Naoshima, Japan

Naoshima, Japan

Art-island museums on a serene Seto Inland Sea coast

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Best time to go
March, April, May, October and November
Budget
Mid-range
Good for
Culture

Why it made the lists

The 'art island' keeps evolving into an open-air gallery, with the Tadao Ando-designed Naoshima New Museum of Art and a forthcoming Mandarin Oriental making now the time to go before crowds arrive.
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