From late April through early November, we will be hosting the year-round program for the Echigo-Tsumari Art Field 2026. From the budding spring, to the deepening greenery, and on to the season when newly harvested rice tastes its best. As you explore our Special Exhibitions and events, we invite you to enjoy memorable encounters in Echigo-Tsumari, a region that transforms with each passing season.
Event Overview
[Duration]
April 25, 2026 (Sat) – November 8, 2026 (Sun)
*Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, except on national holidays.
*The facility will be open on Wednesday, August 12, as it is a weekday.
*If Tuesday or Wednesday is a national holiday, the facility will be closed on the following business day (closed on May 7 and September 24).
【Hours】
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. on opening days in October and November) *Opening days and hours may vary by artwork.
【Venue】
Echigo-Tsumari Region (Tokamachi city and Tsunan town, Niigata Prefecture) — 760 km²
"Echigo-Tsumari Art Field 2026" Common Ticket
We are offering the Common Ticket, which lets you enjoy Echigo-Tsumari Art Field 2026 at a great value. In addition to viewing Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale artwork, the ticket includes special benefits at nearby facilities. We hope you’ll take advantage of this ticket on your journey through Echigo-Tsumari.
[Show Your Common Ticket | Art Festival Work Discounts] *Discounts cannot be applied with the Common Ticket alone.
・Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel “Tunnel of Light”: Admission fee—600 yen for Adults, 100 yen off for elementary and junior high school students (one-time use only)
Reservations are required during certain periods.Dates requiring reservations: May 2–6, July 18–20, August 1–4 and 8–16, September 19–23, October 10–12, and October 24–November 3. Reservations for the Golden Week period (May 2–6) will open on March 23, while reservations for other dates will open on June 1.
・《Echigo-Matsunoyama Museum of Natural Science “Kyororo”》: 300 yen off admission (one-time use only)
・《JIKU #013 HOKUHOKU-LINE》: 100 yen off admission (one-time use only)
・Half-price admission on your second visit to any facility included in the Common Ticket during the Period
[Present Your Common Ticket | Partner Facility Benefits]
・Tokamachi city Museum: 100-yen discount on admission (one-time use only) *Closed on Mondays, in principle
・Akashi no Yu: 100-yen discount for Adults, elementary, and junior high school students (unlimited use)
[Admission Fees]
Adults: 2,500 yen / Elementary and Middle School Students: 1,000 yen / Preschoolers: Free
[Period]
April 25 (Sat) – November 8 (Sun) *Valid during ETAT
【Sales and Online Ticket Redemption Locations】
● On-site Sales and Redemption (Starting April 25 (Sat): Actual Tickets and Redemption)
Tokamachi Tourist Information Center, Matsudai Matsunoyama-Onsen Tourist Information Center, Kiyotsukyo Tourist Information Center, TsunanTourist Information, Echigo-Yuzawa Station Art Festival Information Center, MonET, Matsudai NOHBUTAI, and other artwork reception desks
● Online Sales (Starting March 8 (Sun))
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[Important Notes]
・If you purchase tickets online, you must exchange them for paper tickets at the respective facilities before use.
・No refunds or cancellations are permitted after purchase.
Artworks Available with a Common Ticket
[Opening days: April 25 (Sat) – November 8 (Sun) (Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays)]
Echigo-Tsumari Museum on Echigo-Tsumari, MonET, Museum of Picture Book Art (Tashima Seizo), Matsudai NOHBUTAI, Matsudai History Museum, The Monument of Tolerance, Matsudai Castle, NUNAGAWA Campus, The Last Class, Echigo Matsunoyama “Museum of Natural Science ‘Kyororo’” (Closed on Tuesdays)*, Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel (Open daily)*
*Discounted admission fees apply upon presentation of a Common Ticket (the Common Ticket alone is not valid for admission).
[Open on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from April 25 (Sat) to May 6 (Wed)]
Another Singularity, Ubusuna House, Isobe Yukihisa Memorial Echigo-Tsumari Kiyotsu Soko Museum of Art ［SoKo］
[Opening days are Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from July 18 (Sat) to November 8 (Sun)]
Akeyama Arts Center—Akiyama-go Municipal Oakasawa Elementary School—, Ubusuna House, Isobe Yukihisa Memorial Echigo-Tsumari Kiyotsu Soko Museum of Art ［SoKo］, Echigo-Tsumari Kamigo Clove Theatre + Hong Kong House (Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays from July 18 (Sat) to August 31 (Mon))
[Open on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from July 18 (Sat) to August 31 (Mon)]
Golden Playroom, CHINA HOUSE, House Memory, Tsumari Archive Center
*The “Tsumari Archive Center” has been newly added to the list of facilities accessible with a Common Ticket.
[August 1, 2, 8, 9, 22, 23, 29, 30]
Tanokura D.I.Y House iju
*Opening hours vary by artwork, so please check in advance.
Admission Fees for Holders of Disability ID Cards
At venues and attractions where Artworks are available for viewing with the Common Ticket, we will host seasonal Special Exhibitions, events, and workshops. We encourage you to take advantage of your travel plans to participate in artist-led programs and events that offer a deeper insight into the local area. *Program details will be updated periodically.
▼Special Exhibitions
Museum on Echigo-Tsumari, MonET
Waterside ENNICHI in MonET
Photo by Nakamura Osamu
“En” is a unique Japanese word that, with a single character, captures concepts such as “chance encounter,” “connection,” and “fate”—ideas often expressed with multiple words in other languages. Additionally, “Ennichi” is a summer tradition—a time-honored festival held at shrines and temples, featuring street stalls offering games like goldfish scooping and target shooting, as well as food and drink stands. People can enjoy themselves, play, and stroll about, experiencing a fleeting escape from their daily lives.In this exhibition, themed around “en-nichi,” we focus on games of all sizes and present a collection of artworks that can be enjoyed alone or with others.
[Dates] July 18 (Sat) – November 8 (Sun), 2026, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Last admission at 4:30 PM)
[Admission] Free for the gallery corridor
[Illumination] Sunset – 9:00 PM
[Direction] Hara Rintaro + Hara Yu
[Participating Artists] Yu Sato, Mao Shibata, Hara Rintaro + Hara Yu, Megumi Matsubara + Sora Ariyama / ASSISTANT, kajii
[Lighting Supervision] Senju Motomachi Souko
[Saturday, September 5] MonET Waterfront Night Market
Starting with kajii’s instrument-making workshops and performances, the event features interactive artworks and a special evening opening of the museum. Starting in the evening, food stalls will set up, adding a lively atmosphere to the museum. It’s a one-day-only special nighttime festival.
Date | Saturday, September 5, 2026
Venue | Museum on Echigo-Tsumari, MonET Corridor
Echigo-Tsumari MonET Special Exhibition, Vol. 12: Ryohei Usui, “things that remind us we exist”
Using a variety of materials—such as glass, photography, and off-the-shelf items—Ryohei Usui has given form to those pre-verbal sensations that suddenly catch our attention in everyday life.
Take, for example, a plastic bottle left sitting on a mailbox by the side of the road. Even if you can’t recall the exact place or time, there are likely many people who have seen a scene like this somewhere.Although we don’t know who placed it there, when, or why, a faint trace of something that happened lingers—Utsui focuses his gaze precisely on such scenes, which modern people catch out of the corner of their eyes but pay no mind to.
The “PET (Portrait of Encountered Things)” series, meticulously crafted from glass, symbolizes this artistic approach. These glass sculptures are created by taking molds from actual plastic bottles and plastic bags filled with water, firing them at high temperatures, and polishing the surfaces to completion. When placed in a space, they evoke an anonymous landscape—one that feels familiar, as if seen somewhere, yet does not actually exist anywhere in reality.Separated from their original contexts and transformed into glass—a malleable, fragile, and transparent material—these objects have their histories erased, thereby evoking “scenes from long ago” that lie dormant in the depths of people’s memories.
This exhibition, “things that remind us we exist,” consists entirely of new artworks, including pieces inspired by the streetscape of Tokamachi. We hope that by turning your attention anew to landscapes and objects you may have previously overlooked, you will reflect on the sense that we, too, “exist here.”
[Guest Curator] Mari Tsukamoto
[Duration] September 12, 2026 (Sat) – November 23, 2026 (Mon, Holiday); Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (except holidays). *Closed on Thursday, September 24.
[Hours] 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Last admission at 4:30 p.m.)
[Admission] MonET admission: Adults 1,200 yen, Elementary and Junior High School Students 600 yen, or Common Ticket
Hachi & Seizo Tashima Museum of Picture Book Art
Fall Special Exhibition: “An Exhibition of Books That Even Nobuo Onishi and Tashima Seizo Are Surprised By”
Photo by Nobuo Onishi
To commemorate the publication this fall of the visual book *Tashima Seizo’s “A”* (Kosei Publishing), which introduces “Tashima Seizo Today,” this exhibition will feature photographs by Nobuo Onishi (photographer and film director) capturing Tashima as he is today—from the moment he picks up his paintbrush to tackle a major work to scenes of him taking a stroll.The duration of the exhibition is from September 19, 2026 (Sat) to November 23, 2026 (Mon, Holiday). *Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays (except holidays).
[Hours] 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. *Until 4:00 p.m. starting in October
[Admission] Adults: 800 yen; Elementary and junior high school students: 400 yen≫Related Events:
October 17 (Sat): Screening and talk event for the feature-length documentary film “The Flame Connects” directed by Nobuo Onishi
October 18 (Sun): Talk event featuring Nobuo Onishi and Tashima Seizo
Matsudai NOHBUTAI Field Museum
Summer Mystery-Solving Field Museum Notebook 2026 — Discovering the Wonders of Satoyama Through Art —
Photo by Tsuyoshi Nagumo
The Matsudai NOHBUTAI Field Museum is hosting “Summer Mystery-Solving Field Museum Notebook,” a walking program designed to let visitors enjoy the summer satoyama. At various points throughout the Field Museum, you’ll find “questions” related to nature, wildlife, agriculture, local culture, and art.
“Why are there so many frogs in Matsudai?”
“Why was this artwork created here?”
Take in the scenery and explore the artworks on foot as you search for the answers. Stamps are available at each location, and by scanning the QR code in the field notebook provided, you can read detailed explanations about the nature and way of life in the satoyama.[Duration] July 18 (Sat) – September 27 (Sun), 2026 (Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, except holidays)
[Admission] Matsudai NOHBUTAI Field Museum admission: Adults 1,200 yen, elementary and junior high school students 600 yen, or Common Ticket
NUNAGAWA Campus
Ayako Fudamoto, “Sponge to Salmon (Nunagawa)”
Photo by Nakamura Osamu
The Special Exhibition features Ayako Satamoto, an artist who creates three-dimensional artworks modeled after food and ingredients. This artist, who visualizes the intersections and unexpected connections between food and the society in which we live, presents artworks inspired by the local cuisine and preserved foods of Echigo-Tsumari.
[Duration] April 25, 2026 (Sat) – November 8, 2026 (Sun); Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (except holidays)
[Admission] NUNAGAWA Campus admission: 800 yen; elementary and junior high school students: 400 yen; or Common Ticket■ “Moshasu” Workshop
Join the artist in creating three-dimensional clay sculptures that look just like food!
[Date & Time] Saturday, August 1, 1:00 PM–
[Fee] 800 yen *Admission fee required separately
All Five Senses in Full Swing! Artist Workshop
In a society where we can access a wide variety of information online, opportunities to interact with real materials and objects are steadily decreasing. Even in this environment, the NUNAGAWA Campus is hosting workshops in collaboration with artists, where children—the future generation—can develop a sense of physical awareness through their five senses and experience the inherent appeal of the materials themselves.
Artist Workshop
◇Sekiguchi Kotaro Workshop: “Let’s Make and Play with Newspaper and Duct Tape”
August 8 (Sat) 1:00 PM–3:00 PM *This event has ended.
◇Ayumi Tsuchiya “Spin-Spin Xylophone Craft” Workshop
August 22 (Sat) 1:00 PM–3:00 PM,August 23 (Sun) 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM *This event has ended*
◇Kinukawa Yasunori “Kitchen Lithography with Chocolate and Coke” Workshop
October 31 (Sat) 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Hong Kong House
Toby Crispy & Mire Yu, “STiTCH OUR iNNER LAND (艹 田 人)”
The character “艹” is pronounced “sō” and is a radical representing plants and flowers, while “田” represents land and “人” represents people. Its shape resembles the movement of a needle, symbolizing how people connect humanity and nature through needlework. Hong Kong, bustling with noise, and Tsunan town, enveloped in silence. These two distant lands each possess distinct climates, landscapes, and rhythms of life.Centering on the “人” radical, the artist traveled between these two places, gathering 49 stories that intimately reflect the land, memories, and daily life. Through embroidery—a form of needlework—the artist has woven a collective memory that transcends regional boundaries, allowing the city and the mountain village to converse and intertwining the past with the present.
[Duration] July 18 (Sat) – August 30 (Sun), 2026 (except Tuesdays and Wednesdays); September 5 (Mon) – November 8 (Sun), 2026 (Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)
[Admission] Individual admission: Adults 600 yen / Elementary and junior high school students 300 yen (valid for both Kamigo Clove Theatre and Hong Kong House), or a Common Ticket
▼Events
[September 19–November 30] Echigo-Tsumari New Rice Fair
Photo by Nakamura Osamu
Echigo-Tsumari has entered the bountiful autumn season.Once again, the season for new rice has arrived. In Echigo-Tsumari, with its vast rice paddies, rice is not only a staple of daily meals but also a vital part of the landscape and way of life in the satoyama region. To celebrate the new rice season, various facilities throughout Echigo-Tsumari are hosting “New Rice Fairs.” Whether it’s a lunch featuring freshly cooked new rice, rice balls, shopping for new rice and side dishes, or workshops to enjoy the autumn satoyama, we invite you to savor this year’s rice at each of these locations.
Echigo-Tsumari Kamigo Clove Theatre
Atsushi Oka + Music Waterwheel Project “Echigo-Tsumari Kapu-Kapu Orchestra 2026”
Photo by Nakamura Osamu
A one-of-a-kind ensemble that performs using instruments they’ve crafted by hand from disused farm tools and household items. Please enjoy a performance created collaboratively by “ordinary” people—who came together in response to a call for participants with no musical experience required—and top-tier professionals, all standing on equal footing.
[Date] October 25, 2026 (Sun)
[Tickets] Advance tickets: Adults / ¥1,000; Elementary and junior high school students or toddlers with assigned seats / ¥800; Toddlers (sitting on a guardian’s lap without an assigned seat) / Free
NUNAGAWA Campus
Echigo-Tsumari Art Field Day 2026
Photo by Nakamura Osamu
People from all over the world will gather to hold a sports festival. It’s a multifaceted celebration packed with fun—featuring competitions, cheering contests, music, colorful banners, and lunch breaks. “Echigo-Tsumari Art Field Day” invites a large number of international participants to this traditional Japanese event, aiming to create an even more diverse and vibrant festival where artists, musicians, and even non-professionals can showcase their unique talents.
[Date] September 20, 2026 (Sun)
[Reservation] Reservation reception will begin on Peatix in early August (advance reservation required). Participation fees will be announced when reservation reception begins.
▼Official Tour
- Echigo-Tsumari Art Field Official Tour: Echigo-Tsumari Course [Satoyama Lunch]
① Echigo-Tsumari Course [Satoyama Lunch] Saturdays and holidays from May 9, 2026 (Sat) through July 25, 2026 (Sat), plus Sunday, July 26, 2026
② Echigo-Tsumari Course [Kamigo Clove Theatre Lunch] Saturdays and Sundays from August 1, 2026, to August 30, 2026, plus Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Autumn tour courses and other themed courses will also be available for purchase as they become available. - Explore the Spectacular Views of Echigo-Tsumari with a Geo-Guide: Sunday, October 4, 2026, and Tuesday, November 3, 2026 (National Holiday)
Photo by Kanemoto Rintaro
▼Meals
Ubusuna House
Set meal menus featuring local ingredients, prepared by the energetic mothers of the village.
[Hours] Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from July 18 (Sat) to November 8 (Sun), 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
- Echigo Matsudai Satoyama Shokudo
Enjoy seasonal ingredients at our buffet-style restaurant. The “Satoyama Buffet” will be held starting Thursday, June 4.
[Hours] Open daily except Tuesdays and Wednesdays and on national holidays, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (last order 4:30 p.m.); lunch 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (last order 2:00 p.m.) - Akashi no Yu
Relax after visiting the art museum in our dine-in area—available even without taking a hot spring bath—and enjoy treats like snow-buried carrot soft-serve, strawberry shakes, and Gaeng Phad Rice.
[Hours] Open every day except Tuesdays and Wednesdays (excluding national holidays) (11:00 a.m.–Last Order 8:00 p.m.) - Salon MonET
The café located inside MonET offers free Wi-Fi. It’s the perfect spot to plan your trip or gaze out at the pond in the courtyard.
[Hours] Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from April 25 (Sat) to November 8 (Sun) (11:00 a.m.–Last Order 4:30 p.m.) - Hachi Café
Enjoy lunch and café menu items inspired by the museum, such as the “Special Vegetable Curry” and “Topelato Curry.”
[Hours] April 25 (Sat) – November 23 (Mon, Holiday); Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays (except holidays) *Curry is available only on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, Golden Week, and Obon.
▼Accommodations
- Shedding House
[Open] April 25 (Sat) – November 8 (Sun); Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (except holidays) *Open to hotel guests only on opening days - Dream House
[Hours] May 30 (Sat) – Oct. 18 (Sun); Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (except holidays). *Opening days: exclusive to hotel guests. - Australia House
[Open] May 30 (Sat) – Nov. 8 (Sun); Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (except holidays). *Opening days are exclusive to guests staying at the property. - Ubusuna House
[Open] April 25 (Sat) – November 8 (Sun); Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, except on national holidays
[Artworks] Weekends and national holidays from April 25 (Sat) to May 6 (Wed), and weekends and national holidays from July 19 (Sat) to November 8 (Sun) - Sansho House
[Hours] Dates listed below
Spring: ① April 25 (Sat), ② May 2 (Sat) – 5 (Tue), ③ May 9 (Sat)
Summer: ① Sat, July 18 & Sun, July 19; ② Sat, Aug 8 – Tue, Aug 11; ③ Sat, Aug 15
Fall: ① Sat, Sept 5; ② Sat, Sept 12; ③ Sat, Sept 19 – Tue, Sept 22; ④ Sat, Sept 26; ⑤ Sat, Oct 3; ⑥ Sat, Sept 10 & Sun, Sept 11(Sun) ⑦ Oct. 17 (Sat) ⑧ Oct. 24 (Sat) ⑨ Oct. 31 (Sat) ⑩ Nov. 7 (Sat) - Katakuri House
[Hours] Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays (except national holidays)
《May–June Only》Experience Spring in Akiyamago: [Special Wild Vegetable Cuisine Plan]
《Standard》Creative cuisine featuring local ingredients—1 night, 2 meals
《For Hikers》Enjoy hiking in Akiyamago—Plan with rice balls included
Summary
| Date and time |
April 25, 2026 (Sat) – November 8 (Sun) *Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, except on national holidays *Facilities open on weekdays will be open on Wednesday, August 12 *If Tuesday or Wednesday is a national holiday, the facility will be closed on the following business day (closed on May 7 and September 24) 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Starting in October, some facilities close at 4:00 p.m.) |
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| Venue |
Echigo-Tsumari Region (Tokamachi city, Tsunan town) |
| Admission |
[Common Ticket] Adults: 2,500 yen; Elementary and Middle School Students: 1,000 yen; Preschoolers: Free
*Individual tickets are also available for each facility |
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