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ART TOUR IN KAGAWA: HIGASHIYAMA KAII SETOUCHI A...
Kagawa Prefectural Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Art Museum is located on beautiful Shamijima, surrou...

SHAMIJIMA: AN ISLAND OF LONG HISTORY AND ART AT...
Today, Shamijima is known as one of the best places from which to view the grand Seto Ohashi Brid...

NAOSHIMA: CAFES & RESTAURANTS IN MUSEUM AREA
There are few places to eat around the Benesse Art Site, except for Benesse House and Tsutujiso C...

ENJOY A VARIETY OF GUSEHOUSES IN NAOSIMA
There are few places to eat around the Benesse Art Site, except for Benesse House and Tsutujiso C...

ART TOUR IN KAGAWA: THE ISAMU NOGUCHI GARDEN MU...
samu Noguchi, a prominent sculptor of the 20th century, is internationally renowned for his wide ...

NAOSHIMA: EXPLORE THE ART HOUSE PROJECT IN A WA...
The House Project was started in 1997 as an art project that goes out into the town. In the easte...

JAPANESE GARDEN - MARUGAME NAKATSU BANSHOEN
Nakatsu Banshoen is a grand Japanese-style garden that was made for Kyogoku Takatoyo, the second-...

TRAVEL TIPS FOR SETOUCHI TRIENNALE 2016: SPRING...
The Setouchi Triennale 2016 started on March 20. With fair weather, the first day saw a lot of to...

NAOSHIMA: THREE MAGNIFICANT MUSEUMS DESIGNED BY...
On the scenic south coast of Naoshima are three art museums designed by Tadao Ando, the internati...

AJI GLASS MADE WITH AJI-STONE IN SETOUCHI BLUE
Rie Sugiyama, a glass artist, was born in Kagawa. She is one of those who have deep affection for...

"KONPIRA” SHRINE ART GUIDE IN KAGAWA
The Kotohira-gu Shrine, also known as “Konpira-san,” has collected a number of fine works of art ...

MARUGAME CASTLE, WITH ITS BEAUTIFUL AND MAGNIFI...
Marugame Castle (or “Marugame-jo” in Japanese) was built around 400 years ago on the top of Mt. K...

SHODOSHIMA: “HISHIO-NO-SATO” TRADITIONAL SOY-SA...
Soy sauce (“shoyu” in Japanese) is said to have been made on Shodoshima for more than 400 years. ...

6 RECOMMENDED MUSEUMS TO VISIT IN KAGAWA
Not only art islands of Naoshima or Teshima on the Seto Inland Sea, there are several must-visit ...

VISIT TRADITIONAL JAPANESE FARMING LANDSCAPES I...
The village of Nakayama is situated in a mountainous area, located roughly at the center of Shodo...