Naoshima (aka “Art Island”)

Naoshima did not disappoint. We heard about “Art Island” from a friend in Tokyo, and man am I happy we did. Today, Kev and I wandered around the island relishing in the fall colors, soaking wet from the sweet-smelling rain and breathing in the beauty of the contemporary exhibits scattered around the island. Coming just yesterday from a month in the exhilarating, albeit frenetically paced Tokyo, Naoshima was truly a breath of fresh air and rejuvenated me in a way that I didn’t even know I needed. Maybe it was the fresh sea air, maybe it was the cleansing rain or maybe it was the beautiful exhibits, but whatever the case, it was everything we could have hoped for.

 

Stormy clouds on ferry to Naoshima

Naoshima Beauty

Horrifying spider (which are literally EVERYWHERE in the woods in Japan)

Scary Scary Terrifying Spider
On the beach in Naoshima
Greying Islands in Rain
Puppet offering at Naoshima Hachiman Shrine
Don't smoke in Graveyard
View from Ferry to Naoshima
Pano View from Ferry to Naoshima
Swan peeking over wall

Beer at gravesite.

Beers on Gravesite
Where we're at, yo.
Naoshima Hachiman Shrine
Go'o Shrine Art House Project
Go'o Shrine Art House Project
Look out over Miyanoura
Go'o Shrine Ocean View
Burnt home walls
Lady Liberty in Haisha Shinro Ohtake Art House Project
Bike in alley

Pumpkin sculpture by Kusama Yoyoi, which has become the symbol of the island.

Art House Pumpkin

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