What kind of contemporary art can I enjoy in Naoshima Island? A summary of contemporary art works that you must see even if you don’t have much time Naoshima Island is a small island in the Seto Inland Sea that belongs to Naoshima Town, Kagawa Prefecture. It is known as the “Holy Land of Contemporary Art” and many young people and foreigners visit to appreciate contemporary art. Naoshima Island can only be approached by boat, with ferries and passenger boats operating from Kagawa and Okayama prefectures. It takes about 1 hour from Takamatsu Port (Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture) and about 20 minutes from Uno Port (Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture). The […]

Did you know that there is a cave on Megijima Island in Kagawa Prefecture where the demon from the legend of Momotaro lived? Megijima Island, which belongs to Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture, is an island floating in the Seto Inland Sea. It is handed down as “Onigashima (island of Demon)”, which appears in the fairy tale “Momotaro”, and a great cave that is said to have been inhabited by a demon has been discovered in Mt.Washigamine in the central part of the island. The demon in the legend of Momotaro was exterminated by Momotaro, so a monument to the demon is displayed in the great cave. Megijima island is about […]