9:15 Meet at and depart from Echigo-Yuzawa Sta.

30min

9:45 Renovation of a closed school into a museum with a large storage room for artworks and a gallery

Isobe Yukihisa Memorial: Echigo-Tsumari Kiyotsu SoKo Museum of Art,［SoKo］

Numerous artworks donated by Isobe Yukihisa himself are on display. The exhibition provides a deep insight into the geography and lifestyle of the region through art. There is also a special exhibition of paintings and dynamic and delicate works by leading Echigo-Tsumari artists.

Closed School

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15min

10:30 Curtains fluttering in the wind and the beautiful scenery of Echigo-Tsumari

Utsumi Akiko, “For Lots of Lost Windows”

A window to discover once again the landscape of Tsumari that unfolds outside through the scenery seen from the window.

Outdoor Park

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10min

10:55 Powerful hydroelectric power station

Shinanogawa Hydroelectric Power Plant

The hydroelectric power station on the Shinano River had the highest power output in the East at the time of its construction.

Hydroelectric power generation Shinano River

10min

11:30 Works standing by the Shinano River

Olu Oguibe, "The Longest River"

A tour of the intake dam with the artwork standing nearby: the high school students' poems, inscribed on 18 poles, were submitted under the theme 'Memory of the river' in view of the current state of the river, which has lost its volume of water due to power generation.

Outdoor Dam

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15min

12:00 (From windows) Asagawara Pondage

20min

13:15 Taste the Season in a Work of Art

Lunch : Echigo-Matsudai Satoyama Shokudo

The buffet features a menu with a twist on local flavors, using plenty of fresh vegetables grown by local farmers and wild vegetables nurtured by the living nature of Echigo-Tsumari. Enjoy the nourishing flavors of Echigo-Tsumari while gazing at the terraced rice paddies and satoyama stretching out before you.

Lunch Cafe

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25min

13:40 Two huge surge tanks

Shinanogawa head tank

Water taken from Iiyama City is led through underground water channels to the Shinano River Power Station. The channel emerges at Tatsunokuchi.

Conduit Water

40min

14:50 Project to recreate a new form of museum in Akiyamago

Akiyamago Oakasawa Branch School Project (tentative)" supervised by Fukasawa Takafumi

The artist has been researching Akiyamago's folk customs, beliefs, history, and technology for a project to recreate the closed school in Akiyamago as a new type of museum starting in 2022. This exhibition shows a plan of the progress of the project.

1hour

16:10 The entire tunnel is a work of art

Ma Yansong / MAD Architects, “Tunnel of Light”

Kiyotsu Gorge is one of the three most beautiful gorges in Japan, created by 16 million years of earth history. Visitors can view the fusion of the beauty of the gorge and art in the tunnel. The spectacular natural scenery, which changes with the seasons, is also a must-see.
*Depending on the time of sunset, it may be dark in the Tunnel and it may not be possible to take photos like the ones shown here. We ask for your understanding in advance.

Kiyotsukyo

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40min

17:45 Returns to Echigo-Yuzasa Sta., the tour completes