Yukiguni-kan Museum
湯沢町歴史民俗資料館 雪国館
A town-run history and folk museum themed on Yasunari Kawabata's “Snow Country,” featuring a re-creation of Komako's room and displays of snow-country daily life and writer materials.
The Yukiguni-kan Museum is about a 7-minute walk from Echigo-Yuzawa Station. The first floor displays materials related to Yasunari Kawabata and “Snow Country,” including first editions, photographs and letters. The second floor recreates the room of Komako, the geisha who inspired the novel's heroine, known as “Komako's Room.” Other exhibits show Yuzawa's winter tools, such as snow boots, sleds and the living room of a traditional house, illustrating how people live in deep-snow regions. Admission is about 500 yen, and the museum is closed on Wednesdays. It can be combined with the “Kasumi Room” at Takahan Ryokan for a literary walk through “Snow Country.”
Opening hours
09:00–16:30; closed Wed
Nearby sights
- Echigo-Yuzawa Onsen Town
- Ponshukan Sake Museum (Echigo-Yuzawa)
- Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway & Alp no Sato
- Takahan Ryokan Kasumi Room
- GALA Yuzawa Snow Resort
- Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort
- Iwappara Ski Resort
- Maiko Snow Resort