Ubusuna-no-Ie Art Festival Limited-Edition Food Journey: From Post-Earthquake Recovery to a Ceramic Art Lifestyle Restaurant

Known as the pioneer of art festivals, the "Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale" in Japan has been held2000since its inception every three years and continues to this day. This year (2018) marks the sixth edition, accumulating over400artworks in the Echigo-Tsumari region of Niigata, Japan.

Beyond the undeniable brilliance of master-level artists' works, the limited-edition restaurants during the art festival are also stunning, offering travelers a culinary feast on par with "artworks." First, let us share with you Ubusuna-no-Ie, which survived the earthquake and transformed into a ceramic art lifestyle restaurant.——Ubusuna-no-Ie.

Ubusuna-no-Ie

Culinary supervision: Chef Hideki Murakami of "Kitchen Watarigarasu" restaurant in Ebisu, Tokyo
Closed: Closed on Wednesdays;11From4to the end of the month, closed due to snow season
Services offered: Ceramic exhibitions, local cuisine, and accommodation available (suspended during the art festival)
Admission fee:500yen (elementary and middle school students250yen)
Meal prices: River, Mountain, and Field set meals each2,000yen; Ubusuna curry1,400yen
Location: Higashishimo-gumi, Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture3110
Website:http://www.echigo-tsumari.jp/artwork/ubusuna_house