After enjoying playing in the snow in Hakuba last time, we are now heading for Niigata.

The snow has turned to rain. The strong wind is shaking the car, and I'm scared.

When the rain calmed down, a beautiful rainbow appeared! We're going to pass under the rainbow arch!

It's heavy rain. The wind is also strong. There's also a little sleet falling.

It's hitting the window hard. The rain stopped along the coast a while ago, but it started raining again.

We played in the snow this morning, and now we're in the middle of a heavy downpour...

We're approaching our destination in this unstable weather. This is Tsubame-Sanjo, a town famous for its metalware.

I hope we'll find some great kitchenware! The first place we stopped by was the “High Grade Store”.

The wide interior of the store was filled with lots of stylish and functional kitchenware, which got me really excited!

This is so cute. This Staub pot can be used to cook rice. I think I'll get this one.

I was thinking of getting the earthenware pot over there, but this one's color is cute.

That's the size for cooking two cups of rice. You found a bamboo steamer. Now I'm wondering whether to get the 18cm or 24cm one.

The 18cm one might be too small. This one's 18cm and this one's 24cm. They're completely different sizes.

This one's small, right? I thought this one might be a bit big, but if I'm making it for three people,

I think this size is necessary. I'm thinking of buying a two-tiered steamer. The first tier can be used for vegetables, and the second tier can be used for meat.

I'll choose this one. I'll buy this set. This one is compatible with an induction cooktop.

So I can use it at home, too. Then I'll get this one. Yay, I can finally eat steamed vegetables at home!

I've been wanting one for a long time, so I'm so happy to have been able to buy a bamboo steamer and a pot for cooking rice!

It's so much fun that I could stay here for hours, but I've got to move on.

Next, I'm going to stop by the Michi-no-Eki Tsubame-Sanjo Local Products Center.

We want to buy a pot for shabu-shabu and a bread knife here! I recognize this place.

It's nostalgic. I'm so excited. There are lots of knives. They look sharp. They have interesting shapes.

That's a soba knife. This one looks good. It looks like it would be easy to use.

This one might be too big. I'll buy this one. I'm glad I found a good bread knife.

This shop is fun, too. Which one is the pot for shabu-shabu? This one.

These are the two types. I see, it's this shape... A pot with a partition in the middle,

that's the one I want. If it's in that shape, we can divide it in half for the spicy flavor for adults and half for the non-spicy flavor for Yuri and eat them together.

We can use it for other purposes, too, not just shabu-shabu. Then we won't buy these.

Are you sure? Let's use the pot we have in the camper today. All right. There's no choice.

Let's just buy these knives. All right, let's go. It's already completely dark.

Then next, let's go to the supermarket. There's an AEON nearby, so let's buy the ingredients there.

Just the meat. I've already prepared the vegetables at home. Thanks. Meat! Now, let's go.

I'm hungry. But we have to take a bath first, right? Yeah, let's go and have a bath first.

Tonight we'll be resting at the RV park on the grounds of the hot spring. We played in the snow a lot this morning, so we want to warm up.

I didn't play in the snow. Hey Yuri, we played in the snow a lot, didn't we?

The clothes I left here have completely dried out thanks to the FF heater. Shall we change into our room clothes?

My tired body has been healed. I'll get the portable gas stove, so get the table out.

Shabu-shabu. It's my favorite meal. I've already prepared the vegetables, so I'll quickly prepare them for dinner.

My stomach is rumbling. Your stomach has been rumbling a few times. Let's eat!

It's been a while since I've had shabu-shabu, but it's good!

I really wanted to buy a pot for shabu-shabu and use it, but I'll look for one next time.

I've always liked shabu-shabu the best, but as I get older, I can't eat the fat from grilled meat, so

I've come to love shabu-shabu even more. Isn't shabu-shabu the only way we can eat a lot of meat?

We can't eat a lot of steak or grilled meat. It's sad. It's not as cold today as it was yesterday.

That's true. The temperature is completely different. I thought Niigata would be colder than Hakuba in Nagano, but

That wasn't the case. It's cold and raining outside, but the hot spring and the hot pot are keeping us warm.

It's very warm in the camper on a winter's night, which is like a small studio apartment.

It's almost time for Yuri to sleep, so we'll lay out the futon. Good night, Yuri.

Now it's time for a nightcap. We'll heat up some sake and grilled cod roe on the iron stove.

We drink Niigata sake chilled first. Then warm it up. Cheers! It's dry and good.

I think it'll be even better when it's heated up. I like dry sake. I like this too.

The spicy cod roe might already be cooked. Let's have a look. Good. Looks tasty.

Let's eat it. It's been a while since I've had this. Thanks to this stove, it's easy to cook.

And it cooks quickly, too. This is good. It's tasty. The spicy cod roe goes well with sake.

It's the best. Today, I'm glad I was able to buy what I wanted: a pot for cooking rice.

Not a clay pot, but a Staub pot. I can't wait to use it. I also bought a bamboo steamer.

That shop was really fun. I want to go back again. That's good. It's not really close enough to go there easily, though.

Let's have some hot sake. It smells good. Good. It's hot. It's dry.

It's good. Hot sake is better. It's dry. It's good. This is good.

Niigata sake is good. Night drinking with good sake and snacks while watching the flickering fire and my daughter's sleeping face.

This is my favorite time of night when car camping. We'll sleep after drinking this. The snowy landscape from yesterday has completely changed, and it's a rainy morning.

I like the view from the window, which changes every morning during the trip, but it feels strange when it changes so much.

Now, I'll make breakfast. You were awake. Good morning. You were awake. I could see you. You were awake, right?

I could see you. Are you hungry? Just a moment, I'm making breakfast this morning.

Just a moment. What's wrong? You're getting closer. I can't see anything. Just a moment.

For breakfast, I'm going to have a bowl of *millet* porridge with oatmeal, which I like to have on cold mornings.

Now, let's eat. I added oatmeal to the millet porridge, so it's filling and good.

I want to add more easy microwave breakfast recipes to my repertoire. We hadn't decided what to do today, so I'm not sure what to do now...

For now, I'm going to go to the roadside station nearby, which looks interesting! Oh, this looks interesting!

A set of local sake, and my favorite one-cup sake! This is good. It's great that you can make cute Santa Claus maracas!

The rice ball jams all look good, so I can't decide... I'll buy the eggplant ginger!

This Japanese confectionery is the perfect snack for today! I can't help buying drip-bag coffee when I see it.

I found a one-cup sake corner! There are so many different kinds, it makes me excited.

I usually choose sake by flavor, but with one-cup sake I choose by the design. There are lots of sake breweries in Niigata.

There is a place for day camping and footbaths behind the building! I'm glad to see that the number of well-equipped roadside stations is increasing.

Marshmallows are really good when roasted over a campfire! This roadside rest area was really interesting.

If we come back to this area again, let's stay at the RV park here. I'm a bit hungry, so let's have lunch.

I found a restaurant that looks good nearby, so let's head there. The antique atmosphere is really nice.

The spaghetti here is so delicious! It might be the best I've ever had! And this stone-oven French toast...

The outside is crunchy and the inside is melt-in-your-mouth; it's too good! If I come to Niigata again, I'll definitely come back to eat here!

I'll drop by the antique shop next door later. The antique shop is also really nice, and before I knew it, two hours had passed.

Snack time before heading home. It's fluffy. It's good. Tsubame-Sanjo was fun.

Kitchenware; I can look at them all day and never get bored. I wanted to look at them even more.

Is one night and two days not enough? But if I stay for too long, I might end up buying too much.

Tsubame-Sanjo, where good food and sophisticated metalware gather. Next time, I want to come back when it's covered in snow.

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