Echigo-Tsumari Art Field

”Echigo-Tsumari Art Field 2026 Winter” 1/24（Sat）Start！

【arrival/departure from the station】Enjoy Echigo-Tsumari tour even beyond the ETAT period

Official tours are available at any time!

Marina Abramović visits the “Dream House” for the first time in 25 years

【2026Winter】Matsudai “NOHBUTAI” Field Museum　

NUNAGAWA Campus "Fragmentary anecdotes" Ohmura Yukino

2026/1/23 Artworks

“Antony Gormley’s Fill to go on public display at MonET starting Saturday, February 21.

2025/12/25 Open call

Open Call for Proposals - 10th edition of Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale【updated on Feb 4, 2026】

2025/12/2 Artworks

Notice of the closure of Carlos Garaicoa, "Fuyu" and temporary suspension of selected works at MonET due to installation replacement (Dec. 16 – Early March)

2025/9/18 Events

Setouchi Asia Forum 2025: October 3 (Fri) & 5 (Sun)

2025/7/6 Events

[Matsudai “NOHBUTAI” Field Museum] 2025 Events & Workshop

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Events

^2/21SAT ‐ ^3/8SUN

Matsudai NOHBUTAI Field Museum Event

［NOHBUTAI Field Museum Exhibition］Kano Tetsuro “Abstract maps, Concrete territories”

The exhibit will be displayed in the woods in the Matsudai NOHBUTAI Field Museum and near the facility, and fruits, flowers, and stones will be added to the works by the artist and participants during workshops.

^2/20FRI ‐ ^3/1SUN

Friday, February 20 to Sunday, March 1, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM (until 9:00 PM on March 1)

Keisuke Takahashi "The Time of Blue"

For a limited period, we will project an artwork by artist Keisuke Takahashi onto the snowy landscape spreading across the atrium space at the center of the building. During the period, the Night Museum will be open until 8:00 PM on Saturday, February 21 and Sunday, February 22. Visitors can view the artwork from above within the museum. (Last admission at 7:30 PM)

^1/25SUN ‐ ^3/22SUN

Tanaka Nozomi "Sealing the Seasons, Unfolding the Harvest"

The artist conducts research on the region, focusing on preserved foods—a craft that is becoming increasingly rare—and presents an exhibition exploring seasonal connections and diversity centered on daily life and livelihoods.

^1/24SAT ‐ ^3/8SUN

[Date] 1/24 (Sat.) - 3/8 (Sun.), 2026 *Closed on Tue & Wed except national holidays.

Echigo-Tsumari Art Field Winter 2026

Enjoy Echigo-Tsumari in winter with artwork and activities that take advantage of the charm of snow! Special Exhibition and mini-events are held according to the characteristics of the facilities and artworks. We also recommend the official tour where you will be welcomed with hospitality by mothers and enjoy local cuisine unique to this area of heavy snowfall.

^1/24SAT ‐ ^3/8SUN

【2026Winter】Matsudai “NOHBUTAI” Field Museum　

Enjoy the snow and winter satoyama of Echigo-Tsumari, one of the world's heaviest snowfall areas, with all your senses! In addition to new artworks and outdoor artworks, snow tubing and "Snow play ground" will surely warm you up by playing in the satoyama with heavy snowfall!

^1/24SAT ‐ ^3/8SUN

[Event Dates] January 24 (Sat) - March 8 (Sun) Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (except holidays)

Museum on Echigo-Tsumari, MonET Outside Special Exhibition "Hon'yara Dō - Snow Meeting"

BankART1929, which directed the summer-autumn Special Exhibition "The Answer Blows in the Wind," returns to helm the winter Special Exhibition. They will transform the MonET building into a large "Hon'yara-dō" gathering space where people can enjoy and experience snow. Tsukamoto Yoshiharu, co-founder of Atelier Bow-Wow, and the architectural collective 6lines studio, originating from the Tsukamoto Laboratory, will generate a changing snow landscape titled "snowscape" in the courtyard. Yamamoto Aiko and Ihara Koro, who participated in the summer/autumn exhibition, will also present new developments to color the winter season. Workshops will be held during ETAT.

Artworks / Artists

Temporary closing

Tunnel of Light

Ma Yansong / MAD Architects

Open all year / Closed on Tue ＆ Wed except holidays *Closed for New Year holidays: 12/23 (Tue) – 2026/1/8 (Thu)

Camera Obscura Project

Explore Echigo-Tsumari

Museum of the one and only site-specific art, built by Hara Hiroshi

The base facility of the "Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale". The architecture was designed by Hara Hiroshi + ATLIERΦ, who also designed the Kyoto Station Building. Fifteen permanent works by artists from Japan and abroad are on display throughout the year, with special exhibitions held seasonally and a museum shop. In 2021, the museum reopened with a major relocation of the permanent collection.

Approx. 40 pieces of art on and around the NOHBUTAI. From playful to representative works.

The Matsudai NOHBUTAI is a base facility designed by Dutch architect group MVRDV. Approximately 40 works of art are scattered in a 2-km area of satoyama from Matsudai NOHBUTAI to Matsudai Castle at the top of the mountain, and the entire area is called the "Matsudai NOHBUTAI Field Museum.

Natural science museum where children are fascinated. Withstands 2000 tons of snow in winter.

A 10-minutes drive from Matsudai Station, Kyororo is a natural science museum that provides deep insights into the ecology of the local area and its characteristic natural landscape of terraced rice fields, beech forests, and thatched roof houses.

The House of Light is a work of art created by James Turrell, renowned globally as "an artist of light". At this experimental piece you can experience the artist's world of art, is an architectural structure unparalleled elsewhere in the world. It was conceived as a guest house for meditation, as Turrell found this concept in Junichiro Tanizaki's essay "In Praise of Shadows". He came up with the idea of incorporating his work on light into the intimate light of a traditional Japanese-style house.

The Kamigo Junior High School closed down in 2012 but was reopened as a new base for the performing arts. Kamigo Clove Theatre functions as a residency, practice facility, and a performing arts stage and theatre. Artists are invited to reside in this facility and lead a "satoyama" lifestyle and learn through collaboration with local people to influence their performances. Within the building is also a unique restaurant where meals are served by local women while they "perform" a theatrical piece. (Opened irregularly)

Enjoy local home cooking of the four seasons with beautiful pottery at Ubusunano House

This old thatched-roof house is about 100 years old. Enjoy seasonal home-style dishes prepared by local mothers in dishes created by a leading Japanese ceramic artist.

Collaboration of natural beauty and art that changes with the seasons.

One of Echigo-Tsumari's representative sights, the Kiyotsukyo Valley Tunnel has been refurbished by fusing it with art works. A tunnel with a total length of 750m is likened to a submarine cut off from the outside world.
*Advance reservations are required during peak seasons (GW, consecutive holidays, Obon, and autumn foliage season).

Visit

【Iiyama Station Departure/Arrival via Nozawa Onsen Town】Day Trip Tour Exploring Akiyamago & Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel

Visit "Akeyama Arts Center," a facility conveying the history and culture of the hunter village "Akiyamago" through art, and tour the popular Echigo-Tsumari Art Filed artwork "Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel" in one of Japan's three great gorges.Lunch features heartwarming dishes made with abundant local ingredients, prepared by "Katakuri no Yado." Why not experience the beautiful snow country of the secluded Akiyamago?

【1/24、31、2/7, 21】Winter Echigo-Tsumari Journey [Yukimi-Gozen Lunch Trip] ①

Enjoy the beauty of Echigo-Tsumari’s graceful yet powerful winter and its exclusive seasonal artworks. Savor Yukimi Gozen, a traditional snow-country meal filled with local wisdom and culture, served with warm hospitality.
【Lunch: Tobu, Kamishinden, Higashi shimogumi, Urada】
*The Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel may be closed depending on snow conditions. If so, the itinerary will be adjusted to visit other artworks instead.
*The order of visits to museums and facilities may vary depending on the tour date.
*Due to exhibit replacement work inside MonET, some artworks will be temporarily closed to the public.

【2/14, 25, 28】Winter Echigo-Tsumari Journey [Yukimi-Gozen Lunch Trip] ②

Enjoy the beauty of Echigo-Tsumari’s graceful yet powerful winter and its exclusive seasonal artworks. Savor Yukimi Gozen, a traditional snow-country meal filled with local wisdom and culture, served with warm hospitality.
【Lunch: Matsudai, Murono】 *The Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel may be closed depending on snow conditions. If so, the itinerary will be adjusted to visit other artworks instead.
*The order of visits to museums and facilities may vary depending on the tour date.
*Due to exhibit replacement work inside MonET, some artworks will be temporarily closed to the public.

【3/1、7】Winter Echigo-Tsumari Journey [Yukimi-Gozen Lunch Trip] ③

Enjoy the beauty of Echigo-Tsumari’s graceful yet powerful winter and its exclusive seasonal artworks. Savor Yukimi Gozen, a traditional snow-country meal filled with local wisdom and culture, served with warm hospitality.
【Lunch: Aramachi-Shinden, Kamigo】 *The Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel may be closed depending on snow conditions. If so, the itinerary will be adjusted to visit other artworks instead.
*The order of visits to museums and facilities may vary depending on the tour date.
*Due to exhibit replacement work inside MonET, some artworks will be temporarily closed to the public.

【Feb 22】Winter Echigo-Tsumari Journey [Yukimi-Gozen Lunch Trip] ④

Enjoy the beauty of Echigo-Tsumari’s graceful yet powerful winter and its exclusive seasonal artworks. Savor Yukimi Gozen, a traditional snow-country meal filled with local wisdom and culture, served with warm hospitality.
【Lunch: Shimokawate】
*The Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel may be closed depending on snow conditions. If so, the itinerary will be adjusted to visit other artworks instead.
*The order of visits to museums and facilities may vary depending on the tour date.
*Due to exhibit replacement work inside MonET, some artworks will be temporarily closed to the public.

【1/24-3/8 Weekend】Hidden Akiyama-go Journey [One-Day Tour / Overnight Tour]

This tour takes you through the mysterious winter wonderland of Akiyama-go, a remote mountain village renowned for its heavy snowfall. You’ll visit the popular Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel, where the entire tunnel itself is an art installation, and Akeyama Arts Center in Akiyama-go, a facility that conveys the history and culture of the region through art.
For lunch, Katakuri house will prepare a heartwarming meal featuring plenty of local ingredients.
Come experience the harsh yet breathtaking beauty of Akiyamago in midwinter!"

Support

Matsudai Tanada Bank

Open invitation to those who wish to help maintain terraced rice field in the ageing community. Let’s make Echigo-Tsumari rice in this Koshihikari-rice-growing district.

FC Echigo-Tsumari

Activities by a female football team consisting of members who have moved to the region and taken over rice production in the terraced rice field.

Engaging supporters with management and maintenance of artworks, and rice planting and harvesting. Approximately 3000 people from around the world participate in those activeties.

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