“Tour de Tsumari”, a cycling event planned and conceived by architect Ito Yoshiaki as part of the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2006, has become a popular annual event since 2006. The last “Tour de Tsumari” was held as an online event titled “Tour de Tsumari Remote” in consideration of the new coronavirus infection situation, but this summer the event will be held in Echigo-Tsumari, a region dotted with artworks.
【Date】Sunday 25 August 2024 / Start at 7am
【Entry Fee】120km: JPY 15,500～/90km: JPY13,500~/70km: JPY 11,500～
【Registration 】From 16 May to 7 July 2024
【How to register】Please click below for details and register:
An annual event – Tour de Tsumari
photo by Nakamura Osamu
ITO Yoshiaki
Born in 1965 in Hokkaido. After completing master course University of the Arts, he worked at structural engineering company Amorph Takeyama & Associates before setting up his own practice, Ito Yoshiaki Office
Works. With architectural design as core activities, he has actively been participating in local art events and community activities including “A Small House-Don’t forget to listen to-” (ETAT2000), Tour de Tsumari (since ETAT2006), “Senju Yatai Plan”, “Michinoiro Plan” (aoba + art 2016). “100 staircases Project”. He created a documentary “a road that doesn’t have a name – tour de tsumari”in 2014.
Tour de Tsumari 2015 (photo courtesy by the artist)
Tour de Tsumari 2015 (photo courtesy by the artist)
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