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Our guide
The Echigo-Tsumari Art Field is the setting of the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial, an international contemporary art festival held every three years across six areas of Niigata known for heavy snow: Tokamachi, Kawanishi, Nakasato, Matsushiro, Matsunoyama and Tsunan. It was started by the Tokyo gallery Art Front Gallery and is directed by Fram Kitagawa. First held in 2000, it has become one of Japan's largest art festivals; the 2021 edition was postponed to 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The point this page is mapped to is about 600 m from Tōkamachi Station on the Iiyama Line and about 500 m from Tōkamachi City Museum. We have not checked the next festival dates or which works can be seen outside festival years.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
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- 新潟 越後妻有 大地藝術祭 大地の芸術祭 Echigo-Tsumari Art Field - 43521166975 — Ann Lee · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
- 新潟 越後妻有 大地藝術祭 大地の芸術祭 Echigo-Tsumari Art Field (29491907377) — Ann Lee · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
- 新潟 越後妻有 大地藝術祭 大地の芸術祭 Echigo-Tsumari Art Field - 29491876427 — Ann Lee · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
- 新潟 越後妻有 大地藝術祭 大地の芸術祭 Echigo-Tsumari Art Field - 44430435421 — Ann Lee · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
What this place is
The Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial (ETAT) is an international contemporary art festival held once every three years in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The festival was created by the Tokyo commercial gallery Art Front Gallery (AFG) and is directed by gallery director Fram Kitagawa. It was first held in 2000, and has since become one of Japan's largest art festivals, recurring every three years with the exception of 2021 when it was postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It takes place across six regions of the prefecture, an area known for its heavy snowfall. These six regions—which include Tokamachi, Kawanishi, Nakasato, Matsushiro, Matsunoyama, and Tsunan—together comprise the Echigo-Tsumari Art Field.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-06 · Echigo-Tsumari: 2026 common ticket
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Art
Nearby station
Nearby station: Tōkamachi (Iiyama Line), about 600 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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