The Atlas Obscura Guide To Tokamachi

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Tokamachi, Japan

Updated August 11, 2023

Unusual Attractions in Tokamachi

Every winter, the museum and its many picture windows become encapsulated in romantic and terrifying drifts of snow

Tokamachi, Japan

Echigo-Matsunoyama Museum of Natural Science

Modern Japanese museum is buried by snow annually.

Tokamachi, Japan

Kiyotsu Gorge 'Tunnel of Light'

There's light and a dreamlike panorama at the end of this tunnel.

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House of Light

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

4 miles from Tokamachi

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Shiozawa Tsumugi Fabric Museum

Weave yourself into over a thousand years of history at this textiles museum through demonstrations and a hands-on hataori experience on a traditional loom.

7 miles from Tokamachi

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Kankōji Temple

Take a lick of the legendary homemade miso paste that protected this Buddhist temple’s scrolls from a fire centuries ago.

9 miles from Tokamachi

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Tadami Train Line

Running through lush forests and across the Tadami River, this train line offers breathtaking views of rural Japan.

13 miles from Tokamachi

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Mount Tanigawa

This little known mountain has claimed four times as many lives as Everest.

22 miles from Tokamachi

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Tokamachi

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Tokamachi, Japan

Updated August 11, 2023

Unusual Attractions in Tokamachi

Tokamachi, Japan

Echigo-Matsunoyama Museum of Natural Science

Tokamachi, Japan

Kiyotsu Gorge 'Tunnel of Light'

Tōkamachi-shi, Japan

House of Light

Minamiuonuma, Japan

Shiozawa Tsumugi Fabric Museum

Minamiuonuma, Japan

Kankōji Temple

Uonuma, Japan

Tadami Train Line

Minakami, Japan

Mount Tanigawa

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