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Inujima Seirensho Art Museum

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Inujima Seirensho Art Museum

犬島精錬所美術館

Okayama · Chugoku

An art museum built within the preserved brick ruins of a 1909 copper refinery on the small island of Inujima, using the old flues and a passive solar and geothermal design to run at near-zero net energy. Its galleries hold installations by Yukinori Yanagi that draw on the life and writings of the author Yukio Mishima.

Why it's hidden

Inujima is the smallest and least-visited of the three Benesse art islands, reached by a short ferry from a remote mainland port, so its refinery-ruin museum sees a fraction of Naoshima's crowds.

Crowd level
Hidden gem
Rating
4.6· 434 reviews
Opening hours
Mon 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Tue–Thu Closed Fri–Sun 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.

Admission
¥2,100 online advance ticket, ¥2,300 at the door; includes admission to the Inujima 'Art House Project' galleries. Free for children 15 and under.
Nearest station
No rail — ferry from Hoden Port on the Okayama mainland (~10 min), or the Teshima/Naoshima island line; there is no bridge and no road onto Inujima
Website
benesse-artsite.jp/art/seirensho.html

Today

9:00–16:30Fri closed

Admission

  • ¥2,100 online advance ticket, ¥2,300 at the door; includes admission to the Inujima 'Art House Project' galleries. Free for children 15 and under.

Stored weekly hours

Mon 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Tue–Thu Closed Fri–Sun 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Tags

artmuseumhistoryislandoff-the-beaten-path

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