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吉川の風景や人や酒（？！）を広く知らせていきます☆

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吉川とは？

新潟県は上越市にある吉川区が私たちの活動フィールド
そこにあるのは
　素晴らしい景色
　最高の米
　透きとおる日本酒
　　　　　　　そして
　心暖かい吉川の方々・・

行くだけで、都会では忘れてしまった”何か”を思い出させてくれる土地
それが吉川
私たちはこの町で、地元の方々と一緒に稲作や雪下ろし、温泉づくりといった
吉川活性化プロジェクトを邁進中です！

各回参加受付中！
連絡先：hosei_kome_kome_club@yahoo.co.jp

今年度のスケジュールはこちら



Sorry! The main language of our website is Japanese.
YOSHIKAWA is the gifted place. There're beautiful rice terraces, a hand-made hot spring, and tender people.
Let's try to learn Japanese, and come to see us!!

and more

吉川の場所

Introduction to Yoshikawa

Just this past weekend, I traveled with the Kome Kome Club up to the Yoshikawa River in Niigata Prefecture. Some impressions:

It's the middle of February, and the bullet train from Tokyo passes through snow covered mountains, popular ski and snowboarding destinations. The mountains open up a bit to terraced rice fields lying fallow for the winter; the area is renowned for its rice and sake. Just visible in the distance is the Sea of Japan.

We arrive at the old elementary school, now the community center, and sit down with members of the local community. Two of the club members have been recording the experiences of the older generation. After a short presentation, over hot food and good sake, we share laughter and conversation.

Usually, we would be spending time helping to clear the snow from the fields to prepare for planting, but the warm weather has left the fields almost bare. We go sledding instead. An old woman watching us play shares stories of how the snow used to pile so high that the children would sled from the top of the tall shed behind us on the slopes.

Afterwards, we relax in an onsen, or Japanese bath, steam floating in the air.


To my new friends: thank you for your graciousness and hospitality!

And dear reader, if you get a chance, go visit. It's worth the trip ^_^

Snow lantern

The old elementary school and snow lantern

James Li