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A convenient stop on the Joetsu Shinkansen line running from Tokyo to Niigata, Echigo-Yuzawa Station is a gateway to the many ski resorts in the surrounding area. Of those, GALA Yuzawa is immedia...

Taking place on the last weekend of July each year, Fuji Rock Festival is Japan’s largest music festival. Attracting some of the world’s top bands and performers, the festival draws huge crowds with ...

Located in Tokamachi, Niigata, the Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Museum of Contemporary Art is most often simply referred to as KINARE – the main hub and largest exhibition space with the expansive Echigo-...

Operating most of the year other than brief periods either side of winter, the Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway runs from the centre of Yuzawa town to the summit of – what in winter is – Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort....

Standing 2145 metres above sea level, Mount Naeba is one of the major peaks of the expansive Joshinetsu Kogen National Park. Within easy reach of Echigo-Yuzawa Station – a convenient stop on the Hoku...

Lying within Joshinetsu Kogen National Park, Mount Tangiawa is known for its heavy snow in winter and great hiking through summer and autumn. October to November are especially beautiful months in wh...

Mount Hakkai lies around 35km from Echigo-Yuzawa Station and is well-worth the effort of getting to. Home to one of Niigata’s best ski resorts, the large ‘Hakkaisan Ropeway’ – capable of carrying mor...

Running since 2000, Echigo-Tsumari Art Field or Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial (ETAT) officially takes place every three years – with the next large-scale festival planned for summer 2021. ETAT is the ...

One of two major hubs for Echigo-Tsumari Art Field, the Matsudai Nohbutai Center is located in the small mountain town of Matsudai, approximately 30-minutes drive from the festival’s other hub, KINAR...