Located about 10 minutes by regular boat service from Hoden Port in southeastern Okayama Prefecture, Inujima is a small island with a circumference of 3.6km and an area of 0.54 k㎡. The island’s beautiful, peaceful beaches attract campers and picnickers. Visitors can also enjoy sea kayaking with a qualified guide.
Inujima is one of the venues of the famous Setouchi Triennale, an event which has brought vitality to the islands in the Seto Inland Sea. The Inujima Seirensho Art Museum opened in 2008, restoring and preserving the remains of the smelter. Inujima “Art House Project” began in 2010 under artistic director Yuko Hasegawa and architect Kazuyo Sejima.
This small island allows you to roam the neighborhoods, meet the locals, see incredible art and savor this slow pace of life. Small pathways form a maze that’s easy to get lost in, but with the island being only four kilometers in circumference you won’t be lost for long, so enjoy the adventure!!
◆arts credits
Inujima Seirensho Art Museum Art: Yukinori Yanagi Architecture: Hiroshi Sambuichi
Inujima “Art House Project” Art Direction: Yuko Hasegawa Architecture: Kazuyo Sejima
F-Art House, Kohei Nawa: Biota (Fauna/Flora), 2013
Former site of a stonecutter’s house, Yusuke Asai: Listen to the Voices of Yesterday Like the Voices of Ancient Times, 2013
Former site of a stonecutter’s house, Yusuke Asai : sprouting 01, 2016
A-Art House, Beatriz Milhazes : Yellow Flower Dream, 2018
S-Art House, Haruka Kojin : contact lens, 2013
INUJIMA Art Rendezvous, Ellie Omiya: Flower Fairy Dancers, 2022
Inujima Life Garden, Kazuyo Sejima + Akaruiheya
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Benesse Art Site Naoshima
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◆Access
From Okayama (how to get to Okayama)
Take the JR Ako Line from Okayama to Saidaiji Station (20 minutes, 240 yen, two trains per hour) and change to a bus bound for Higashi Hoden (東宝伝). Get off at the Nishi Hoden (西宝伝) bus stop (30 minutes, 520 yen, 2-3 departures per day), which is a short walk from the ferry terminal from where ferries leave for Inujima once every 1-3 hours (10 minutes, 400 yen one way, see timetable). On selected days, additional buses operate directly between Okayama Station and Hoden Port (60 minutes, 760 yen one way, 1-2 buses per day).
From Naoshima (how to get to Naoshima Island)
Three ferries per day operate between Naoshima (Miyanoura Port) and Inujima on days when the attractions on Inujima are open. The ferries make a stop at Teshima along the way except on days when the attractions on Teshima are closed. The one way trip between Naoshima and Inujima takes just under an hour and costs 1880 yen.
Benesse Art Site Naoshima(Access)
https://benesse-artsite.jp/en/access/
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