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Les Archives du Coeur
心臓音のアーカイブKagawa · Shikoku
A seaside installation by French artist Christian Boltanski on Teshima's Karato coast that permanently archives recordings of visitors' heartbeats gathered from around the world, played back with a pulsing light in a darkened listening room. Visitors may record their own heartbeat for an added fee to add it to the collection.
- Crowd level
- Moderate
- Rating
- 4.1· 554 reviews
- Opening hours
- Mon 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Tue Closed Wed–Sun 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Admission
- ¥600 online, ¥700 at the door; free for children 15 and under. Recording your own heartbeat is a separate ¥1,570.
- Nearest station
- No rail — ferry to Ieura or Karato Port on Teshima from Uno (Okayama), Takamatsu or Miyanoura; then the island bus — the archive is at Karato, on the far side of the island from Ieura
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Today
Closed on these dates10:00–17:00Closures
- Closed Tuesdays Mar 1–Nov 30; closed Tue–Thu Dec 1–end Feb.
Seasonal hours
- Seasonal: Mar 1–Sep 30 10:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30)
Admission
- ¥600 online, ¥700 at the door; free for children 15 and under. Recording your own heartbeat is a separate ¥1,570.
Stored weekly hours — a different season
Mon 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Tue Closed Wed–Sun 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Closures
- Open on national holidays, closed the following day.
Note
- Oct 1–end Feb 10:00–16:00 (last entry 15:30).
How to get there
From Takamatsu Station · ~2h 33m by car
Tags
artislandnatureoff-the-beaten-path
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