In Echigo-Tsumari, Niigata Prefecture, the "Earth Art Festival" winter program starts on January 14
From January 14 (Sat) ~ March 14 (Sun), the art event "Earth Art Festival no Sato" Echigo-Tsumari 2023 Winter SNOWART will be held to experience the winter in the satoyama of the Echigo-Tsumari area of Niigata Prefecture (Tokamachi City, Tsunan Town).
Echigo-Tsumari is the name of Tokamachi City and Tsunan Town, which was created at the beginning of the Earth Art Festival.
Special exhibitions held at two major art festival locations 。 Inside and outside the building "Echigo-Tsumari Snow Aspect I." (Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Gendai Bikan MonET) exhibits art that changes the way it looks along with the appearance of snowfall. Enjoy the winter satoyama with art works and snow activities "Satoyama Amusement Park ~ An amusement park appears for a moment in the white snowy field!?~" (Matsudai Agricultural Stage Field Museum).
We offer day trips to and from "Echigo Yuzawa Station" and bus tours for 2 days and 1 night. A day tour to visit art festival works and enjoy wintering food in the village (1/28 ~ every Saturday). Stay at a wooden inn that has been renovated from an abandoned school and participate in traditional events such as mochitsuki, chinkoro making, hot springs and wintering cooking in the village, and dontoyaki (January 14~15).
In addition, I stayed at an inn that was renovated from an abandoned school that started with a terakoya in an unexplored area of heavy snowfall. We offer a limited accommodation plan to experience art works and guided tours of walking on snowy roads wearing kanjiki unique to snowy countries (March 4~5, 11~12).
The Earth Art Festival is an art project that began in 2000 with the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale. The Triennale is held once every three years, and recently a year-round program on the theme of the four seasons. The Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Collaborative Organization, a non-profit organization that runs the Earth Art Festival, says, "Winter is the actual Echigo-Tsumari festival, and although this festival is in the green season, the winter program that makes use of the traditional culture and wisdom of the region is a sight to behold."
For more information about the program, please visit Official Site From.
