Izumozaki

Izumozaki (出雲崎) is a town in Niigata prefecture.

Understand
"Life in this world, to what can it be compared? An echo in the mountains reverberating through an empty sky."

- Ryōkan

Izumosaki is a small town (population around 6,000) located on the Japan Sea coast. It is famous among haiku enthusiasts as the birth place of the 18th century poet-monk Ryōkan (良寛), and there is small memorial in his honor located in the town.

Tourist information site
The local tourist association has a multilingual guide site.

Go next

 * Kashiwazaki
 * Kariwa
 * Nagaoka
 * Mitsuke
 * Tsubame
 * Yahiko
 * Ojiya
 * Sanjo
 * Joetsu