigata
Murakami is quite rural and beautiful if you enjoy scenery, as it contains both the Sea of Japan on one side of the city, mountainous landscapes on the other, and long-running streams and rivers in between.
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Murakami is quite rural and beautiful if you enjoy scenery, as it contains both the Sea of Japan on one side of the city, mountainous landscapes on the other, and long-running streams and rivers in between.
What would be the point if you didn't meander through its narrow streets, lined with old wooden homes, teahouses, craft stores, and temples, stopping to watch, say, an old man make tatami mats or a woman arrange delicate sweets in her centuries-old shop like they were expensive pieces of jewelry?
The impending vacation in Japan is attractive, but of course you never looked forward to the flight – you want to be there, but the getting there isn’t much part of the fun.
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