Echigo-Tsumari Art Field 2025 Event confirmed!

2025/6/5

The Echigo-Tsumari Art Field will be held not only once every three years (called Triennale), but also throughout the Echigo-Tsumari region (Tokamachi City and Tsunan Town) in Niigata Prefecture in 2025. Please use the common ticket to enjoy many artworks and seasonal events. The details of the program will be announced in mid-June.


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


▼Common Ticket

Sales price, location, benefits, etc.

【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 (closed on Tue & Wed)】
●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 (closed on Tue & Wed)】
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.

Photo Nakamura Osamu


▼Artworks that can be viewed with Common Tickets

【Open 7/19 (Sat) – 11/9 (Sun) *Closed on Tue & Wed, 8/12 (Tue), 13 (Wed)】
Museum on Echigo-Tsumari, MonET, Hachi & Seizo Tashima Museum of Picture Book Art, Matsudai NOHBUTAI, House of Light (open all year), Matsudai History Museum, The Monument of Tolerance, Matsudai Castle, NUNAGAWA Campus, The Last class

【Open to the public on Sat, Sun and holidays from 7/19 (Sat) to 11/9 (Sun)】
House Memory, Akeyama Arts Center, Ubusuna House, Golden Playroom, Isobe Yukihisa Memorial Echigo-Tsumari Kiyotsu Soko Museum of Art [SoKo], Echigo-Tsumari “Kamigo Clove Theatre” + Hong Kong House (Closed on Tue & Wed from 7/19 (Sat) to 8/31 (Sun))

【Open on Sat & Sun from 7/19 (Sat)-8/31 (Sun)】
Karekimata Project, Passages of Time Tokamachi Takakura Museum, Another Singularity, Kiss & Goodbye, Tsumari Archive Center, House of Swings, In the Silence or in the Noise / Semaphores’ Garden, 32 Resting Stones/Sanji and Kyuseki, Dream House

【Irregular opening】
Tanokura D.I.Y House iju

*Opening hours vary according to each artwork.


▼ Official Bus Tour

Official tours, which will run mainly on weekends, will go on sale on  June 9(Mon). Other themed tours will also be available as needed.

Photo Kanemoto Rintaro


▼Exhibitions and Events

  • Special exhibitions
    ・Museum on Echigo-Tsumari, MonET (corridor special exhibitions, series of special exhibitions)
    ・Hachi & Seizo Tashima Museum of Picture Book Art
    ・Hong Kong House
  • Artist workshop
    ・Akeyama Arts Center
    ・NUNAGAWA Campus
    ・Hong Kong House
  • Events
    ・“Echigo-Tsumari Kapukapu Ensemble 2024” Oka Makoto+The Music Mill Project
    ・Echigo-Tsumari Art Field Day
    ・Other events at the facilities available

For inquiry

Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale Project Office (Tourism Division, ETAT Group)
Tel +81 (0)25-757-2637 
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