Niigataology

187 Description: Teradomari Market (Sakana no Ameyoko) is located in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, 940-2502 (along National Route 402 facing the Sea of Japan). This is of course Nagaoka City, and close to Sado Island and Sanjo. According to the Tourism Association its a bustling open-air market featuring about a dozen fishmongers and souvenir shops selling fresh seafood, sashimi, crabs from Sado Island, and hamayaki (whole-grilled skewered seafood). Hours 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM How to Get there, its accessible via an Echigo Kotsu bus from JR Nagaoka Station (approx. 60–75 minutes) or a roughly 30- to 35-minute drive from the Hokuriku Expressway (Nagaokakita Smart IC or Nakanoshima-Mitsuke IC).

Kuidokoro Satomi Kamegai ten くいどころ里味, founded in 1974, serves as a community meeting spot. Kuidokoro (くいどころ / 食い処) means "a place to eat", Satomi (里味) with its Kanji means "hometown flavor", because that was the aim of the restaurant a rustic taste of comfort. It plays on the phrase sato no aji (里の味), which translates to "taste of the countryside" or "home-style flavor", which means the majority of foods are Niigata sourced ingredients. They serve up Hegi Soba (Funori Soba), Tare Katsu, Tempura, Koshi-hikari Rice, Maguro Zuke Don (Marinated Maguro Don), Negitoro Don, Unagi Box, Beef Box, and Nigiri Sushi. Their mascot is the "Mito Komon doll" based on the longest-running television period drama in Japanese history. There are 19 locations in the areas of: Shibata, Higashi-Ward, Nishi-Ward, Nishikan-ku, Akiha-ward, Minami Ward, Gosen City, Tsubame City, Kamo City, Sanjo City, Mitsuke City, Nagaoka City, Kashiwazaki City, Ojiya City, and J...