"Niigata Account of a Journy" appeared on every Sunday on a local news paper which named Niigata Nippo serially from January 1996, and introduced misterious astronomical world and relationship between stars and human life, giving priority to subjects of stars that are associated with our birthplace. Each article was based on abundant materials gathered in Niigata, trip for NHK and various experience in abroad. And it has astronomical photograph or illustration. There is some of them as an original text.

Extracts from "Niigata Account of a Journy"

Universe of Kenji Miyazawa
Night of Milky Way Railroad

Explain about mistery of some sceans in novel "Night of Milky Way Railroad" show astronomical photographs of Milky Way from Northern Cross to Southern Cross.

A sky full of stars at full moon

Legend of Lake

Legend of Lake II

Report; Legend of Lake

Dondoyaki and starry night

• Night sky of novel "Snow Country"
  
  
• Inverted image of stars -stars reflected by a rice field
  
• Shining Milky way center overhead
  
• Milky way gazed by Basho
  
  
• Tanabata festival based on the old calendar
  
  
• Losing night sky full of stars

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