Naoshima Island

An island where modern art blends into the old townscape

Naoshima is known as an island of art in the Seto Inland Sea.

The island is not only home to museums that exhibit artists’ works, such as Benesse House, the Chichu Art Museum, and the Lee Ufan Museum, but also to a project to preserve and revitalize uninhabited old houses and turn them into permanent exhibition spaces for contemporary art installations, blending the island’s traditional landscape with art.

It takes about 1 hour from Takamatsu Port by ferry and about 30 minutes by high-speed boat.
The Naoshima Islands consist of 27 islands of various sizes, with Naoshima at the center.

Information

Name
Naoshima Island
直島
Link
Official Site
Address
Naoshima Town, Kagawa County, Kagawa Prefecture
Access

Ferry Miyaura Port - Takamatsu Port 5 round trips a day ... 520 yen one way (4,400 yen for a car under 3m-4m one way)

High Speed Boat Miyaura Port - Takamatsu Port 5 round trips a day ... 1,220 yen one way

Ferry Miyaura Port - Uno Port (Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture) 13 round trips a day ... 300 yen one way (1,960 yen for a car under 3m-4m one way)

Passenger boat Miyaura Port - Uno Port (7 round trips a day (1 round trip is late night service)) ... 300 yen one way (590 yen for late night service)

Area
Kagawa Shodoshima, Naoshima Shikoku
Category
Oceans, Coasts, Capes, Peninsulas, Island Towns

Gallery

Shodoshima, Naoshima

Kagawa

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