Tamano Trip Overview
Meet with professional guide, who used to work at the museum in Naoshima and enjoy guided exclusive tour in Naoshima by vehicle. Take a breather from the busy city life and explore a peaceful and more greener side of Japan with this guided tour with a local guide of Naoshima Island.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Tamano, Japan
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Meet with professional guide, who used to work at the museum in Naoshima and enjoy guided exclusive tour in Naoshima by vehicle. Take a breather from the busy city life and explore a peaceful and more greener side of Japan with this guided tour with a local guide of Naoshima Island.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Chichu Art Museum, 3449-1, Naoshima-cho, Kagawa-gun Kagawa Prefecture
The Chichu Art Museum is a museum that focuses on the rethinking of relationship between nature and people. To avoid meshing with the scenery of the island the museum is mostly built underground. The museums holds artworks by the famous Claude Monet, James Turrell, and Walter De Maria. What makes this museum interesting is how the appearance of art changes by the natural light that shines inside, which gives the museum a different aspect depending on the season.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Naoshima-cho, Kagawa-gun 761-3110 Kagawa Prefecture
aoshima, known as the art island which most of its art was installed by the Benesse Corporation. Famous Japanese architect Ando Tadao designed the museum, such as the Chichu Art Museum, Lee Ufan Museum and all of the buildings of the Benesse House. On the Island you will see many outside exhibits such as the famous polka-dot pumpkin from the artist Kusama Yayoi.
With this tour you will be guided by a local guide, who used to work at the museum in Naoshima. He will take you around the Island and museums giving you a more in depth knowledge that the other tourist cannot experience.
Stop At: Lee Ufan Art Museun, 1390 Azakuraura, Naoshima-cho, Kagawa-gun 761-3110 Kagawa Prefecture
Lee Ufan Museum
A museum resulting from the collaboration between internationally acclaimed artist Lee Ufan, presently based mainly in Europe, and architect Tadao Ando.
The Ando-designed semi-underground structure houses paintings and sculptures by Lee spanning a period from the 1970s to the present day. Lee’s works resonate with Ando’s architecture, giving visitors an impression of both stillness and dynamism. Located in a gentle valley surrounded by hills and the ocean, the museum offers a tranquil space where nature, architecture and art come in resonance with each other, inviting to peaceful and quiet contemplation, in a society overflowing with material goods.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Benesse House Museum, Godanji, Naoshima-cho, Kagawa-gun 761-3110 Kagawa Prefecture
Benesse House
A Modern art museum and resort hotel on the coast of Naoshima Island. The museum is the centerpiece of the Bensese Corporation’s art facilities on the island which the building was designed by the famous architect Ando Tadao. Each of the building features its own unique artwork and guest rooms. However what makes this Benesse House special is that it is located on a hill that you can enjoy the view of the sea.
Duration: 1 hour
