Day 4b Itinerary ---

 

Visits on Naoshima (直島) --- Part II

 

 

D04-07 --- Interior & Exterior Environment of Benesse House (倍樂生之家)

D04-08 --- Viewing Artworks at Miyanoura Port (宮浦港): Part II

D04-09 --- Viewing Artworks in Benesse House Park (倍樂生之家公園)

D04-10 --- Strolling in Benesse House Park (倍樂生之家公園)

D04-11 --- Visiting Chichu Art Museum (地中美術館): Part I - Architecture

D04-12 --- Visiting Chichu Art Museum (地中美術館): Part II - Environment

D04-13 --- Stay in Grand Hotel Sakura no Sho (櫻之抄 ) in Kotohira (琴平)

 

Day 4b --- Visits on Naoshima (直島) --- Part II

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D04-07 --- Interior & Exterior Environment of Benesse House Museum (倍樂生之家)

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04-07-01 Exterior A of the house that is a museum and a hotel where we stayed overnight
04-07-02 Exterior B of the house
04-07-03 An artwork exhibited in the house
04-07-04 Another artwork
04-07-05 A view of the sea near the house
04-07-06 Another view
 

D04-08 --- Viewing Artworks at Miyanoura Port (宮浦港): Part II

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04-08-01 "Yellow Pumpkin" by Yayoi Kazema at an old pier at the edge of the sea near the Benesse House Museum
04-08-02 Another view
04-08-03 A shot with the tour guide
04-08-04 A shot of Chih-Hua
04-08-05 Under a tree with the tour guide
04-08-06 One more view
04-08-07 People waiting to take photos
 

D04-09 --- Viewing Artworks in Benesse House Park (倍樂生之家公園)

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04-09-01 The artwork is "Le Banc" (The Bench) by Niki de Saint Phalle (妮基·桑法勒) In the Benesse House Park
04-09-01a The bench empty
04-09-01b One more shot
04-09-02 The artwork is "Frog and Cat" by Dutch artist Karel Appel In the Benesse House Park
04-09-03 "Grand Chameau" (or "Large Camel") created by Niki de Saint Phalle
04-09-04 "Elephant Vase" by Niki de Saint Phalle. 
04-09-05 "What are you reading?" - - -"Le Banc (1989)" by Niki de Saint Phalle
04-09-07 "Let me see what's this, please" - - - "Le Banc (1989)" by Niki de Saint Phalle
 

D04-10 --- Strolling in Benesse House Park (倍樂生之家公園)

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04-10-01 A dear couple
04-10-02 Easy walk along the beach
04-10-03 A mascot of Naoshima "Sunao-Kun" (須直君) walking around with a stall member
04-10-04 Quiet sea coast
04-10-05 Far look at the sea
 

D04-11 --- Visiting Chichu Art Museum (地中美術館): Part I - Architecture

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04-11-01 The major exhibition of this gallery --- A painting by Monet "Water Lilies" created around 1917–1919.
04-11-02 The architecture of this art museum seen from the top (from the website of the musem)
04-11-03 At the entrance
04-11-04 A wall of the inner space
04-11-05 The outmost entrance
04-11-06 One of the exhibition room - a ball at the top of a series of stages
 

D04-12 --- Visiting Chichu Art Museum (地中美術館): Part II - Environment

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04-12-01 In front of a pond like that of Monet's flower gardan in Northern France
04-12-02 The pond again
04-12-03 Our tour guide with two group members
04-12-04 Scenes outside the museum A (垂柳, Weeping Willow or Babylon Willow)
04-12-05 Scenes outside the museum B (睡蓮, water lily)
04-12-06 Scenes outside the museum C (芳香紫菀, Aromatic aster,or 藍木紫菀, Blue wood aster; 泛指紫菀, Aster)。 
04-12-07 Scenes outside the museum D (彩葉草, Coleus)
04-12-08 Scenes outside the museum E (彩葉草, Coleus)。 
04-12-09 Scenes outside the museum D (紫花野牡丹藤, Pleroma urvilleanum,or 帝王野牡丹, Tibouchina urvilleana)
04-12-10 A small japanese temple called Jizo-do (地藏堂) seen on the way 
04-12-11 One more shot of the wall of the entrance of the museum
 

D04-13 --- Stay in Grand Hotel Sakura no Sho (櫻之抄 ) in Kotohira (琴平)

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04-13-01 Dinner in Grand Hotel Sakura no Sho (櫻之抄) at Kotohira (琴平) near Takamatsu (高松) in Shikoku (四國)
04-13-02 Photo taken from the other direction
04-13-03 The dinner set
04-13-03a The hotel room we stayed
04-13-03b A country corner neighboring the hotel seen from the window
04-13-04 Review of hapy time today: "Red Pumpkin"
04-13-05 Review of hapy time today: "Yellow Pumpkin"
04-13-06 We moved by ship from the small island of Naoshima to the large land of Shikoku
04-13-07 We happened to see today the Imperial Enthronement Ceremony of the Emperor of Japan on the TV in the ferry ship (Oct. 22, 2019)(from the website of the Royal House of Norway)
04-13-08 The hotel we stayed in: Grand Hotel Sakura no Sho (櫻之抄) at Kotohira (琴平) near Takamatsu (高松) in Shikoku (四國) (from the hotel website)
04-13-08 The map of Kotohira in Shikoku
04-13-09 The map of the hotel where we stayed and the temple we visited the next morning