Enjoy the Setouchi on a sightseeing train and cruise ship! Setouchi International Art Tour and Okayama/ Kurashiki

The white train "La Mar Setouchi" has boldly designed windows that look like bags. Inside the train, there is a service corner that sells local specialty collaboration goods, food and drinks, and a bicycle space where you can bring your bicycle. There are also counter seats facing the windows, so you can enjoy the view from the window while heading to Uno.

The object ``Uno no Chinu'' (ⒸYodogawa Technique) was created at the first ``Setouchi Triennale 2010'', which was created using floating debris collected from the coast around Uno Port and mainly Lake Kojima. Waste that has drifted across the ocean from all over the world to the Seto Inland Sea has taken on a new form and is now on display at Uno Port as a work of art. In addition, "Cochinu" next door was created in 2016 and is a slide that goes from head to butt. "Uno no Chinu" Yodogawa Technique © Yodogawa Technique

It is a departure and arrival point for important shipping routes to Naoshima, where the Chichu Art Museum is located, and Teshima, where the Teshima Art Museum is located, which is the venue for the Setouchi Triennale, an art festival held on the islands. There are various art works scattered around Uno Port, and you can walk around them, so we recommend enjoying a stroll while looking out at the port.

It is a departure and arrival point for important shipping routes to Naoshima, where the Chichu Art Museum is located, and Teshima, where the Teshima Art Museum is located, which is the venue for the Setouchi Triennale, an art festival held on the islands. There are various art works scattered around Uno Port, and you can walk around them, so we recommend enjoying a stroll while looking out at the port.

This popular day-trip hot spring facility has a calm, adult atmosphere reminiscent of an old-style Japanese house, and you can spend the whole day in the large public bath and facilities. In addition to the many baths available, such as the salt sauna, loyly sauna, and terraced rice field bath, you can also enjoy a rock sauna, restaurant, enzyme bath, massage, and exfoliation. Right in front of the facility is the UNO HOTEL, as well as the Seto Inland Sea Onsen Tamanoyu Campsite, where you can also enjoy glamping.

It is a departure and arrival point for important shipping routes to Naoshima, where the Chichu Art Museum is located, and Teshima, where the Teshima Art Museum is located, which is the venue for the Setouchi Triennale, an art festival held on the islands. There are various art works scattered around Uno Port, and you can walk around them, so we recommend enjoying a stroll while looking out at the port.

The Teshima Art Museum was built by artist Rei Naito and architect Ryue Nishizawa on a small hill in Toshima Karato overlooking the Seto Inland Sea. Together with local residents, the rice terraces that had been left fallow were regenerated, and a building shaped like a water drop was erected on a corner of the vast site. The space is 40 x 60 m wide and has a maximum height of 4.5 m. It has a concrete shell structure with no pillars, and the surrounding wind, sound, and light are directly brought into the interior through two openings in the ceiling, creating a natural atmosphere. It is an organic space where the building responds. In the interior space, a "fountain" is born throughout the day. The landscape conveys endless expressions as the seasons change and time passes. Teshima Art Museum requires advance reservations (online ticket system).

Inujima, located about 3km off the coast of Hoden in the eastern part of Okayama City, is Okayama City's only inhabited island. The island is attracting attention as an art island, with features such as the Inujima Seirensho Art Museum, which is a renovated site of a copper smelter that is also a modern industrial heritage site, and the House Project, which is being developed in the village of Inujima. There are plenty of fun activities such as camping, swimming in the sea, and sea kayaking while enjoying the island's rich nature. There are lodging facilities available, so you can relax and enjoy your time on the island.

This museum is conscious of a recycling-oriented society and serves as a model for new regional creation through "heritage, architecture, art, and the environment." The former smelter site on the Inujima Seirensho Museum grounds was designated as one of the 33 "Modern Industrial Heritage Sites" by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2007 for the purpose of revitalizing the region.
In 2009, the island was selected as one of the "100 Treasure Island Sceneries" by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism as an island of art that makes use of its industrial heritage.

*The Akebono Maru ferry service between Hoden and Inujima, departing Hoden at 15:15 and Inujima at 15:35, only operates on days when the museum is open.

This large garden was built by Ikeda Tsunamasa, the second lord of the Okayama domain, as a place of relaxation. The spacious garden, decorated with seasonal flowers, is like another world, reminiscent of the Edo period. In 1952, it was designated a "Special Place of Scenic Beauty" as a historical and cultural heritage, and has been awarded three stars in the Michelin Green Guide Japan. Various events such as tea picking and moon viewing are held throughout the year, and for a limited time, you can enjoy the " FANTASY GARDEN（GENSO-TEIEN）", which is a special night-time event where the garden is lit up, changing the atmosphere from the daytime. Volunteer guides (free of charge) are also available to tourists.

[Beautiful white-walled townscape filled with history and art] The Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter offers a quaint landscape with white-walled warehouses, sea cucumber walls, and rows of willow trees. The townscape created by traditional buildings and the retro-modern scenery along the Kurashiki River continue to fascinate people from all over the world. It is lined with stylish shops selling Kurashiki brands such as Kurashiki Canvas and Kurashiki Denim, as well as cafes in renovated townhouses, and is crowded with tourists all year round. There are many cultural facilities such as the Ohara Museum of Art and Ivy Square, so you can spend a whole day walking around this area.

Japan's first private Western art museum was established in 1930 (Showa 5) by Magosaburo Ohara, a businessman who contributed to the cultural development of Kurashiki. The main building displays many famous Western masterpieces, including El Greco's ``The Annunciation,'' Claude Monet's ``Water Lilies,'' Renoir, and Gauguin. The museum also houses approximately 3,000 works of art, including ancient Egyptian art, modern Western art, and modern and contemporary Japanese art.

[About the Ohara Museum of Art building]
The designer, Kazue Yakushiji, joined the Kurashiki Silk Textile Co., Ltd., whose founder, Magosaburo Ohara, was the president, and as Ohara's right-hand man, he worked on many buildings related to the company and the Ohara family.
The huge pillars at the entrance look like marble at first glance, but they are actually made of reinforced concrete, and are made by mixing stone powder with mortar and using plastering techniques.
No photography allowed inside the building

[Last Shinkansen train times]

Okayama 20:37 → Tokyo 23:45

Okayama 21:44 → Nagoya 23:20

Okayama 22:48 → Osaka 23:37

Okayama 20:40 → Kagoshima Chuo 23:36

Okayama 22:09 → Hakata 23:51

Okayama 23:14 → Hiroshima 23:54