Culture Highway To Heaven at Konpirasan Arlene Bastion Konpirasan, or the Kotohira Shrine is a steep climb that does take you to heaven, because of all the beauty you find, both along..
Culture Art of Naoshima and Teshima Anonymous Two islands sit beside each other in the narrow Seto Inland Sea. Located between Okayama and Takamatsu prefectures, these two islands..
Culture Naoshima's Honmura Village Lee Tan Naoshima's Honmura village is more than just the location for the Art House Project
16 Historical The Yashima Plateau Anonymous Yashima is a plateau in Takamatsu City with a long history. There are shrines, a temple, a castle ground, hiking paths, and plenty..
Museums Naoshima Art House Project Peter Sidell Seven empty houses in Honmura village on Japan's 'art island' of Naoshima have been renovated and transformed into works..
Historical Kanamaru-za Theater Tony Mariani Kotohira is home to the oldest operating Kabuki theater in Japan, the Kanamaru-za. It's fascinating to visit even when there..
Museums Teshima: Mesmerizing Art in Nature Clifford Bernstein Teshima Island, a part of the Setouchi Art Island mini-archipelago in the Inland Sea