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August 20th, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n 8:30: Packed up and met our friend Taiki in our hotel lobby.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Karl and I had breakfast with Taiki at the McDonalds in Okayama Station. I was disappointed in the breakfast menu. I was really hoping for another Ebi (shrimp) filet. I ended up ordering the only thing I didn’t recognize which was some sort of vegetable chicken muffin<\/a>. Food from McDonalds seems to be much less greasy in Japan. It seems fresher, Karl’s eggs didn’t taste like the prepared garbage we’re served in the U.S.<\/p>\n After breakfast we looked around the station for a bit before boarding a train to make our way to Uno where the ferry to Naoshima is located. To get to Uno Station, we took a train from Okayama Station to Chayamachi Station, and then from Chayamachi Station to Uno Station.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n UNO STATION<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a> Ferry from Uno to Naoshima<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Naoshima<\/strong><\/p>\n We took the ‘Naoshima My Bus’ to from Miyanoura Port to Tsutsujiso Lodge<\/p>\n Checked our luggage and met some of Taiki’s coworkers.<\/p>\n Modern Art Time!<\/strong><\/p>\n Naoshima, aka Art Island, is a mecca for modern art and architecture lovers. It’s a strange but beautiful combination of modern art and nature merging together on a remote island. The main attractions are museums and art installations owned by Benesse Corporation, hence the name Benesse House. The primary attractions are three museums designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando: Benesse House Museum, Chichu Art Museum, and Lee Ufan Museum, and the Art House Project located in the Honmura District which is an ongoing and expanding collection of homes and shrines that have been turned into art spaces.<\/p>\n Benesse House Museum<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n We weren’t allowed to take pictures inside so you’ll have to google the museum if you’d like to see it’s contents, some of which were quite exceptional.<\/p>\n Lunch at the Benesse Museum Cafe<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chichu Art Museum<\/strong> – my personal favorite. An amazing space featuring beautiful work. The room filled with water lilly paintings by Monet was stunning and the installation by James Turrell was amazing. I felt like I stepped through a portal into another world.<\/p>\n Chichu Art Museum was constructed in 2004 as a site rethinking the relationship between nature and people. Artworks by Claude Monet, James Turrell, and Walter De Maria are on permanent display in a building designed by Tadao Ando. Taking form as artists and architect bounced ideas off each other, the building in its entirety can be called a massive site-specific art work.<\/p>\n To ensure that the museum does not affect the beautiful scenery of Naoshima, the majority of the building is located underground. Despite its positioning, it receives an abundance of natural light, changing the appearance of the artworks and the ambience of the space itself with the passage of the days and the seasons. – Benesse<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Lee Ufan Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n A museum resulting from collaboration between the internationally acclaimed artist Lee Ufan, presently based mainly in Europe, and the architect Tadao Ando. <\/p>\n There are many outdoor art installations throughout Naoshima. Slag Buddha 88 is near the bust stop for the Lee Ufan Museum.<\/p>\n Returned to Tsutsuji-so<\/a>, checked in, and had a brief rest before dinner.<\/p>\n Inside our Japanese beach cottage.<\/strong><\/p>\n Japanese Barbecue dinner. Yum!<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Karl and I said goodnight to Taiki after dinner and rested a bit before taking a walk along the beach to get our feet wet.<\/p>\n We made our way to the giant pumpkin by well known avant-garde artist, Yayoi Kusama. This pumpkin is very famous and serves as a sort of icon for the island.<\/p>\n Some interesting articles on Naoshima.<\/p>\n Continue Reading: Japan, Day 16: Art House Project & Journey to Osaka<\/a> Today we’re traveling from Okayama to Uno by train where we’ll take a ferry to the island of Naoshima (now-shi-ma). Taiki is planning to be our tour guide at several modern art museums and is also planning a traditional Japanese barbecue for us in the evening. 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