NAGAOKA, NIIGATA
JAPAN
Renowned for its exquisite "Koshihikari" rice and it's yearly fireworks festivals, the city of Nagaoka is located on the main island of "Honshu," the largest island of Japan. The city of Nagaoka captivates with its pristine natural landscapes, abundant winter snowfall, and the world-famous Nishikigoi, or ornamental carp, embodying a harmonious blend of cultural heritage and natural beauty.
A view over-looking Mud Ponds in Yamakoshi Mushigame, Niigata prefecture of Japan.
A Koi mud pond at the beginning of winter, blanketed with snow.
A view over-looking Mud Ponds in Yamakoshi Mushigame, Niigata prefecture of Japan.
NAGAOKA PLACES IMAGE GALLERY
In this photograph (taken on August 2nd 2019) spectators sit along Nagaoka's Shinano river to watch the annual fireworks show. Every year for two nights, a fireworks show is held in the city of Nagaoka in commemoration of the fire bombing of Nagaoka city which occurred on August 1st 1945.
A collection of Jomon period ceramic pots displayed at the Niigata Prefecturtural Museum of History, located in Nagaoka, Niigata Japan.
The ceramic pots seen in the photographs are pottery from the Middle "Jomon" period which is said to have been between 4,000 to 5,000 years ago, and were produced by hunter gatherers. Shards of ceramic pottery, figurines, ropes, tools and bones have been found scattered throughout Niigata prefecturere.
