Naoshima: Japan's most recommended tourist destination in 2025

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Naoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, is the only Japanese Naoshima to be selected as one of the "Top 25 Places to Travel in 2025" by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The Setouchi Triennale 2025 will also be held here, and Naoshima , located in the Kagawa Prefecture , is a must-visit destination with its beautiful Setouchi scenery.

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Learn about Naoshima
Learn about the new art facility, Naoshima New Art Museum
Take a tour of Naoshima

Learn about Naoshima

Naoshima, known as the island of art, can be reached in about 20 minutes by ferry from Uno Port in Okayama Prefecture. There are three settlements on the island: Miyanoura, where the ferry departs and arrives; Honmura, which was originally a castle town from the Warring States period; and Tsumuura, a fishing port. Yellowtail and seaweed farming is thriving here. It has flourished as a key point for maritime traffic since the Edo period, and the old townscape that evokes that time blends beautifully with modern art.

(※Quoted from the official website)

Learn about the new art facility, Naoshima New Art Museum

The Naoshima New Museum of Art, which is scheduled to open on May 31, 2025, is located within the village and is the 10th art facility designed by Tadao Ando. It is the first museum to have "Naoshima" in its name. The museum exhibits and collects works by artists from Asia, including Japan, and aims to convey more diverse perspectives and expressions, and multifaceted messages about the times and society through rotating exhibits and various public programs, as well as to be a place of exchange and collaboration where people can come again and again and encounter a wide variety of people from both inside and outside the island.

[na27B] Architecture: Tadao Ando “Naoshima New Art Museum” ⓒTadao Ando Architect & Associates

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Take a tour of Naoshima

We recommend taking a special tour accompanied by a guided tour of Naoshima . Please join the Setouchi Triennale 2025 Collaboration Tour.

No.417 Okayama 2-museum & Naoshima course 3 days

Tour details here

No.418 Kagawa 4 Museum Course 3 Days

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No.420 Tadao Ando Architecture Appreciation Course 3 days

Tour details here

No.421 Otake Ohtake Art Appreciation Course 3 days

Tour details here

・"Seto Triennale Collaboration" Project Official Website: https://setogei.fukutake-foundation.jp/

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Ryobi Tours Co., Ltd.

Okayama

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