The art and architecture of Naoshima tends toward the modern and the trendy and largely ignores Japan’s traditional arts. Unless you are a huge fan of Ando Tadao’s brutalist concrete architecture, you might be somewhat underwhelmed by the art on Naoshima, but the island is more than the su...
Naoshima is in a narrow strait between Takamatsu on Shikoku, Japan's fourth largest island, and Honshū, its largest. Naoshima and other nearby islands have a tradition of fishing and harvesting seaweed. In the early 1990s that began to be replaced with art.Portion...
Selective Asia's Sarah recently visited the island of Naoshima - also known as Art Island - which lies south-east of Hiroshima in Japan's Inland Sea. A creative individual herself, Sarah was fascinated by the island's outdoor sculptures, large scale installations and impressive gallery spaces....
Naoshima, commonly known as Japan’s art island, is a tiny island in the Seto Inland Sea, and one of our absolute favorite places in Japan. It’s home to whimsical sculptures and installations, and modern museums and galleries featuring impressive architecture and artwork. ...
Seathat is known for itscontemporary artand serves as a main venue of theSetouchi Triennaleart festival. Part ofKagawa Prefecture, the island with its Mediterranean atmosphere, sandybeachesand sunny weather, combined with a laid back, rural feel is a relaxing getaway from Japan's large urban ...
forms of art. As you make your way up the road from the ticket counter, you will encounter a garden that looks comforting and familiar. Like Giverny transplanted, the water lilies and flower gardens are an introduction to a specially designed room for Monet’s water paintings of the same ...
Japan Shikoku KagawaNaoshimaNaoshima is an island and town in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan. Although the island is much closer to the main Japanese island of Honshu, administratively it belongs to Kagawa Prefecture in Shikoku.Satellite Photo Map Directions Hotels...
Some 200 kilometers south of Osaka in Japans Intand Sea,aneternity away from the idea of modern city life this archipelago nation has come to embody,lies one mans vision of a utopian world:the art island of Naoshima.At first,the tiny islet of Naoshima,just three square miles in size ...
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Naoshima: Japan's hidden art island — The small island of Naoshima is a startling art and architecture destination, with architect Tadao Ando serving as the creative director. Among many unusual museums and hotel buildings on the island is the Benesse House Oval (pictured), a six-room hotel ...