7 of the best restaurants in Niigata, Japan’s rising food destination

7 of the best restaurants in Niigata, Japan’s rising food destination

Japan’s Niigata prefecture may be less than 90 minutes away from Tokyo via bullet train, but the area, known for producing Japan’s best koshihikari rice and sake, rarely appears on people’s radar as a food destination. This is slowly changing. Michelin released a special edition of its guide for Niigata in 2020. And in September … Read more