Kiyotsu Gorge

Info

Address:

2119-2 Koide Kishi, Tokamachi, Niigata

Public Transportation:

JR Echigo-Yuzawa Station → Echigo Kotsu Bus 25 minutes bound for Mori-Miyanohara, bus stop: Get off at the entrance of Kiyotsukyo, 30 minutes walk at the entrance of the Kiyotsukyo Gorge Tunnel

Car Access:

13km25 minutes from Kanetsu Road Shiozawa Ishiuchi IC via National Route 17/353

Phone Number:

025-763-4800 (Kiyotsukyo Gorge Tunnel)

Parking Number:

155 vehicles/free, there is a bus parking lot (7 large buses can be parked), winter large buses are regulated in the parking lot in front of the valley tunnel

Business Hours

Free to explore. The Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel is open from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM (last entry at 4:30 PM), and from December to late February from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (last entry at 3:30 PM).

Price

Free to explore. Admission to the Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel is 1000 yen for adults (high school students and above), 400 yen for children (elementary and middle school students), and free for preschoolers. *Prices may vary by season.

Spot Category

Rivers・Waterfalls・Springs・Gorges

Views from the Panorama Station
Provided by: (one company) Tokamachi City Tourism Association

Tunnel Entrance
Provided by: (one company) Tokamachi City Tourism Association

Ma Janson/MAD Architects "Tunnel of Light" (Art Festival of the Earth) (one company) Provided by Tokamachi City Tourism Association

Near second parking lot
Provided by: (one company) Tokamachi City Tourism Association

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