Places behind the journey.
Useful places first. Photography is a bonus, never a requirement.
Hanshin Uozaki Station
Hanshin Uozaki Station is the starting point for this Nada Gogo walk, setting you up to continue west through the sake district and finish at Hanshin Ishiyagawa Station instead of retracing your route.
Yutoku Inari Shrine
A dramatic next-day destination near Kashima that gives a sake stay a strong cultural second act.
Hizen-Hama Station
The practical arrival point for Hizen Hamashuku, with a local sake bar built into the station experience.
Niigata Station
The practical hub that makes this entire sake route unusually easy without a car.
Ponshukan Niigata
A station-side tasting stop that makes it easy to sample a wide range of Niigata sake before boarding your train.
Nuttari Terrace Street
A small, characterful detour between the brewery and the waterfront, with renovated old shopfronts and local-scale charm.