*Closed due to full enrollment.【Arrival and Departure at Echigo Yuzawa Station】Taste with all your senses! Yukimi Gozen & SNOWART Tour

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*Closed due to full enrollment.【Arrival and Departure at Echigo Yuzawa Station】Taste with all your senses! Yukimi Gozen & SNOWART Tour

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Enjoy the Echigo-Tsumari 2023 winter project "SNOWART" and Yukimi Gozen (lunch) on this special bus tour while riding slowly on the bus. For lunch, you will stop at a village and enjoy the hospitality of the local people as well as the wisdom and culture of the snow country in Echigo-Tsumari. "SNOWART" is a winter art program of the Echigo-Tsumari Art Field, which takes place in this region that has lived with snow. Please spend a special day in Echigo-Tsumari, one of Japan's heaviest snowfall areas, and enjoy the severe and beautiful winter scenery of the satoyama.

*This is an example of the tour itinerary. The order of stops will vary according to the villages visited during the Yukimi Gozen tour.

Details

10:00 Meet at and depart from Echigo-Yuzawa station

50 min

10:50 The region's leading contemporary art museum, with a permanent collection plus special exhibitions on snow.

Museum on Echigo-Tsumari (MonET)/ Exhibition "Aspects of Snow I"

MonET is the center of the Tokamachi area for the Echigo-Tsumari Art Field. In winter, the pond in the center of MonET transforms into a field of pure white snow, and four artists will present "Aspects of Snow I," a winter exhibition to reconsider the appeal of winter and snow in Echigo-Tsumari.

30min

12:05 Enjoy a unique local "Hare Day" flavor for lunch.

Enjoy Yukimi Gozen

Please stop at a village and enjoy a lunch of Yukimi Gozen. You will have to wait until just before the tour to decide which village you will stop at. The carefully prepared dishes are served in lacquer ware that was once used for weddings and funerals in the village and kept in a safe place. The dishes prepared for "Yukimi Gozen" are not only nutritious but also deliciously satisfying to keep you going strong during the harsh winter months, and you can enjoy locally grown ingredients, both rice and vegetables.

45min

13:50 Enjoy "Satoyama Snow Amusement Park" where you can play on the snow

Matsudai "NOHBUTAI" Field Museum/Exhibition "Satoyama Snow Amusement Park"

This is the center of the Matsudai area for the Echigo-Tsumari Art Field. In the satoyama in winter, visitors can enjoy sledding on a natural incline, try the snow shoes "Kanjiki," and enjoy artwork that looks great in the snow.

kanjiki

30min

15:30 A large-scale installation in which an entire closed school is transformed into a work of art

Christian Boltanski＋Jean Kalman「The Last Class」

In an area that is closed off by deep snow for nearly half of the year, this work densely and heavily traps the memories of a former elementary school throughout the school. A contemporary art artist and a lighting artist teamed up to create an expression that appeals to all five senses, inviting the viewer into another world.

abolition or closing of a school

Details

55min

Around 17:00 The tour completes at Echigo-Yuzawa station

Notice

*Guide will be in Japanese only.

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

*Tour sales and operations may be cancelled due to the spread of coronavirus infection.

*We ask for your cooperation in taking local measures against coronavirus infection.

*Arrival time at the final destination may be delayed. Please book your return bullet train well in advance.

*We will walk on snow to view the works. Please wear snow boots or boots that are at least ankle-length.

*The Yukimi Gozen is a sit-down meal. Please consult with us if you have poor mobility.

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Summary

Dates	Every Saturday from 1/28 (Sat) to 3/11 (Sat)
Admission	Adult 15,000 yen, Children under 15 years old 14,000 yen, infants (3-5 years old) 5,000 yen (including bus fare, lunch, common ticket fee, and guide fee)
Deadline	By 6:00 PM on the day before the date of operation
Origin / Destination	Echigo-Yuzawa Station East Exit Bus Terminal
Transportation	Bus
Capacity	25 people (minimum number of participants: 1)
Host	Travel planning and implementation: Registered Travel Agency Region-440 by the Governor of Niigata Prefecture, NPO Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Collaborative Organization, 3743-1 Matsudai, Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture (Full member of the All Nippon Travel Agents Association) Business day(Thursday)～(Tuesday) 9:00-18:00 Contact us025-761-7749/tour@tsumari-artfield.com
Note	Guide will be in Japanese only. No tour guide will accompany the tour. *For those who wish to pay by other payment methods: If you wish to pay by PayPay, AMEX card, or deferred payment (Payday), please make a reservation through AssoView. Please select “Pay later (Payday)” for bank and convenience store transfers. >> Assoview direct sales page Please read the terms and conditions of this tour before participating. NPO Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Collaborative Organization Travel Conditions NPO Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Collaborative Organization Standard Conditions of Travel For inquiries, please contact the Echigo-Tsumari Art Field Information Center at 025-761-7767 (9:00-18:00, closed on Tue &Wed).

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