The day after we returned to Urawa from Seoul trip, we already had to pack again for another trip. We left for Niigata Prefecture for a 3-day trip with the family. My brother-in-law, Noboru lives in Niigata City, so we were going to meet him there.
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Niigata Prefecture is situated by the Sea of Japan in Northern Honshu Island. To get to Niigata City (capitol city of Niigata Prefecture), it takes about 2 hours by Shinkansen from Tokyo. We bought a bunch of obento (lunch boxes) and sake to enjoy in the train.
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As the train got closer to Niigata City, everything we saw was the snowy view. Noboru came to pick us up at Niigata Station and the car left for Senami.
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The snow storm was quite strong all the way to Senami. Here's the view of Sea of Japan.