9/7 Earth Sports Festival exective committiee Tour

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Earth Sports Festival exective committiee is a comprehensive art form involving local residents, children, supporters, artists, and a diverse group of people from different nationalities, regions, generations, and genres. Spend a fun-filled day with people from different backgrounds. After the event, you will tour the artworks using all five senses. *In case of inclement weather (heavy rain, typhoon, lightning), the event will be canceled and the tour will also be cancelled.

Details

9:30 Departure Echigo-Yuzawa Station East Exit Bus Terminal
60 min
10:30 NUNAGAWA Campus
11:00 Festival of the Earth for Everyone
Earth Sports Festival exective committiee
Earth Sports Festival exective committiee is a unique sports event that opens up all five senses, featuring sports, dance, music, art, food, and life skills - all the best of the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale. It is the highlight of this year's Art Triennale, with the participation of local residents, children, supporters, artists, and a diverse range of people transcending nationality, region, generation, and genre.
15:00 Hands-on art for kids and adults
[NEW]NUNAGAWA Campus “Children's Museum of Five Senses Experience”
A school for practical learning of local values has been renovated into a museum for the five senses. With artists we will create a place where visitors can experience wood, light and sound with all five senses. FC Echigo-Tsumari is not only an activity base but also hosts the "Earth Sports Festival exective committiee" during the exhibition period.
10 min
15:45 A new artwork by Chinese artists
【RENEWAL】Chaina House / "500 Brush strokes" Wu Jian’an
A certain vacant house has been renovated and is used as a place for Chinese artists to exhibit and create artworks.
【NEW】Ma Yansong / MAD Architects "Ephemeral Bubble"
Ma Yansong / MAD Architects, the artist of "Tunnel of Light" (Kiyotsukyo Gorge Tunnel), will create a new artwork in the garden of China House.
35 min
16:35 Museum representing Echigo-Tsumari
[NEW]Museum on Echigo-Tsumari, MonET/Akashinoyu
This is the base facility of the "Echigo-Tsumari Art Field," which features works by prominent contemporary artists such as Nawa Kohei, Nakatani Michiko, and "目 [mé]. The exhibition features the special exhibition that take up the entire area of MonET's corridor and garden, as well as works by Ukrainian artists.
Visitors can also drop off the tour at MonET and enjoy the Akashi no Yu (hot spring) and illuminated artworks. *Please let us know in advance.
18:30 Echigo-Yuzawa station Arrival / Dismissal
Notice

・Itineraries are subject to change or cancellation due to natural disasters or road conditions. In case of cancellation, we will contact you at the e-mail address you provided at the time of reservation. ・The event will be held outdoors. Please come dressed for exercise. ・We will select your seat on the bus. If you have a companion for another application, please enter them in the remarks column. There is also a possibility that you may share seats with other passengers. ・Some art works require a short walk after getting off the bus. Please bring shoes that are easy to walk in and take off, a hat and drink on hot days, and rain gear in case of rain. ・The arrival time at the final destination may be earlier or later. Please make your return Shinkansen reservations well in advance.

Summary

Dates Saturday, September 7
Admission Adult 13,000yen, 6-15 years-old 11,000 yen, 3-5 years old 3,000 yen
(including event fee, bus fare, lunch, guide fee, and tax)
Note: An Admission passport is required to take the tour. If you do not have a passport, please purchase one at the time of your tour purchase.
Deadline Until 12:00 am on the day before the tour or until capacity is reached.
Origin / Destination Echigo-Yuzawa Station East Exit Bus Terminal
Transportation Charter bus (Minami-Echigo Kotsu)
Capacity 25 persons (min. 1 person)
Host Travel planning and execution: Niigata Prefecture Governor's Registered Travel Agency Region-440, NPO Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Collaborative Organization 3743-1 Matsudai, Tokamachi-shi, Niigata Prefecture, Japan Travel Agents Association regular member 025-761-7749 / tour@tsumari-artfield.com
Note

*Tour guides are for Japanese only. There are no interpreters on the tour.
*Please read the terms and conditions of this tour, including the cancellation policy, before participating.
Travel Conditions (旅行条件書リンク)
Standard Conditions of Travel (標準旅行業約款リンク) 【Inquiries】 Echigo-Tsumari Art Field Information Centre TEL : +81 (0)25-761-7767 (9:00-18:00, closed on Tuesday and Wednesday) MAIL : officialtour@tsumari-artfield.com

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