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Itinerary for Niigata (base of operations was the Toyoko Inn Niigata Ekimae, Niigata, Japan [Google Maps]):
2014/08/02 – Arrival from Osaka, Walkabout/Geocaching
2014/08/03 – Nagaoka (Nagaoka Festival)
2014/08/04 – Departure for Hakodate
At the Toyoko Inn Niigata Ekimae, Niigata (2014/08/02 13:56:37+09:00)
At the Toyoko Inn Niigata Ekimae, Niigata (2014/08/02 17:54:36+09:00)
At the Toyoko Inn Niigata Ekimae, Niigata (2014/08/03 10:41:39+09:00)
Somewhere in Niigata (2014/08/02 15:26:54+09:00)
Rainbow Tower, Niigata (2014/08/02 15:49:12+09:00)
Somewhere in Niigata (2014/08/02 16:08:35+09:00)
Somewhere in Niigata (2014/08/02 16:32:04+09:00)
Somewhere in Niigata (2014/08/02 16:56:00+09:00)
Somewhere in Nagaoka (2014/08/03 13:19:38+09:00)
Aoshi Shrine, Nagaoka (2014/08/03 13:41:15+09:00)
Aoshi Shrine, Nagaoka (2014/08/03 13:42:40+09:00)
Aoshi Shrine, Nagaoka (2014/08/03 13:43:50+09:00)
Aoshi Shrine, Nagaoka (2014/08/03 13:50:14+09:00)
Yukyuzan Park, Nagaoka (2014/08/03 14:21:37+09:00)
Yukyuzan Park, Nagaoka (2014/08/03 14:34:38+09:00)
Somewhere in Nagaoka (2014/08/03 16:08:00+09:00)
Shimano River, Nagaoka (2014/08/03 16:20:41+09:00)
Shimano River, Nagaoka (2014/08/03 17:21:47+09:00)
Shimano River, Nagaoka (2014/08/03 17:24:13+09:00)
Shimano River, Nagaoka (2014/08/03 17:39:34+09:00)
Shimano River, Nagaoka (2014/08/03 18:47:19+09:00)
Shimano River, Nagaoka (2014/08/03 19:53:05+09:00)
Shimano River, Nagaoka (2014/08/03 19:56:09+09:00)
Shimano River, Nagaoka (2014/08/03 19:56:16+09:00)
Shimano River, Nagaoka (2014/08/03 19:58:21+09:00)
Shimano River, Nagaoka (2014/08/03 19:58:33+09:00)
Shimano River, Nagaoka (2014/08/03 20:18:01+09:00)
Shimano River, Nagaoka (2014/08/03 20:30:55+09:00)
Somewhere in Nagaoka (2014/08/03 20:41:05+09:00)
Somewhere in Nagaoka (2014/08/03 20:46:44+09:00)
Somewhere in Nagaoka (2014/08/03 20:47:13+09:00)
Somewhere in Nagaoka (2014/08/03 20:47:48+09:00)
JR Niigata Station, Niigata (2014/08/04 08:54:54+09:00)
A 4 minutes segment from the 2 hours long fireworks show at the Nagaoka Festival
Leaving Niigata – 8mins of mostly rice fields