Echigo Tsumari Koryukan Kinare
Kinare is a complex with an art gallery, hot spring and cafe. It is the main stage of the Echigo Tsumari Art Triennale held every 3 years.
Highly recommended to visit before touring around Tokamachi City. At this museum, visitors can experience a tour with an expert on the area. It may take around 45 min to fully digest all of the information here at this museum. Visitors can learn about the history of the area as well as the origins of the city name, how people used to live in this area and many other interesting facts. A couple of things to note about the city:
Tokamachi has the most snowfall in Japan
It celebrated the first ever snow festival in Japan (even before the Sapporo snow festival)
Tokamachi kanji characters (十日町) literally mean “ten day market” because the markets in the city would only open every 10 days due to the heavy snowfall
It is one of the big 3 within the kimono industry creating some of the highest quality kimonos in Japan
Kinare is a complex with an art gallery, hot spring and cafe. It is the main stage of the Echigo Tsumari Art Triennale held every 3 years.
Here tourists can witness one of the most amazing experiences in Japan. This company creates kimonos from scratch. They make their own dye, create their own des
Muikamachi Ski Resort is a ski resort for all levels and has an observatory restaurant with a great view of the city of Minamiuonuma.
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Set in Minami Uonuma in the Niigata Region, 10 km from Maiko Snow Resort, Kutsurogian boasts a hot spring bath and ski-to-door access. Free WiFi is featured thr
As Tokamachi is one of the most famous cities for kimonos, we believe this is a must on any Tokamachi itinerary. Here visitors can learn how to put on kimonos f
When the word “kimono” comes up in conversation, many will immediately think of Japan and more specifically, Kyoto. And if that person knows alot ab
Located in Osaka prefecture, this museum was opened in 1980 and showcases the history of Sakai city. The museum curator is Susumu Nakanishi. The museum contains