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14 Day Art and Garden Tour

Single package:
$5,550
Twin package:
$4,100
Triple package:
$3,650
  • 14 Day Japan Rail Pass
  • JPY 1,500 Pasmo Card for use on the non JR trains
  • Full Day Tokyo Guided Tour
  • Kyoto Guided Morning Tour
  • 4 nights at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel - Tokyo
  • 2 nights at the Hotel Mystays Premier Kanazawa - Kanazawa
  • 2 nights at the JR Clement Inn Takamatsu - Takamatsu
  • 2 nights at the Matsue Excel Hotel Tokyu - Matsue
  • 3 nights at the Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo - Kyoto

Discover some of Japan's finest gardens and popular art destinations including Naoshima Island, home to the Benesse Art Site, and the Adachi Museum of Art whose gardens are said to be a "living Japanese painting".

*inclusions shown in the bullet points - package does not include airfares

 

Day 08: Takamatsu - Naoshima Island - Takamatsu

Make a day trip to the Island of Naoshima. From Takamatsu Port board the ferry to Miyanoura Port at 08:12 or 10:15. (50 mins/JPY520)

Naoshima consists of three main areas with a concentration of art; Miyanoura, Honmura and Benesse House area.

Explore the Miyanoura area around the port where you will find a number of art installations including the famous 'Red Pumpkin' by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. Use your map to explore the area.

Board the Town Bus from Miyanoura-ko bus stop to Nokyo-mae bus stop. (10 mins)

Here you will find the Art House Project (10:00 - 16:15), a permanent art project which combines the space of old houses and buildings, together with the history of the people who once lived there. Start at the Honmura Lounge and Archive (next to the bus stop), which was once an agricultural cooperative supermarket. Here you can purchase tickets for the Art House Project (single tickets JPY410, tickets for 6 locations JPY1,030).

Next, board the Town Bus from Nokyo-mae bus stop to Tsutsuji-so bus stop. (6 mins) From here, the Museum Area free shuttle bus which departs every 15-30 minutes and stops at the Benesse House Museum (08:00-20:00/JPY1,030), the Lee Ufan Museum (10:00-17:30/JPY1,030) and the Chichu Art Museum (10:00-17:00/JPY2,060). Each of the museums are an approximate 10 minutes' walking distance between each other.

Return to Miyanoura Port from Tsutsuji-so on the Town Bus. (12 mins) The last ferry departs Miyanoura Port at 17:00.

Stay: JR Clement Inn Takamatsu - 2/2

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