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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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Illumination at sunrise.

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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
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
Doai Station platform

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Doai Train Station

Would you spend the night in Japan's deepest train station?
23 miles from Tokamachi
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