Echigo-Tsumari Exchange Center: Akashi no Yu (Café & Shop)
Located about a 10-minute walk from Tokamachi Station, this day-trip hot spring is housed within the Echigo-Tsumari Exchange Center, designed by Hiroshi Hara. Even if you don’t plan to bathe, we invite you to enjoy the artworks, café, and shop (the entrance, café, and shop are free to enter). We also offer seasonal menus, including limited-time specials. The entrance features numerous interactive art installations, so you can relax and keep an eye on your children from the café area.
Since the building also houses an art museum and a roadside station next door, you can enjoy art appreciation, dining, and souvenir shopping. The Museum on Echigo-Tsumari, MonET, is also located within the same building, so please be sure to visit there as well.
Café & Shop
Soft-serve ice cream (vanilla, Echigo-Tsumari snow-grown carrot soft-serve)
Cream Soda
Tsumari Pork Gaeng Phad Rice
You can enjoy the menu in our dining area or lounge. Our shop sells seasonal vegetables and fruits, as well as a variety of drinks and snacks. Please feel free to stop by for a cup of coffee or some shopping.
[Café Menu] Hours: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM (Last Order) • Tsumari Pork Gaeng Phad Rice •Tsumari Beer • Draft CraftBeer • Soft Serve: Vanilla, Echigo-Tsumari Snow Carrot Soft Serve (Spring–Fall) •Snacks:Salt-boiled Tsumari edamame, pickled local vegetables, sausage platter, french fries, andmore・Various drinks*Subject to changedepending on the season
Photo by Kanemoto Rintaro
[Facilities]
・Bath area (large communal bath, warm bath, cold bath)
・Sauna (Odd-numbered days: Men’s dry sauna, Women’s steam sauna / Even-numbered days: Men’s steam sauna, Women’s dry sauna)
・Rest area (80 tatami mats)
・Nap room (separate for men and women)
・Kids’ room
・Café & Shop
・Artwork
【Amenities】
・Towel Rental: Bath Towel & Hand Towel Set (300 yen)
・Shampoo, Conditioner, Body Soap (Provided free of charge)
・Massage Chairs (200 yen per session)
・Baby Bathtubs, Baby Beds (Free of charge)
【Dining】
Café menu items and various delivery options are available in the lounge.
・Café Menu: Hours 11:00 AM–8:00 PM (Last Order)
・Kojimaya Main Store Delivery Menu: Reception Hours 11:00 AM–6:45 PM (Last Order)
・Tsumarashi Shokudo Delivery Menu: Reception Hours 1:00 PM–2:50 PM (Last Order)
Artworks on display
- Hara Rintaro + Hara Yu, *The Long and Winding River (tunnel and table)*
- Drawing Architecture Studio (Ezosha) 《A Walk in the Town》
- Hara Hiroshi & Hara Lab. (Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo) “25 Music Stands—A Semiotic Field of the Modal City”
*Admission: MonET individual ticket, individual ticket (Adults: 400 yen, Elementary and Junior High School Students: 200 yen)
Important Notes
To ensure everyone can enjoy their visit, please observe the following guidelines:
・Smoking is strictly prohibited throughout the premises, including the parking lot.
・Photography is prohibited in the changing rooms and bathing areas.
・Bringing in outside food and beverages is strictly prohibited.
・Children in elementary school and older are not permitted in the mixed-gender baths (boys must use the men’s bath, and girls must use the women’s bath).
・Bringing pets or hazardous materials onto the premises is strictly prohibited.
・We cannot permit bathing for those who are feeling unwell, have consumed alcohol, or have tattoos.
・We cannot be held responsible for theft, accidents, or other incidents.
・Any other disruptive behavior is prohibited.
Facility Info and Map
| Open hours | Café Menu: 11:00 AM–8:00 PM (Last Order) Admission: 11:00 AM–9:00 PM (Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays, except holidays; *Last reception at 8:30 PM) |
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| Tel | 025-752-0117 |
| Admission | Free admission for use of the café area and entrance only / Bathing: Adults 800 yen, Elementary school students 400 yen, Senior citizen ticket 700 yen, 12-visit pass 8,000 yen |
| Address | 71-2, 1-chome, Honmachi 6, Tokamachi city, Niigata Prefecture |
| Note | Directions: A 10-minute walk from Tokamachi Station on the Hokuhoku Line |
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