Museum-hopping in Naoshima, Japan's art island
Naoshima in the Seto Inland Sea welcomes its guests and residents at the Miyanoura Port with Yayoi Kusama's Red Pumpkin sculpture.
NAOSHIMA, Japan – Often labelled Japan's art island , Naoshima in the Seto Inland Sea is a testament to how the local community , p rivate sector and artists can work together to reinvigorate an island.
Once home to an active copper smelting industry, Naoshima experienced an economic decline in the 1980s. A collaboration that kicked off in 1985 between the local government and Japanese company Benesse Holding s tr ansformed the island into a centre for contemporary art.
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