Drive from Yahiko to Echigo-Yuzawa

Tsubame/Sanjo city is where Japan's metalworks are concentrated. This center aggregates the products of the various metal works company. Makes it a great place to see all the different brands of gardening tools, kitchenware, knifes, wasabi graters, to specialised japanese chisels and a 60kyen hammers. Not sure what I am going to pound with that.
Everyone found something to buy ... 😀

Was looking for a quick lunch option so that we don't miss the train back to Tokyo.

A rather random pick lands us at this interesting and pretty out of town ramen stall with black garlic white soup ramen ... as featured in Niigata 100 ramen

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