Seto Inland Sea islands - Naoshima

After having several trips abroad, this summer I decided to do a bit of domestic travel for a change, and opted to explore some of the islands in the Seto Inland Sea, nestled between the main island of Honshu and the eastern island Shikoku. What interested me most was the island of Naoshima, an island uniquely dedicated to art museums designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando and dotted with various outdoor instillation and other art projects, all blended beautifully and tastefully into the stunning natural setting of the island itself.

A giant pumkin by Kusama Yayoi. During a typhoon this was swept away by the waves and found bobbing in the sea the next day.

I reached Naoshima by taking the Shinkansen (bullet train) from Tokyo to Okayama, a journey of around three hours, and then took a local train for about 45 minutes to the port town of Uno, from where Naoshima is a short 20 minute ferry ride.