Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale

Pioneering rural art festival in Niigata's snowy countryside featuring 200+ outdoor installations.

The Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale, held every three years in the rural Tokamachi-Tsunan region of Niigata Prefecture, is the world's largest outdoor art festival. Since 2000, it has scattered over 200 permanent artworks across 760 square kilometers of rice terraces, forests, and abandoned schoolhouses. The festival aims to revitalize depopulating communities through art, creating a dialogue between contemporary creativity and traditional satoyama landscapes.