Echigo-Tsumari Art Field

"Echigo-Tsumari Art Field 2026" Opens Saturday, April 25!

Early Summer in Echigo-Tsumari: A Roundup of Events Through Mid-July

Official Tour: Running mainly on weekends and holidays!

Check out our wide variety of sample itineraries!

Through Sunday, June 14

Echigo-Tsumari MonET Special Exhibition Vol. 10: "Ryo Miyasaka: ART at 75"

《May–June Only》Experience Spring in Akiyamago: [Special Wild Vegetable Cuisine Package]

Museum of Picture Book Art and Woodland Museum: Spring/Summer Special Exhibition "Koji Suzuki: Clay Caravan"

Starting Saturday, February 21

New Exhibition of Antony Gormley’s *FILL*

2026/5/30 Other

[A Must-See for First-Time Visitors to the Echigo-Tsumari Art Field] A Simple Map of Recommended Venues and Artworks Is Now Available

2026/5/28 Other

MonET featured in travel website NEWT

2026/5/28 EAT＆STAY

Early Summer in Echigo-Tsumari: A Roundup of Events Through Mid-July

2026/5/18 Other

Echigo-Tsumari Forest School 2026

2026/4/25 Open call

Call for Entries for the 10th "Echigo-Tsumari Art Filed" [Updated April 25, 2026]

About Echigo-Tsumari

Learn about Echigo-Tsumari Art Field

Events

^7/18SAT ‐ ^8/30SUN

Restaurant Kamigo Clove Theatre [Summer 2026]

"Restaurant Kamigo Clove Theatre," produced by EAT&ART TARO. This performance restaurant—where local women serve dishes made with seasonal ingredients from Tsunan in a cheerful, theatrical style—is open for a limited period.

^6/14SUN ‐ ^6/14SUN

Echigo-Tsumari: Everyone’s Treasure Relocation Project! 2026

Together with the "Riki Gozan"—Riki Kato, Godai Watanabe, and Shinichi Yamazaki—we will organize and transport valuable materials and conduct research at the "Passages of Time Tokamachi Takakura Museum."

^6/8MON ‐ ^7/17FRI

Matsudai NOHBUTAI Field Museum

Early Summer Field Museum Notes　

The Matsudai NOHBUTAI Field Museum is hosting "Early Summer Field Museum Notes," a walking program designed to enjoy the early summer satoyama landscape. At various points throughout the Field Museum, you'll find "questions" related to nature, wildlife, agriculture, local culture, and art.

^6/7SUN ‐ ^6/7SUN

《MonET ARTIST Workshop Series》Vol. 4: Hara Rintaro + Hara Yu ”My Favorite Things: Let’s Make 2D Sculptures!”

A spring workshop series featuring artists whose artworks are on display at the Museum on Echigo-Tsumari, MonET, and Akashi no Yu.

^6/6SAT ‐ ^6/6SAT

Rice Planting at Australia House 2026

On Saturday, June 6, we will hold a rice-planting experience event in the Urada district, where Australia House is located.

^6/4THU ‐ ^9/28MON

Echigo Matsudai Satoyama Shokudo: Satoyama Buffet

Our buffet-style meals feature an abundance of rice harvested from the Rice Fields right before your eyes, as well as fresh vegetables grown by local farmers you know personally. The menu offers about 20 dishes, all inspired by and adapted from local and home-style cuisine.

^5/30SAT ‐ ^5/31SUN

《MonET ARTIST Workshop Series》Vol. 3 Kurita Koichi ”Building a Soil Library Together: Let's Compare Soil”

A spring workshop series featuring artists whose artworks are on display at the Museum on Echigo-Tsumari, MonET, and Akashi no Yu.

Artworks / Artists

2026/4/25-11/8（Closed on Tue and Wed except for public holidays）

Ogawa Jiro/Ogawa Laboratory, Nippon Institute of Technology

2026/4/25-11/8（Closed on Tue and Wed except for public holidays）

For Lots of Lost Windows

2026/4/25-11/8 (Closed Tue & Wed, except holidays)

Snow removal type Nunagawa princess

Sekiguchi Kotaro

2026/5/16-11/8（Closed on Tue and Wed except for public holidays）

Metamorphosis : The Memory that Dwells in ‘Place’

Kasahara Yukiko＋Miyamori Haruna

2026/4/25-11/8（Closed on Tue and Wed except for public holidays）

Ogawa Laboratory, Nippon Institute of Technology+Kuroda Junzo

2026/5/16-10/30 (Closed on Tue ＆ Wed except holidays)

Shiozawa Hironobu

2026/6/1-11/8（Closed on Tue and Wed except for public holidays）

Open year-round (closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays, except holidays)

Matsudai History Museum

2026/4/25-11/8（Closed on Tue and Wed except for public holidays）

Relation-Earth/the Big Dipper

Kawaguchi Tatsuo

Explore Echigo-Tsumari

Hiroshi Hara Architecture: A Museum Dedicated to One-of-a-Kind Site-Specific Art

A hub facility for the Echigo-Tsumari Art Filed. The building was designed by Hara Hiroshi＋ATELIERΦ, the firm behind the Kyoto Station Building. It features 15 permanent artworks by artists from Japan and abroad, on display year-round, and hosts Special Exhibitions each season. A museum shop is also on site. The facility underwent a major renovation in 2021, with a significant overhaul of its permanent collection, and reopened to the public.

About 40 artworks are displayed at the Nohbutai and its surroundings, ranging from whimsical pieces to signature works.

The Matsudai "Nobutai," a hub facility designed by the Dutch architectural firm MVRDV. Approximately 40 artworks are scattered throughout the roughly 2-kilometer stretch of rural landscape between the Matsudai "Nobutai" and Matsudai Castle at the mountaintop; this entire area is known as the "Matsudai NOHBUTAI Field Museum Matsudai NOHBUTAI."

A science museum that captivates children. In winter, it withstands 2,000 tons of snow.

A museum dedicated to discovering and showcasing local resources under the theme of “Urban-Rural Exchange.” Approximately 40 artworks are scattered throughout the indoor and outdoor spaces. These works, which draw inspiration from the region’s history, local customs, people, and nature, allow visitors to fully experience the local culture through all five senses. We invite you to enjoy the art and the rural landscape as they change with the seasons.

The only James Turrell artwork in the world where visitors can stay overnight

A artwork by light artist James Turrell. Conceived as a guesthouse for meditation, it was modeled after the Hoshina Residence, a traditional local dwelling designated as an Important Cultural Property. Turrell drew inspiration for this concept from Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s *In Praise of Shadows*, blending the intimate light of traditional Japanese architecture with his own light-based artworks. *Satoyama Shokudo’s takeout service for breakfast and dinner*

Kamigo Junior High School, which closed in 2012, has reopened as a performing arts hub. It serves as a residence facility, a rehearsal space, and a theater for performances. A theater-themed restaurant run by local women has also opened.

Enjoy seasonal local home-style cuisine served on beautiful pottery at "Ubusuna House"

A traditional Japanese farmhouse with a thatched roof, built about 100 years ago. Here, you can enjoy seasonal home-cooked meals prepared by local women, served on tableware crafted by one of Japan’s leading ceramic artists.

A collaboration between nature’s beauty, which changes with the seasons, and art

One of Echigo-Tsumari’s most iconic landmarks, the Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel, has been renovated to incorporate artworks. The 750-meter-long tunnel is conceptualized as a submarine cut off from the outside world, with artworks displayed throughout the interior—including four observation decks that serve as periscopes offering views of the outside.

Visit

[Recommended for First-Timers] One-Day Art Trip with a Delicious Satoyama Lunch

We invite you to explore the region with the guide of artworks of the “Echigo-Tsumari Art Field 2026”. This itinerary includes a lunch served with seasonal ingredients at the Echigo Matsudai Satoyama Shokudo. Recommended for first-time visitors or anyone who wishes to visit the main art facilities within a day.

【To Those Considering Our Official Tours】 So Many Attractions! Look at Our Tour Itinerary

For those considering or planning to join an Official Tour, we've compiled tips to help you get the most out of your experience. *Please note: Tours are not sold on this page. For details on each tour, please check the respective tour sales page.

A Train Trip Through Echigo-Tsumari

A train journey through Echigo-Tsumari, where the first signs of spring are in the air. On this day trip, you can take your time enjoying the flavors of spring and local art while taking in the scenery of the countryside as it begins to bud.

Leisurely Echigo-Tsumari Course [Ubusuna Lunch]

A Digest Tour of Echigo-Tsumari's Masterpieces. Enjoy artworks while gazing at the fresh green hillsides of the satoyama with your guide.
《Tour Highlights》
・Recommended for first-time visitors to the Echigo-Tsumari Art Filed
・Allows ample viewing time for a leisurely experience
・Savour wild mountain vegetables harvested locally and homemade dishes prepared by the village mothers

Echigo-Tsumari Course [Ubusuna Lunch] 2026

A Digest Tour of Echigo-Tsumari
Masterpieces. Enjoy artworks while gazing at the fresh green hillside villages with a guide.
《Tour Highlights》
・Recommended for first-time visitors to the Echigo-Tsumari Art Filed
・See many artworks without needing a car
・Savor wild mountain vegetables harvested locally and homemade dishes prepared by village mothers

【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?

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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