Best Spots Famous For Art In Kagawa

Floating? 'Naoshima Pavilion' Is A Big Stainless Steel Mesh ArtNaoshima Pavilion

A white huge stainless steel art got an idea from the 28th new island of Naoshima Island. You can enter the art and feel like floating in the sky. Taking pictures as your imaginative way.◎Near Miyanoura Port. You can enjoy for free. Let's go to see it first after you arrive by a ferry.

The Building Itself Is An Art. A Large Museum Surrounded By Nature Of Naoshima IslandBenesse House Museum

This museum was opened on the concept of "coexistence of nature, art and architecture". And you can enjoy the modern art works and the building itself with the feeling of island's nature. For it stands on a hill, you can see the nice seascape from the terrace.◎Access: from the nearest bus stop 'Tsutsuji-so', you can use free shuttle bus or go on foot. Or go by bicycle from a port. Admission Fee: ￥1030 No photo inside the museum.

Naoshima, An Island Of Arts And NatureNaoshima Island

Well known arts are of course wonderful. But I think the nature in Naoshima protected by the residents since long before Naoshima became famous is superior to the arts.

The Scenery Is An Art, Too. Teshima Island's Stunning View Only Visitors Can SeeTeshima Art Museum

Teshima Art Museum at Teshima Island in Kagawa. As well as the main art building, you can enjoy the scenery of Seto Inland Sea and terraced rice fields before you arrive there. Because of the good location, this scenery is one of the arts that the museum visitors can see.◎Benches are prepared, you can see the views comfortably. It's possible to enter the museum many times in a day, enjoy the views of different times.

Lively Yellow Pumpkin In The Blue Sea & SkyPumpkin

Nao-shima Island has many photogenic art works. Among them, the most popular one created in 1994 by Yayoi Kusama.

A Photogenic Art 'Red Pumpkin' At The Entrance Of Naoshima IslandRed Pumpkin

Yayoi Kusama's art work 'Red Pumpkin' located near a ferry port. You'll see it first just after you arrive at Naoshima. You can enter its inside. Let's take amusing photos of this photogenic art.◎At the open space of a ferry port at Miyaura. You can see it for free. Find it from a ferry deck just before arrival.

Photogenic Piano Art '20th Century Recall'20th Century Recall

An art work '20th Century Recall' is located at Megijima Island, Kagawa Prefecture. A grand piano with sails at seaside, it looks like a sailing boat. What melody does it play? You can enjoy very photogenic art!◎Access: 20 min by ferry from Takamatsu Port. This piano art '20th Century Recall' is located beside the Migijima Port.

A Museum Buried In The Earth Designed By Tadao AndoChichu Art Museum

You can enjoy many kinds of arts and the museum building itself.

Art Tour At Megijima Island Accessible In 20 Min From TakamatsuMagijima Island Art Tour

In 20 minutes by ferry from Takamatsu, Megijima Island is the easiest destination for art tours. You can enjoy beautiful art works in concert with peaceful island. And more, for the art works stands very close to the port, you'll find them as soon as you land Megijima Island.◎Access: about 20 min by ferry from Takamatsu. Half a day could be enough to enjoy whole of the island. Inside the island, there're public buses, but rental bicycle or walking are convenient.

An Installation Art 'Lemon Hotel' You Can Actually StayLemon Hotel

It's an enjoyable installation art which you experience at the voice's suggestions. It's also a hotel accepting only one group a day and a café you can eat and drink the island's specialty lemon. By the way, what does this art mean? You'll know that after the experience.◎Admission fee: ￥500 At the café, you can enjoy Teshima Island's specialty lemon such as lemon squash, lemonade and lemon scone.

Art Tour In Teshima Island Where The Beautiful Scenery & Arts Are IntermingledTeshima Island Art Tour

An art island 'Teshima' has many art works because of the Setouchi Triennial (art festival) hold every three years. Some arts are in harmony with the island scenery like the sea and rice fields, and some give us a surprise. Making an art tour is one of the attraction of the island trip.◎You can see and enjoy the arts even out of the term of Setouchi Triennial. It'll be convenient for you to check beforehand because each art has holidays.

An Artistic Shinto Shrine With Glass StepsGo'o Shrine (Naoshima Island)

Go'o Shrine has been here since Edo period, and accepted art works when the shrine was repaired. The steps to the shrine are made of glass. Arts added to a solemn shrine, you can enjoy the new style of shrine.◎Visiting the shrine is free, but the underground demands admission fee. Access: go up the steps near an art 'Kadoya'.

A Post Office Where The Letters Gather Beyond The Time & SpaceMissing Post Office

Missing Post Office receive the letters written for yourselves in the future or someone you can't see any more. It's one of the art project, and exhibits the letters without addresses to be read by someone you don't know.◎5min walk from a port. It was used as a real post office. You can send a letter with no address and read exhibited letters here.

A Wonderful Art Of Comfortable Sounds & Shadow PicturesAkinorium

In the room of a warm old house, bamboo arts make rhythmical sounds by winds occurred from somewhere. I have no idea what and how makes these sounds. But this wonderful feeling makes us feel relaxed.◎Author: Akinori Matsumoto Entrance fee: 300yen It gets crowded during the Setouchi Art Festival. Needed time: 15~20min

Photogenic Arts You Can Experience With An Adventure In Tangled AlleysKALEIDOSCOPE BLACK & WHITE

Ogi-jima Island in Seto Inland Sea has many narrow and tangled slopes like a maze. Let's go ahead in adventure mood and see the photogenic arts exhibited in the old houses in the island.◎During the term of Triennial, Passport for arts is convenient, too. Out of the term, you can enter each art for ￥300. Photos permitted, enjoy taking photos collaborating with the art in these mysterious rooms.

Memories Became Illumination Of Art 'Memory Bottle'Memory Bottle

An art work 'Memory Bottle' stuffed photos of islanders in Ogijima, is exhibited like an illumination inside a small warehouse. It's a romantic room of beautiful art made up with lightened and gathered memories.◎Entrance fee: 300yen, or Triennale Passport is available during the art festival. You can take pictures.

Huge Instagenic Wall Art 'Shodoshima Engi Emaki'Sakate Port

A wall painting 'Shodoshima Engi Emaki' is one of the project of Setouchi International Art Festival. A painter Miki Okamura painted the concept of an artist Kenji Yabe. The close description is an art worth seeing. What's more, very Instagenic!◎It's located at Sakate Port of Shodoshima Jumbo Ferry.

To The Shining Sea Of Setouchi! A Photogenic Art 'Walking Ark'Walking Ark

We think the most attractive thing of Setouchi Triennale is the fusion of shining sea and arts. Here in Ogi Island, Walking Ark is very popular art that makes us want to take its photos.

Theatron On A Large Scale Of Sky And SeaTheatron

The largest scale of outdoor concert space in Chu-shikoku area. Magnificent blue sky and sea in the background, many famous musicians hold concerts here. You couldn't expect the moving moment when the scenery and the singing voices resonates.

A Museum Full Of Inokuma World That Is Designed By Yoshio TaniguchiMarugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art

This museum is produced by Inokuma Genichiro and attaches a great deal of importance to contemporary arts. It's in front of the Marugame station for easy access.

A Fashionable Port Represents Setouchi AreaTakamatsu Port

Islands in Kagawa became famous because of the Setouchi International Triennial in recent years. Takamatsu Port leading to those islands is full of art works and very fashionable.