Echigo-Tsumari Art Field 2025 program will be held from mid-July to early November. Please enjoy a “Journey through Echigo-Tsumari” together with the exhibitions and events that will be held from the season of lush greenery to the season of delicious new rice. Please take advantage of the new special benefits for the Common Ticket, which includes no advance reservation required for the Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel “Tunnel of Light” and a discount on admission to the Tokamachi City Museum.
Outline
【Dates】
July 19 (Sat) – November 9 (Sun), 2025
*Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays except holidays (open on August 12 and 13)
【Opening hours】
10:00-17:00 (10:00-16:00 in October and November)
*Opening dates and hours may differ for each work.
【Venue】
Echigo-Tsumari region (Tokamachi City and Tsunan Town, Niigata Prefecture) 760㎢
【Organizers】
Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale Executive Committee, NPO Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Collaborative Organization, Japan Arts Council Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan
Echigo-Tsumari Art Field 2025 Common Ticket
【Fees】
Adults ¥2,500 / 6-15 years old ¥1,000 / Preschool children free of charge
【Sales start】
June 20 (Fri) , 2025 *Online sales only start before the validity period.
【Sales Locations】
●On-site (July 19 – actual ticket sales)
Tokamachi City Tourist Information Center, Matsudai/Matsunoyama Onsen Tourist Information Center, Kiyotsukyo Tourist Information Center, Tsunan Town Tourist Association, MonET, Matsudai “NOHBUTAI”, House of Light, Akashinoyu, Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel, Echigo-Matsunoyama, Echigo-Matsunoyama Museum of Natural Science “Kyororo”, Tokamachi City Museum, and other works accepted and others.
●Online (Friday, June 20 – *Paper tickets must be exchanged before use)
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【Exchange locations】
Tokamachi City Tourist Information Center, Matsudai/Matsunoyama Onsen Tourist Information Center, Kiyotsukyo Tourist Information Center, Tsunan Town Tourist Association, MonET, Matsudai “NOHBUTAI”, Museum of Picture Book Art, Akeyama Arts Center ,The Last Class and others.
【Discounts available by showing your Common Ticket】
・Tokamachi Museum: ¥100 discount (one time only) *Only available for Adluts Common Tickets
・Akashi no Yu: ¥100 discount (any number of times)
・Half-price admission for the second visit to facilities covered by Showing Common Tickets during the period
*Other benefits are also available. Other special offers are available. Details will be announced as they become available.
【Viewing artworks Discounts available by showing your Common Ticket】
●Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel 《Tunnel of Light》:The Common Ticket holders can enter the mine without a reservation even during the advance reservation period. Admission ¥600 discount for adults, ¥100 discount for 6-15 years old (one time only)
●《JIKU #013 HOKUHOKU-LINE》: Admission ¥100 discount for both adults and 6-15 years old (one time only) *A separate ticket is required
●《Echigo-Matsunoyama Museum of Natural Science “Kyororo”》: Admission ¥ 300 discount
*Only paper tickets will be available. Electronic tickets will not be sold. Tickets for advance sales before the exhibition period can only be purchased online, and must be exchanged for paper tickets prior to use at each facility.
A variety of exhibitions, events, and workshops will be held each season at the artworks and facilities that can be viewed with the Common Ticket. We hope you will join us in planning your trip to Echigo-Tsumari and participate in the programs by artists and events to explore Echigo-Tsumari. *Details of the programs will be updated as needed.
▼Special Exhibition
Museum on Echigo-Tsumari, MonET "The answer is blowin' in the wind"
Yamamoto Aiko
In the summer of 2025, the MonET corridor will host a special exhibition under the direction of BankART1929. Please enjoy the space integrated like an orchestra, with artworks that play sounds and works that sway with the wind.
[Place] Museum on Echigo-Tsumari, MonET Corridor
[Curator] BankART1929
[Participating artists] Yamamoto Aiko, Matsumoto Akinori, Ihara Koro, Ushijima Tatsuji
[Dates] 2025/7/19 (Sat) – 11/9 (San) *Closed on Tue & Wed except holidays
[Hours] 10:00-17:00 (last admission 16:30) *Lighting up is Until 21:00
[Admission] Free *There is an experience fee depending on the artwork.
Echigo-Tsumari MonET Exhibition Series Vol.8 Ohno Ayako
Artist of the moment selected by the guest curator. This is a series of exhibitions by Ohno Ayako, who consistently creates sculptures using stone as a material, inspired by things she sees in her daily life, human actions, and natural scenery.
[Place] Museum on Echigo-Tsumari, MonET Special Exhibition Room
[Guest curator] Tsukamoto Mari (Chief Curator, The Museum of Art, Kochi)
[Dates] 2025/9/27 (Sat) – 11/30 (Sun) *Closed on Tue & Wed except holidays
[Hours] 10:00-17:00 (last admission 16:30)
[Fee] MonET admission fee or The Common Ticket
Hachi & Seizo Tashima Museum of Picture Book Art Exhibition: Chaos
A joint exhibition with 3 artists whom Tashima Seizo trusts. In this world of “chaos” with wars, pandemics, and various other events, can we as artists bring hope? (Artist’s comment)
[Venue] Hachi & Seizo Tashima Museum of Picture Book Art
[Participating artists] Tashima Seizo, Nakazato Eros, Fujita Yasumasa, Ishigamori Yoshiyuki (Kumaikire)
[Dates] 2025/7/19 (Sat) – 11/24 (Mon) Closed on Tue & Wed except holidays
[Hours] 10:00-17:00 (last admission 16:30) *Close 16:00 after October
[Fee] Hachi & Seizo Tashima Museum of Picture Book Art admission fee or a Common Ticket.
Matsudai NOHBUTAI Field Museum "Abstract maps, Concrete territories"
The exhibition will be held in the woods of the Matsudai NOHBTAI Field Museum and near the facility, and fruit, flowers, and stones will be added to the artworks by the artist Kano Tetsuro and participants in the workshops.
[Venue] Matsudai NOHBTAI Field Museum
[Participating Artist] Kano Tetsuro
[Dates] 2025/7/19 (Sat) – 9/29 (Mon) Closed on Tue & Wed except holidays
[Fee] Matsudai NOHBTAI Field Museum admission fee or a Common Ticket▼Workshop
[Date] 2025/7/20 (Sun) 10:30-12:30
[Fee] Adults ￥1,500 yen, Children 6-15 years old ￥1,000 (reservation required)
*The workshop may be canceled in case of inclement weather. Please note that the event may be cancelled in case of inclement weather.
NUNAGAWA Campus “Open, Shut Them”
An installation of curtains weaving memories from memorable clothes will be created in a classroom at the NUNAGAWA Campus. Workshops on making artworks will be held before the exhibition, and workshops on secondhand clothes will be held during the exhibition period.
[Venue] NUNAGAWA Campus
[Participating Artist] Okawa yuki
[Dates] 2025/7/19 (Sat) – 11/9 (Mon) Closed on Tue & Wed except holidays
[Fee] NUNAGAWA Campus admission fee or a Common Ticket▼7/5(Sat), 6(Sun) “Open, Shut Them” Workshop
[Dates] 2025/7/5(Sat) 13:00-17:00, 7/6(Sun) 9:40-13:00
[Venue] NUNAGAWA Campus
[Reservation] from Kohebi activities▼7/20 (Sun.) Recycle your old clothes! Zori making
[Dates] 7/20（Sun）13:00-15:00
[Location] NUNAGAWA campus
[Fee] ￥1,000（Pay at the site）
[Reservation] Peatix▼10/12(Sun) Exhibition change of clothes! “Open, Shut Them” Workshop
[Dates] 10/12（Sun）10:00-12:00、13:00-15:00
[Location] NUNAGAWA campus
[Reservation] Will be announced as soon as it is ready.
Hong Kong House 2025 Special Exhibition “The Whispers of Stone”
A sound installation featuring a suikinkutsu and a shishi odoshi (lion dance) will be unveiled at the 2025 Hong Kong House exhibition.
[Venue] Hong Kong House
[Participating artists] Chris Cheung (h0nh1m) and Sim Shum Kwan Yi
[Dates] 2025/7/19 (Sat) – 8/31 (Sun) Closed on Tue & Wed except holidays/ Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 9/1 (Mon) – 11/9 (Sun)
[Hours] 10:00-17:00 (last admission 16:30) *Close at 16:00 after October
[Fee] Hong House and Kamigo Clove Theatre Admission fee or a Common Ticket
▼Events
Echigo-Tsumari Kapukapu Ensemble 2025
This is a one-of-a-kind orchestra that performs with instruments made by their own hands from disused farm tools and folk tools. The band is a unique group that plays on instruments made by their own hands from unused farm tools and folk tools.
[Venue] Echigo-Tsumari “Kamigo Clove Theatre”
[Dates] 2025/9/7 (Sun) 14:00 Concert begins (Doors open at 13:30)
[Price] ￥1,500 for high school students and older (￥1,000 yen in advance), ￥500 for Children 6-15 years old, free for preschool children on their knees
[Place of sale] Peatix (online ticket)
[Performances] Oka Makoto, Aikawa Hitomi, Uematsu Toru, Okabe Yoichi, Huruki keisuke, Echigo-Tsumari Kapukapu Ensemble
Echigo-Tsumari Art Field Day
Photo Nakamura Osamu
Continuing from last year, people from all over the world will gather and have a field day together. In addition to participating in competitions, this is a comprehensive arts field day filled with many fun activities such as cheering contests, music, gorgeous cheering flags, and lunch time.
[Venue] NUNAGAWA campus ground
[Dates] 2025/9/20(Sat)
▼Workshop
Workshops to learn the skills and wisdom of mountain living
Akeyama Arts Center, newly opened in 2024 as a new school for learning the art of human life from the mountains, will hold a number of events this year where you can learn about the mountains with two artists who continue their research activities in Akiyama-go.
[Venue] Akeyama Arts Center
[Participating artists] Fukasawa Takafumi, Inoue Yui
[Dates & fee] Varies depending on the workshop
“Making specimens in the eye courtyard〜Plant collection of flowers in Satoyama〜”
Join artist Fumi Imamura, who draws a variety of flowers, for a workshop to create plant specimens in a slightly different way.
[Venue] Matsudai NOHBUTAI 2F
[Dates] 2025/8/10, 10:30-12:30
[Fee] Adults ¥1,500, 6-15 years old ¥1,000
▼Official Tour
Photo Kanemoto Rintaro
- Summer Echigo-Tsumari Journey 2025: Operates mainly on Saturdays from 7/19 (Sat) to 8/30 (Sat)
- Hidden Akiyamago ［Clove Theatre Lunch Trip］: Operates mainly on Saturdays from 7/20 (Sun) to 8/30 (Sun)
Autumn courses and other themed courses are also available at any time.
Summary
| Date and time |
7/19 (Sat.) - 11/9 (Sun.), 2025 *Closed on Tue & Wed except holidays. *Facilities open on weekdays will be open on 8/12 (Tue.) & 8/13 (Wed.) |
|---|---|
| Venue |
Echigo-Tsumari Region (Tokamachi city, Tsunan Town) |
| Admission | [Common Ticket] (valid from 7/19-11/9, 2025) Adults￥ 2,500, Children 6-15 years old ￥1,000 *Individual tickets for each facility are also available |
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