Guided tour"Explore Japanese local market to get fortune dolls”

Period JAN 10th & 20th
Descriptions

Explore a local market that is held on only 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th January in Tokamachi city!



Tokamachi city is the neighboring city of Echigo-Yuzawa, just 30 mins away by train. In the market, you will find local fortune dolls called "Chinkoro" which are made of rice flour and represent a wish for a good harvest next year. There are a variety of shapes, but the basic shape is usually a dog, they are cute and vividly colored! Also, locals set up stalls selling food and a variety of other stuff in the market. This is a good chance to soak in the local Japanese traditional culture.


They are Chinkoro↑


When we go to Tokamachi city, we take a local train called Hokuhoku line. The train is very strong for snow, it doesn't stop because of snow.



We will have Japanese lunch made from local vegetable and meats at Ikote, which is an artwork turned restaurant. Enjoy the local produce of Tokamachi that it is famous for!

Tokamachi city is famous for its art festival, Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale. It is held every 3 years and about 500,000 people all over the world have come in summer 2018. Its artworks are interesting and the modern art museums in the town are great places to take instagrammable photos.

 



Hi there, I'm Aki. I will be your guide!
I'm from Niigata, and I like winter sports very much.
I also love sharing cultures with people from other countries. I've traveled to Australia, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines and all over Japan so far.
Let's chat with me and share your culture!

Age limitaiton

None

Requirement

None

Venue

Tokamachi city

About 6 hours

Max number of perticipants

10

Meeting point Echigo-Yuzawa station West Exit
Schedule 9:00　Gathering in Echigo-Yuzawa station west exit
9:14　Take a local train bound for Tokamachi
9:40　On arrival at Tokamachi station
9:50　See Local market with fortune doll
11:40　Walk to Artwork−turned Restaurant
12:00　Lunchtime at the restaurant
13:00　Walk to an art museum"Kinare"
13:10　Photo shooting at the art museum
14:10　Move to Tokamachi station
14:29　Take a local train bound for Echigo-Yuzawa station
14:55 　End in Echigo-Yuzawa station
Includes Lunch, art museum entrance fee, train fare Required equipments Some cash to buy something at market
Event conditions Payment methods Credit card or bank transfer
Remarks We walk between every activity spots so that we recommend you to wear boots we might walk on snow.

In case we have to cancel the event due to lack of participants, we will inform you and refund the participation fee, but do not take any responsibility for travel fee or other costs.

Cancellation fee:
6 days to 1 day before the event: 30%; The event day: 100%; Cancellation without informing: 100%
Booking due date 18 o'clock on a day before the event
Host

Aki

Hi there, I'm Aki.
I'm from Niigata, and I like winter sports very much.
I also love sharing cultures with people from other countries. I've traveled to Australia, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines and all over Japan so far.
Let's chat with me and share your culture!
Price ¥3,500 per person
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