[From/to Matsudai station] E: Half-day Matsudai route

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[From/to Matsudai station] E: Half-day Matsudai route

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This course departs at 12:00 p.m. and does not include a guide & lunch. On Saturday and Sunday, you can tour new and old works in the Matsudai area. Enjoy the tour after a relaxing morning at a hotel or ryokan and a thorough visit to Matsudai "Nohbutai".

Details

11:45 Matsudai Station Bus Stop Reception starts

12:00 Departure Matsudai station Exit Bus Terminal

15min.

12:15 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.
*Staying time: 15 min.

vvacant house

Details

【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.

international exchange

Details

10min.

12:40 A work related to a snowplow using an entire vacant house.

【NEW】"Snow unknown to the sky" Kabata Chihiro + Yuuri

The artist, experienced in heavy snowfall, expresses a story of snow swirling and scattering from an object resembling a snowplow blade, then reduced to human activity.
*Staying time: 15 min.

vacant house new work

Details

5 min.

13:00 Popular Spots

Hoshitoge Rice Terraces

About 200 rice paddies of various sizes spread out on the slope like fish scales, showing various faces from season to season, morning, noon and night.
*Staying time: 10 min.

Rice Terraces

5min.

13:15 Works that can stay overnight

"Shedding House" Kurakake Junichi + Nihon University College of Art Sculpture Course

A house that has become a shell of its former self due to the passage of time and changing times. By carving the entire house, the artist has expanded the space contained within, de-aging and revitalizing an empty house as art.
*Staying time: 15 min.

vacant house

Details

45min.

14:15 Art in Close Contact with the Community Utilizing an Abandoned School

【RENEWAL】"Day After Tomorrow Newspaper Cultural Department" "Imagination house" Hibino Katsuhiko

"Day After Tomorrow Newspaper Culture Department" celebrated its 20th anniversary last year. Visitors can see the archives of "The Day After Tomorrow Newspaper," which is about the village of Azamihira, and ""The Day After Tomorrow Morning Glories,"" grown by local residents.
*Staying time: 15 min."

vvacant house abolition of a school

Details

15min.

14:15 Art, books, and local archive facilities

【NEW・RENEWAL】Tsumari Archive Center

"Kawamata Tadashi has continued his activities at the former Shimizu Elementary School since 2009, updating it as an archive/library facility for the 8th exhibition. This time, Takeuchi Kota's new work will be on view.
*Staying time: 15 min."

abolition of a school new work

Details

5min.

15:05 Artworks in Kiriyama village

【RENEWAL】Visiting works in Kiriyama village.

You can view 3 artworks "House of Swings" Maaria Wirkkala, "In the Silence or in the Noise / Semaphores’ Garden" Claude Lévêque, 【RENEWAL】"BankART Tsumari 2024“Creative Restoration and Dialogue” BankART1929＋MIKAN＋Kanagawa University Sogabe lab.
*Staying time: 40 min.

vvacant house masterpiece

15min.

16:00 A luxurious and gorgeous playground appears.

【RENEWAL】”Golden Playroom” Toyofuku Ryo

"Once you step through the tatami mats and white walls, you enter an unexplainable, luxurious and gorgeous space. In this playground, visitors can actually play with retro invader games and others.
*Staying time: 15 min."

vvacant house masterpiece

Details

16:30 Matsudai station

Notice

Click here for 【[From/to Matsudai station] E: Matsudai route】, which operates on Saturday and Sundays.

・Itineraries are subject to change or cancellation due to natural disasters or road conditions.
・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.

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Summary

Dates	Every Saturday and Sunday from July 14 (Sun) to November 10 (Sun)
Admission	[Price] JPY 6,000 (Including bus fare and consumption tax) There is no infant fare. To participate in the tour, you must have the ETAT Passport(can be purchased at the time of tour purchase) or individual tickets (can be purchased at each artworks).
Deadline	Until 11am the service day or as soon as capacity is reached
Origin / Destination	Matsudai station
Transportation	Charter bus (Toukeibus)
Capacity	20 persons (min. 1 person)
Host	Travel planning and execution: Niigata Prefecture Governor's Registered Travel Agency Region 2-440, 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	Click here for 【[From/to Matsudai station] E: Matsudai route】, which operates on Saturdays and Sundays. There are no interpreters on the tour. Please read the terms and conditions of this tour, including the cancellation policy, before participating. NPO法人越後妻有里山協働機構　旅行条件書 NPO法人越後妻有里山協働機構　標準旅行業約款【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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