Benesse House Museum and the yellow Pumpkin
Benesse House Museum and the yellow PumpkinPhoto: Jean-Marie Hullot / CC BY 2.0
- Getting there
- Ferry to Miyanoura 20 min, ¥370; town bus to Tsutsuji-so ¥100, then the shuttle or about 1 km on foot (our estimate)
Checked · Researched, not yet visited · times from official timetables and our estimates · Takumi Yamada
The museum-hotel on Naoshima’s south shore, open every day of the year, 08:00–21:00 (last admittance 20:00), ¥1,300 online, ¥1,500 at the door. Kusama’s yellow Pumpkin is among the outdoor works on its grounds by the sea. The pick for a Monday call, when Chichu and the art houses are closed.
- Number 3 of ten on our list for Uno.
- 4 hr door to door needs a 6-hour call: a 2–3 hour stop cannot hold it. Pick something closer instead.
Benesse House Museum and the yellow Pumpkin and your ship
Both pins on one map, so the distance is a fact rather than a feeling.
Routes that already include it
Finished days timed from official timetables and our estimates, with this stop in them.
Naoshima by ferry: the two pumpkins and Benesse HouseNeeds a 7.5-hour call · ~5.25h door to doorCalls of 7.5 hours or more, any day of the week: Benesse House Museum and the pumpkins open on Mondays too. Times use the 09:22 ferry out, the 10:00 town bus and the 13:55 passenger boat back, so step off by 09:00Naoshima’s museums under a roof: Chichu and Benesse HouseA wet day · ~6.5h door to doorA wet day on any call of 7 hours or more, except a Monday. Book Chichu’s timed ticket online before the call; there are no door sales when it sells outWhat to put beside it
Each of these still lands you back aboard with the hour to spare.
See · ~3hNaoshima: the Red Pumpkin and Miyanoura
The art island across the water from the ship.
See the detail
See · ~6hTeshima Art Museum
A single white concrete shell on a hillside on Teshima, by the artist Rei Naito and the architect Ryue Nishizawa.
See the detail