Isson Tanaka's Final Residence, Historic residence in Naze, Amami, Japan.
Isson Tanaka's final residence is a wooden house in Naze where the painter lived and worked from the late 1950s onward. The building combines living spaces with his studio, arranged to allow him to move between daily tasks and artistic creation.
The artist arrived on Amami island in 1958 and settled into a new life, supporting himself through textile work while developing his painting. He remained in this house until his death two decades later, having become integral to the island's artistic heritage.
The residence shows how the painter wove together his daily craft work with artistic practice, creating a space that reflected both tradition and personal vision. The layout reveals how local surroundings directly influenced the works he made there.
The residence is located northeast of Naze port and welcomes visitors during regular hours. The space is intimate and compact, so most people can walk through the entire house in a single visit without rushing.
Many visitors do not know that other artists later followed Tanaka's example and relocated to the island to establish their own studios. His arrival sparked a small artistic community that grew over the following years.
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