Recommended for beginners! Efficiently explore the Setouchi Triennale in 2 days and 1 Tomari
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Starting from JR Okayama Station, board the " Okayama Kyobashi Cruise" which departs from Asahikawa and heads to Inujima. Return to Okayama City in the evening and enjoy the limited-time illumination of "Okayama Korakuen Garden". The next day, tour Teshima Island and Naoshima, enjoying the "Setouchi Triennale and Okayama's standard tourist spots" course.
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Okayama Prefecture is located in the Chuo of Western Japan, and is known as the "Land of Sunshine" due to its warm climate and little rain throughout the year. It is conveniently located halfway between famous tourist spots such as Kyoto, Osaka, and Hiroshima, and is also the gateway to Shikoku via the Great Seto Bridge. Okayama is also known as the "Fruit Kingdom," and the fruits that grow in the warm climate of the Seto Inland Sea and sunshine are of the highest quality in terms of sweetness, aroma, and flavor. You can enjoy seasonal fruits such as white peaches, Muscat grapes, and Pione grapes! Okayama is also home to world-famous tourist spots such as Okayama Castle, Okayama Korakuen Garden, one of Japan's three most famous gardens, and Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter, which are renowned for their history, culture, and art!
Required time
1 Tomari 2 days course
Transportation
Train
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Bus
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Ferry
Day 1
1
Okayama station
Take the tram for about 7 minutes, get off at " Saidaiji", then walk for about 3 minutes
2
Okayama Kyobashi Cruise
Approximately 1 hour and 5 minutes
3
Inujima Island
4
Inujima Art Museum
Approximately 10 minutes
Hoden Port (arrived at 15:45)
The direct bus from JR Okayama Station arrives at "Seihoden" at 10:45. It is about a 5-minute walk from the "Seihoden" bus stop to Hoden Port.
The regular ferry (Akebono Maru) bound for Inujima leaves at 11:00. Akebono Maru: TEL 086-947-0912
Approximately 55 minutes, get off at JR Okayama Station, then walk for approximately 20 minutes
5
Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art
6
Okayama Korakuen Garden
[Spring FANTASY GARDEN（GENSO-TEIEN）] April 25th (Fri) - May 6th (Tues), 2025, 18:00-21:30
[Summer FANTASY GARDEN（GENSO-TEIEN）] August 1st (Fri) to August 31st (Sun), 2025, 18:00-21:30
[Autumn FANTASY GARDEN（GENSO-TEIEN）]・November 14th (Fri) to 24th (Mon), 2025, 17:00-20:30
Okayama City(accommodation)
Day 2
7
Okayama station
Approximately 45 minutes
JR Uno Station (arrives at 8:25) On the JR Uno Minato Line, you can enjoy station art created by artist Estelle Stocker.
8
Uno Port
About 25 minutes by high-speed boat to Ieura Port
Teshima Island is home to the Teshima Island Art Museum and Teshima Island Yokoo House, and is known as an island of contemporary art along with Naoshima. You can also enjoy beautiful nature, such as the beautiful Karato rice terraces that spread across the gentle slopes of the island, and beaches such as Mikogahama, with their blue waters and white sand.
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Teshima Art Museum
Ferry: Approx. 20 minutes
Naoshima(arrival at 14:02) Departs Teshima Island's "Ieura Port" at 13:40 and arrives at Naoshima's "Miyanoura Port" at 14:02. Shikoku Kisen: 087-892-3104 Naoshima, known as the "island of contemporary art" and visited by travelers from all over the world, offers a chance to walk around the island while appreciating artworks that blend in with the calm Setouchi Sea and nature. Around Miyanoura Port, the gateway to the island, there is a bus terminal, bicycle rental shops, restaurants, and souvenir shops, and it is easily accessible by ferry from Uno Port on the Okayama Prefecture side.
10
Naoshima public bath "I ♥ ︎ hot water"
Ferry: Approx. 20 minutes
11
Uno Port
Uno Station (Departure 18:42)
Approximately 45 minutes
12
Okayama station
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Okayama Prefecture is located in the Chuo of Western Japan, and is known as the "Land of Sunshine" due to its warm climate and little rain throughout the year. It is conveniently located halfway between famous tourist spots such as Kyoto, Osaka, and Hiroshima, and is also the gateway to Shikoku via the Great Seto Bridge. Okayama is also known as the "Fruit Kingdom," and the fruits that grow in the warm climate of the Seto Inland Sea and sunshine are of the highest quality in terms of sweetness, aroma, and flavor. You can enjoy seasonal fruits such as white peaches, Muscat grapes, and Pione grapes! Okayama is also home to world-famous tourist spots such as Okayama Castle, Okayama Korakuen Garden, one of Japan's three most famous gardens, and Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter, which are renowned for their history, culture, and art!
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