Naoshima Island is a small island with only 3,000 people living there. They have decided to go all in on the art theme. There are several museums and lots of outdoor exhibits. We jumped on the #2 bus and got the last two seats. No matter, they still fit another 15 more people in, standing in the isle. That bus took us to the free shuttle which took us to the Benesee Museum. It was a great museum of contemporary art and afterwards we stayed for a some lunch. Then we walked back along the coast to the bus stop for the return trip.
It was an hour ferry ride but only about 10 miles away.
Huge stacks of ceramic pieces
Very colorful
Each ferry had different designs
Drive right into the ferry
A map to show us that we are headed the right way
Noah's ark theme
Was this ferry was also a ice cream truck?
Tiny camper van
Our ferry has arrived
The red lantern light house
Pokemon mascots
Takamatsu in the rear view mirror
Just one van in the back
Conical hills off into the distance
The top deck of the ferry
Passing islands on the way
The bridge
Sonar?
Lots of ships passing
The bridge that we traveled over on the train
A coast guard ship
Naoshima Island ahoy!
The ferry was not even half full
I thought that Bus #2 was already full ...
Passing orange trees
The first outdoor art
Lots of coastal pathways
Bridges and trails
Selfie shot spot
Our first sighting of a pumpkin
The yellow pumpkin is smaller
A great beach
Another one
Takamatsu off in the distance
Smashed tea pots
An exert from article 9 of the Japanese Constitution is written on the red and white cloth. Japan renounces "war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes. In order to accomplish this aim, land, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential, will never be maintained. The right of belligerency of the state will not be recognized."
The cloth came out of this box with "Little Boy" written on it. Little Boy is the name of one of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan
The red color on the cloth makes a mushroom cloud shape
Inside this minimalistic space
A a block of neon statements
Live or Die
Two rows of die statements
Two rows of live statements
Hate and Die
Smell and live!
Die and live?
Live and live
Natural light comes in from the top
Leaving a artsy shadow
A wall sized piece
With little mementoes in the center of the rolls, here is a tea cup
Very bright and tropical
Two boats, one yellow and one black
Then the same scene is seen off in the distance
French Fry Man
Chattering men
The mouths continuously move
A soundtrack of gibberish accompanies the work
This is an array of flags
It is also an ant farm
We did not see any of the ants
But they certainly did a fine job of making pathways
A screen showed the ants while they were at work
The colored particles are small
Cyprus was underlined the tubes that connected all the flags can be seen right, left and bottom
Art from 1990
Japan and Malaysia
One of the flags completely collapsed
An outdoor space
Art lining the walls
Nice view from the cafe
Drift wood from the Seto Sea just outside the museum
Winking at us
Go Disney!
A circle of rocks
The museum sits on a hill
This boat does not float
There is a major hole in it
As one can see
The currents are very strong
Love the colors
Squares
Lovely colors of the water
Heading back to the yellow pumpkin
Greek writing on the newspaper
A den of snakes
If the cat is also a planter, can it knock itself off the shelf
Elephant
All mixed up
Camel planter
Leslie is peeking through
Out on the jetty
Pumpkin Pie anyone?
This would make a huge pie
Puffer fish somewhere in this photo
Back to the bus stop and the bus is here
Driving past gardens
And murals
Schools
Unusually shaped boats
Barn swallow
A wayward iceberg
Its a big mesh
We have made it inside
Probably a difficult assembly
The guest of honor
The birds like it
Black Kite giving us the eye
Bye bye berg
The red pumpkin is very large
The red pumpkin is larger...
The top vent makes it look like a submarine
Inside is nice and roomy
A pumpkin beetle showing its head
Art Buoys
Heading back
Art on the ferry
A Japanese Cormorant
The new port building still in construction
Ride the rides!
The mascot for the Olive Line of ferries
