Getting to Naoshima

Naoshima is a beautiful island in the southern part of Japan. I was entirely in charge of getting us from point A to point B, at Jimmy's request. So in a country that does not speak much English, even in Tokyo, I was on my own navigating the Shenkansen (Bullet train) from Tokyo to Okayama, the bus from Okayama to Port Uno and the ferry from Port Uno to Naoshima. But we got there without a hitch. My Japanese was horrible, but as my cousin Wendy said, they were very helpful as long as I was trying. We really had no problems getting there.

Our destination is the Benesse House - an art project done by Takeo Ando, a Japanese architect that we got turned on to from (of all places) the Fort Worth Modern Art Museum. We visited the museum and didn't remember much about the art but loved the experience of the building itself. That is what we found in Naoshima. Although, I must say it is difficult to translate the beauty in pictures - the space is much better experienced in person. Again, many of my pictures of the Benesse House itself are on Jimmy's computer and will have to wait!