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A sake shop located along National Route 8, overlooking the Sea of Japan. It offers a selection of rare and limited sake from Niigata, perfect for travel memories and souvenirs. The second floor of the store features a free rest area with views of "Aomi River Station," said to be the closest station to the Sea of Japan, and the tourist spot "Lover's Cape" in Kashiwazaki, allowing families to relax comfortably. The shop is located at the top of a steep hill after getting off at Aomi River Station.

A museum located in the Kaze no Oka Kashiwazaki Collection Village. It houses approximately 50,000 local toys collected by Shoji Iwashita from Kashiwazaki. Out of the collection, 10,000 items are on display. In addition to the blue-eyed doll from the early Showa period, which was a goodwill ambassador for Japan-U.S. friendship, traditional kokeshi dolls, earthen bells, papier-mâché, clay dolls, kites, and various local toys from across Japan, as well as items rooted in traditional customs and daily life, are showcased. The visit takes about 30 minutes. You can also experience painting the representative local toy of Niigata, the triangular daruma, and solve puzzles. If you solve the puzzle, you will receive a mini triangular daruma as a gift.

A museum located in the Kashiwazaki Collection Village, Kaze no Oka. From the end of the Tokugawa period, the collection of Meiji was exhibited mainly. From the perspective of the common people, the appearance of the Japanese version of the Japanese version and the opening of the Japanese government, such as the Japanese clock and the arquegris gun, is introduced. The taste of the lithograph, which is said to be a "forehead painting", is exactly "Gōnaka no Ya", and works by woodblock poet Sumio Kawakami are also on display. It has planned exhibitions in spring, summer and autumn. It takes 30 minutes.