SNOW RICH Tourism

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Snow Rich ExperienceSnow Rich Experience(Echigo-Tsumari Art Field)A town to rediscover yourself.Various tools were created by predecessors of Tokamachi residents to survive the harsh winters. Labeled "Tokamachi's snow season gear," some of these have been designated as important tangible folk cultural properties and are on display at the Tokamachi City Museum TOPPAKU.Tokamachi City Museum TOPPAKU　Address: 1-448-9 Nishi-Hon-cho, Tokamachi City, Niigata PrefectureTelephone: 025-757-553109SeasonalReservations requiredClick here for the official website!Photo by Yanagi Ayumi (Echigo-Tsumari Art Field)Ubusuna HouseSeasonalA chumon-zukuri, type of vernacular house, characterized by one or more wings, thatched house built in 1924 and reborn as a pottery museum by Japan's leading ceramic artists.Address: 3110 Higashi-Shimogumi, Tokamachi City, Niigata PrefectureContact: Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale General Information CenterTelephone: 025-761-7767SeasonalReservations requiredNature experiences to feel the blessings of snow!A unique building in harmony with natureJinguji TempleA magnificent temple standing in a towering cedar forest. The highlight is the thick, steeply pitched thatched roof of the Kannondo, or main hall.Address: 1300 Yokka-machi, Tokamachi City, Niigata PrefectureInquiries: Tokamachi Tourist AssociationTelephone: 025-757-3345▲Echigo-Tsumari Daigonji Plateau Camping GroundA campsite on a plateau full of greenery with beech forests, grasslands, and ponds, and the voices of wild birds ringing out.Address: 3140 Matsunoyama-Amamizukoshi, Tokamachi City, Niigata PrefectureContact: ▲Echigo-Tsumari Daigonji Plateau Camping GroundTelephone: 025-596-2994House of LightA house built both as artwork and as a guesthouse for meditation, created for the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale by artist James Turrell, an American artist known for his work within the light and space movement.Address: 2891 Ueno-Kou, Tokamachi City, Niigata PrefectureContact: House of LightTelephone: 025-761-1090Bijinbayashi Forest Snowshoe ExperienceA popular activity where visitors can experience walking through the snowy forest with Western-style snowshoes, and encounter wild animals.Address: 9-4 Matsunoyama-Yumoto, Tokamachi City, Niigata PrefectureContact: Matsunoyama Onsen LLC ManmaTelephone: 025-595-8588Matsudai History Museum (Former Murooka Residence)This private house was built about 150 years ago and is open to the public as a local museum. Here, visitors learn about the characteristics of farmhouse architecture in areas with heavy snow and how to live in such areas.Address: 3718 Matsudai, Tokamachi City, Niigata PrefectureFor further information: Matsudai History Museum Telephone: 025-597-2138