Like so many Asian restaurants, Geisha House sets its tables with disposable wooden chopsticks, the kind you break apart before using. The things are everywhere, so it’s hardly a confusing concept.

A guest room at "Miyako," part of Nipponia Niigata Furumachi Kagai, is seen in the city of Niigata's Chuo Ward, April 9, 2026. (Mainichi/Satoshi Fukutomi) NIIGATA -- A handful of renovated heritage ...