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A famous inventor of “Ojiya Chijimi”, which is traditional fabric made of a kind of hemp called “Cho Ma” or “K […]

You might meet a sutra called Hannya Shin gyo if you have a chance to attend a Buddhist mass. This Hannya Shin […]

In Niigata Pref., there are two famous ponds which have floating islands formed of waterweeds, Uki Shima. One […]

American Modern Architect, Louis Sullivan wrote “form ever follows function” in his essay. In Ojiya city, trad […]

HOUNEN SHISHI MAI is harvest dances, which were introduced to Ojiya with Chijimi Cloth in the late Edo period […]

In 735, a famous holy saint Gyouki visited a temple called Hudouji at Iwasawa in Ojiya. He cut a Katsura tree […]

It is snowing in Ojiya and this is good for a big event in the early next month, “Ojiya Huusen Ikki&#822 […]

Hello! How was your St. Valentine’s Day? Did you spend happy time with your lover? No? Don’t worry. You will f […]

I will start with “Sanjyo” today. There are many alleys to visit in Sanjyo downtown. If you are an “Ojiya Chij […]

Akiyama district exists between Niigata pref. and Nagano pref. The district is included in the 100 mysterious […]