9:30 Echigo-Yuzawa Station (East Exit Bus Terminal)

30min.

10:00 Departure from Tokamachi Station

10:15 A representative museum of Echigo-Tsumari.

Museum on Echigo-Tsumari, MonET

This is the main facility of the "Echigo-Tsumari Art Field," featuring artworks by renowned contemporary artists such as Nawa Kohei, Nakatani Michiko, and 目[mé]. You can also choose to leave the tour here and relax at Akashinoyu to ease the fatigue of your journey.
*If you wish to leave the tour, please inform us when making your reservation.

Museum

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30min.

11:45 A traditional house with a thatched roof that is over 100 years old

[Lunch] Ubusuna House

An old thatched-roof house has been renovated into a pottery museum. Come enjoy the hospitality of the energetic village mothers and delicious cuisine that is good for both your body and soul.

Lunch

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30min.

13:10 A closed school building becomes the setting for the Picture Book Museum

Hachi & Seizo Tashima Museum of Picture Book Art

This museum, which depicts the world of picture books set in an abandoned school, weaves a story with a variety of creatures and artworks made from driftwood. It is an experiential spatial picture book museum with the main characters being the "three last students currently enrolled at the school."

30min.

14:20 The place evokes memories that have accumulated over time

The Last Class/Christian Boltanski＋Jean Kalman

Christian Boltanski and Jean Kalman's work, which unfolds at the former Higashikawa Elementary School, allows you to experience the artwork with your entire body through faint light, the scent of straw grass, and the sound echoing in the corridors. Let's trace the history that has been accumulated in the school building, which is covered in snow for a long period of time.

Matsunoyama

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30min.

15:00 Experience the nature of Satoyama

For Lots of Lost Windows / Utsumi Akiko

This artwork, which shows different scenery depending on the season, instills in the viewer an emotional connection with the nature of Echigo-Tsumari. The curtains, which change their swaying depending on the weather, give the viewer a sense of sunlight and the rustling wind.

15min.

15:30 An entire tunnel transformed into art

Tunnel of Light/Ma Yansong / MAD Architects

The first stop of this tour is Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel, which has been popular since its opening to the public.
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 750-meter-long tunnel. The spectacular natural scenery, which changes with the seasons, is also a must-see.

Tunnel

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30min.

17:00 Echigo-Yuzawa station　Arrival / Dismissal