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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

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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.

Tunnel of Light.

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

Tadami Line Bridge in summer

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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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