Shikoku Mura Gallery, Art museum in Yashima, Japan

The Shikoku Mura Gallery is an art museum on the slope at the southern foot of Mount Yashima in Takamatsu, designed by Tadao Ando and completed in 2002. The reinforced-concrete building, left exposed inside and out, has two basement levels and one above ground. Its collection centres on French modern painting, including Picasso, Bonnard, Renoir and Degas, and works by Marugame-born Inokuma Gen'ichirō, alongside Japanese calligraphy, Buddhist statues, Chinese bronze mirrors, ancient seals, Iranian pottery and glass.

The museum opened in 2002 as part of the larger Shikoku Mura complex, which preserves traditional buildings from the Edo and Meiji periods of Japanese history. The collection reflects Japan's long artistic heritage and its cultural exchange with regions across Asia and Europe.

The collection brings together ancient Japanese sculptures, Buddhist images, and scrolls from Japan, China, and Iran, creating a dialogue between Eastern and Western artistic traditions. Visitors also encounter European paintings by artists such as Pierre Bonnard and Renoir displayed alongside classical ceramics and ink works.

The gallery sits on the southern slope of Mount Yashima, a five-minute walk from Kotoden Yashima Station on the Kotohira Line and ten minutes from JR Yashima Station on the Kotoku Line. Shikoku Mura opens 8:30–17:00 from April to October and 8:30–16:30 from November to March, with no closing days. The building has two basement levels and one above ground, reached by stairs and slopes on the hillside.

The building features a balcony with panoramic views of Takamatsu city and stands beside a waterscape garden with reflective pools. This combination of contemporary architecture and natural water elements creates an unusual experience when moving between viewing art and observing nature.