Benesse Art Site Naoshima

Class: First

Style: Cutting edge

Rooms: 65

Benesse House is an art museum combined with lodging facilities designed by renowned architect Tadao Ando, and features permanent exhibitions of site-specific artworks that can only be viewed in the unique setting. Leisurely experience art amid the natural beauty and pace of Naoshima.

Park, the largest Benesse House accommodation, is a two-story wooden building with a total of 41 guest rooms. It was constructed to blend in with the surrounding woods. Beach, a two-story wooden building with eight suite guest rooms, is located closest to the beach. Along with Park, Beach was designed to be environmentally friendly, using easy-to-recycle laminated timber. In addition to the art displays, Museum features 10 guest rooms, a restaurant, a café, a library, and a shop. Works of art are on display throughout the building for a sensuous experience of being literally surrounded by art. Located on the top of a hill, Oval is an exclusive accommodation with six guest suites, connected to Museum via a monorail. Leisurely enjoy the architecture and views to your heart's content with an inner garden featuring an oval pond and a rooftop garden providing a stunning panorama of the Seto Inland Sea.

The Benesse House Museum Restaurant is the main dining room where guests can leisurely enjoy dining in a relaxed atmosphere. The seasonal menu centers on Japanese cuisine (kaiseki ryori) featuring fresh catches from the Seto Inland Sea. Enjoy Mediterranean cuisine against the background of the blue waters of the Inland Sea. The harmony of fresh local food from Shikoku and the Inland Sea and the mastery of a first-class chef create superb dishes at Benesse House Terrace Restaurant.

With an abundant natural environment surrounded by the Seto Inland Sea, Naoshima features distinctive architecture and contemporary artwork. Benesse House Spa provides natural therapies that extend the rich experience of Naoshima into the nourishment of body and mind.
Naoshima is an island town administratively part of Kagawa District, Kagawa, Japan located in the Seto Inland Sea. The island is known for its many contemporary art museums. The museums and the beauty of the island itself draw many tourists.