Teshima Yokoo House

Teshima Yokoo House is an art museum housed in three connected traditional residences near Ieura Port on Teshima Island, displaying eleven large-scale works by artist Tadanori Yokoo. The route moves through varied indoor and outdoor rooms where red-tinted glass panels shift how light enters and alters what visitors see.

The museum opened in 2013 as part of the Setouchi Triennale art festival, converting historic island houses into contemporary exhibition spaces. This conversion became part of a broader effort to establish the island as an art destination.

The museum integrates Tadanori Yokoo artworks with architectural elements by Yuko Nagayama, exploring themes of life and death through color and spatial arrangements.

The museum is accessible during daytime hours and walkable from the port area in roughly 15 minutes on foot. A map provided at entry helps you navigate through the various connected rooms.

Artist Tadanori Yokoo, who initiated the museum, created all the artworks and deliberately designed them to interact with the building architecture and garden layout. This results in a deep fusion of art and spatial experience that develops as you move through.

Location: Tonoshō

Architects: Yuko Nagayama

Creator: Tadanori Yokoo

Official opening: 2013

Part of: Benesse Art Site Naoshima

Address: 2359 Teshimaieura, Tonosho, Shozu District, Kagawa 761-4661

Phone: +81879683555

Website: https://benesse-artsite.jp/art/teshima-yokoohouse.html

GPS coordinates: 34.48691,134.05963

Latest update: December 11, 2025 18:06