Saturday, February 17, 2024

A Showa-style Dagashi-ya Candy Store

 C-57 is the largest Showa-style dagashiya in Niigata, with over 300 varieties of 'low-grade' (the da [駄] of dagashi ) candies, sweets, and sundries. Located in Niitsu, nicknamed 'Railroad Town' because of its long history as a hub for Japan National Railways (until 1987) and its successor, East Japan Railway Company (familiarly, JR East), the shop takes its name from the old steam locomotive 'C-57', pictured prominently above the entrance.  Clink the link below to see a video of the shop's exterior.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptf5g8KaQk0

For videos of the interior:

https://youtube.com/shorts/6vxh5-9fY3k?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5k93LqLW-nM

https://youtube.com/shorts/-UAMhrE-ddQ?si=vcUZXP7X3irMtRX0

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