Early morning outside Niigata Station |
Ornate lamppost and station surrounds |
Bandai Bridge over the wide Shinano River |
Bus crossing the Bandai Bridge |
Next 21 Building down Masayakōji-dōri |
Masayakōji-dōri in central Niigata |
Torii at the entrance to Hakusan-kōen |
Stone lantern detail, Hakusan-kōen |
Outer torii of Hakusan-jinja |
Lilypads and flowers with wooden bridge |
Lilies in Hakusan-kōen |
Main gate of Hakusan-jinja |
Hello Kitty votive plaques, Hakusan-jinja |
Niigata Prefectural Government Memorial Hall |
Front facade of the memorial hall |
Bicycle and baseball statue in Furumachi Arcade |
Cartoonish baseball statue, Furumachi Arcade |
Suwa-jinja in Shibata |
Entrance to Shimizu-en, Shibata |
Red maple leaves and stone lantern, Shimizu-en |
Stone lantern and tea house, Shimizu-en |
Preserved guardhouse for Edo-era soldiers |
Street running through Shibata's Teramachi |
Main gate of Hōkō-ji in the Teramachi |
Standard shopping street in Shibata |
Fukiya Kōji Memorial Museum |
Omōte-mon gate at Shibata Castle |
Restored Tatsumi-yagura, Shibata-jō |
Original Sumi-yagura of Shibata-jō |
Cloud-streaked sky over the Sangai-yagura |
Shibata Catholic Church |
JR Shibata Station |