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1. 007 Museum
In contrast to the serious contemporary art elsewhere on the island, this hole-in-the-wall museum exhibits James Bond paraphernalia collected by island residents who really really want the movie version of The Man with the Red Tattoo to be filmed on Naoshima. A mishmash of kitsch and hope whose greatest appeal will be to James Bond fans, the 007 Museum is a two-minute walk northwest of Miyanoura Port.
2294 Miyanoura, Honmura, Kagawa-ken, 761-3110, Japan087-892–2299-Naoshima tourist infoSight Details
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2. Art House Project
The artists of the Art House Project have transformed seven structures or sites in the Honmura district that were abandoned as islanders departed to seek work in the city. Art, memory, and everyday life blend together as you wander through the seven "houses" (including a shrine and a former temple) while villagers around you go about their business. If you have time for only one site, make it Minamidera, designed by architect Tadao Ando to hold an artwork by James Turrell.
771 Honmura, Kagawa-gun, Kagawa-ken, 761-3110, Japan087-892–3223-for Benesse HouseSight Details
¥420 for single-site ticket except Kinza (¥520); ¥1,050 for 6 sites except Kinza Rate Includes: Kinza is reservation only -
3. Benesse House Museum
Site-specific installations can be seen from the road leading to this top-class contemporary art museum. Inside, full-length windows illuminate a rotating collection of installation pieces in natural sunlight. The latest addition, about a 10-minute walk away (opposite the Lee Ufan Museum) but covered by the Benesse House Museum ticket, is the stunning Valley Gallery, a Tadao Ando-designed venue that as of March 2022 is the permanent indoor and outdoor home of Yayoi Kusama's sprawling Narcissus Garden installation. The museum is open later than others on the island, so if you only have a day here, save this museum for the evening.
Gotanchi, Kagawa-gun, Kagawa-ken, 761-3110, Japan087-892–3223Sight Details
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4. Chichu Art Museum
Chichu means "inside the earth," and this museum built into a hillside overlooking Naoshima's south coast lives up to its name. Designed by the internationally recognized architect Tadao Ando, the museum is a work of art in itself. The Chichu exhibits works by Claude Monet, Walter de Maria, James Turrell, and other major artists in natural light. The Monet gallery, which features five paintings from Monet's Water Lilies series, is breathtaking. Buy tickets at the office 50 yards down the road; during busy periods, you may have to wait to enter.
3449--1 Naoshima-cho, Kagawa-gun, Kagawa-ken, 761-3110, Japan087-892–3755Sight Details
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5. Hiroshi Sugimoto Gallery: Time Corridors
Opened as an extension to the Benesse House complex in 2022, to coincide with Benesse's 30th anniversary on Nasohima, Time Corridors was designed by Tadao Ando (in typically stark concrete style) to house the largely black and white, abstract photography of Hiroshi Sugimoto. Also here, however, is Sugimoto's striking "Mondrian" glass teahouse installation, set in the middle of a water feature outside the lowly lit museum. You can slowly view the latter from the comfort of the museum's tea room, where tea and a sweet are served as part of the admission fee. As the gallery is only open from 11 am to 3 pm daily and allows a limited number of visitors at a time, it's best to reserve a visiting time in advance.
Gotanchi, Kagawa-gun, Kagawa-ken, 763-3110, JapanSight Details
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6. Lee Ufan Museum
Yet another Tadao Ando creation, this museum devoted to Lee Ufan, a much-honored painter and sculptor who was born in Korea but then spent much of his career based in Japan, aims to encourage a "slightly out-of-the-ordinary encounter with art, architecture, and nature." Opinions vary about how atypical the experience is, but it's definitely not a passive one. Wear comfortable shoes that are easy to remove; you'll be standing a lot and removing your shoes in parts of the museum.
1390 Azakura-ura, Kagawa-gun, Kagawa-ken, 761-3110, Japan087-840–8285Sight Details
Rate Includes: ¥1,030, Closed Mon. -
7. Naoshima Bath I ♥ Yu
Two minutes on foot from Miyanoura Port is Japan's funkiest public bath (yu means “hot water”). Created by artist Shinro Ohtake, the bathhouse contains, among other things, an aircraft cockpit, the bottom of a ship, and an elephant statue sourced from a museum of erotica. Towels, shampoo, and soap are for sale inside; the pools themselves are gender-segregated.
2252--2 Miyanoura, Kagawa-gun, Kagawa-ken, 761-3110, Japan087-892–2626Sight Details
Rate Includes: ¥660, Closed Mon.
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