Naoshima
Sign in to saveis an island in Japan's Seto Inland Sea, part of Kagawa Prefecture. The island is best known for its many contemporary art installations and museums. The administers Naoshima and 26 smaller islands nearby. As of 2020, the town has an estimated population of 3,026 and a density of 210 persons per km2. The total area is 14.22 km2.
Key facts
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- Naoshima
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- ja
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- Town
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- Beachside Torii, Naoshima.jpg
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- 250px
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- Beachside Torii on the southern part of the island
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- Flag of Naoshima, Kagawa.svg
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- Emblem of Naoshima, Kagawa.svg
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- Chapter
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- Naoshima in Kagawa Prefecture Ja.svg
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- Location of Naoshima in Kagawa Prefecture
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- Japan
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- Location in Japan
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- Country
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- Japan
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- Region
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- Shikoku
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- Prefecture
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8 sectionsContents
- Town of Naoshima and nearby islands
- Byōbujima
- Ishima
- Mukaejima
- Demographics
- In popular culture
- References
- External links
is an island in Japan's Seto Inland Sea, part of Kagawa Prefecture. The island is best known for its many contemporary art installations and museums. The administers Naoshima and 26 smaller islands nearby. As of 2020, the town has an estimated population of 3,026 and a density of 210 persons per km2. The total area is 14.22 km2.
Naoshima Island is known for its many contemporary art museums. For example, the Chichu Art Museum (literally, "in the earth") houses a number of site-specific installations by James Turrell, Walter De Maria, and paintings by Claude Monet. Designed by Tadao Ando, it is located on one of the highest points of the island, and various exhibits and facets of the museum's architecture take advantage of its commanding view. Another contemporary museum (and hotel) is Benesse House, also by Ando. Another is the Naoshima Fukutake Art Museum, with an outdoor sculpture garden, and a third is the James Bond museum, inspired by the island's use as one of the settings for the 2002 Bond novel The Man with the Red Tattoo by Raymond Benson.