Inbound tourism booming on 'art island' in Seto Inland Sea

Japan can learn from Naoshima for its future destination

naoshima_pumpkin

Yayoi Kusama's “Pumpkin,” created in 1994, is a centerpiece of Benesse Art Site Naoshima. Restored in 2002, it is displayed on a jetty overlooking the Seto Inland Sea. (Photo courtesy of Tadasu Yamamoto) © Yayoi Kusama

MOTOYOSHI NAKAGIRI

This article was originally published in Japanese in Nikkei Entertainment!, a monthly magazine and part of Nikkei Business Publications, a Nikkei group company.

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