How to make the most of the official tours! More courses are being added all the time!

2024/9/16

For inquiry

The ETAT is now only halfway through its duration. Due to popular demand, the five official tours are now running on additional days to the original schedule!

▼ Point 1: Various course
The five courses are designed so that they do not overlap, so you can combine several courses and enjoy the various artworks of the Festival.

▼ Point 2: The number of flights is being increased!
The weekday courses D: Matsunoyama and E: Matsudai were originally scheduled to run one flight each on Saturday and Sunday, but now Courses D & E are available on both Saturday and Sunday. Other one-day courses are also being added at any time.


~3 courses with a guide and lunch ~

Recommended for those who want to see the best of the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale and those who are visiting Echigo-Tsumari for the first time.

【Echigo Yuzawa Station】 A:Echigo-tsumari Course

Dates of operation: Days when the Triennale is held
*Temporary suspension: 9/7

Digest tour of all six areas of Echigo-Tsumari. The tour will trace the history of the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale, with a focus on the base facilities where new works and special exhibitions are being developed. Lunch will be served at TSUMARI KITCHEN, where you will enjoy a new tour-only menu supervised by Chef Fumio Yonezawa.


For a thorough tour of the northern part of Echigo-Tsumari, Tokamachi and Kawanishi area,
【Tokamachi Station】B:Tokamachi / Kawanishi Course

Dates: Every Saturday and Monday during the Triennale
*Temporary Off: 7/13, 20, 8/17, 24, 31, 9/7, 23, 10/5, 12, 20, 11/9

This course will take you to the Tokamachi and Kawanishi areas in the northern part of Echigo-Tsumari. Lunch will be served at Ubusuna House, an old thatched-roof house, where you will enjoy dishes carefully prepared by the mothers of the village. The departure and arrival at Tokamachi Station is another point that makes this tour different from the other two courses. This tour is also different from the other two courses in that it departs from and arrives at Tokamachi Station.


Course of the Nakasato / Tsunan area in the south of Echigo-Tsumari!
Echigo-Tsumari Art Trips C: Nakasato / Tsunan Course

Dates: Every Friday and Sunday during the Art Festival
*Temporary suspension: 7/14, 8/9

This tour will visit the Nakasato and Tsunan areas at the southern tip of Echigo-Tsumari. The highlight of the tour is the Oakasawa village in the unexplored Akiyamago region. You will be able to feel the dynamic nature and the history rooted in the region. Those who are not comfortable driving on mountain roads can take the bus.

~ Perfect for those with limited time. Afternoon only course without a guide~

This is a light course that departs at 12:00 p.m. and does not include a guide. On Saturday, spend the morning at your hotel or ryokan and enjoy the tour after a thorough visit to “Matsudai  NOHBUTAI”

Tour of new and old works in Matsunoyama area
[From/to Matsudai station] D: Half-day Matsunoyama route

Dates: Every Saturday during the Art Festival


Tour of new and old works in Matsudai area
[From/to Matsudai station] E: Half-day Matsudai route

Dates: Every Sunday when the Art Festival is held

For inquiry

Echigo Tsumari Art Field Information Center
Address Museum on Echigo-Tsumari, MonET 6-1, 71-2, Honcho, Tokamachi-city, Niigata Prefecture, 948-0003
E-mail info@tsumari-artfield.com
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