Naoshima, Kagawa
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Naoshima
Thẳng đảo đinh | |
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Town | |
 Beachside Torii on the southern part of the island | |
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 Location of Naoshima inKagawa Prefecture | |
  Naoshima Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:34°27′30″N133°59′00″E/ 34.45833°N 133.98333°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Shikoku |
| Prefecture | Kagawa Prefecture |
| District | Kagawa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shin'ichi Kobayashi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.22 km2(5.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,026 |
| • Density | 210/km2(550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00(JST) |
| Website | www |
Naoshima(Thẳng đảo,Naoshima)is an island in Japan'sSeto Inland Sea,part ofKagawa Prefecture.The island is best known for its many contemporary art installations and museums. TheTown of Naoshima(Thẳng đảo đinh,Naoshima-chō)administers Naoshima and 26 smaller islands nearby.[1]As of 2020, the town has an estimated population of 3,026[2]and a density of 210 persons per km2.The total area is 14.22 km2.[3]
Naoshima Island is known for its many contemporary art museums. For example, theChichu Art Museum(literally, "in the earth" ) houses a number of site-specific installations byJames Turrell,Walter De Maria,and paintings byClaude Monet.Designed byTadao Ando,it is located on one of the highest points of the island, and various exhibits and facets of the museum's architecture take advantage of its commanding view. Another contemporary museum (and hotel) isBenesse House,also by Ando. Another is the Naoshima Fukutake Art Museum, with an outdoor sculpture garden, and a third is theJames Bondmuseum, inspired by the island's use as one of the settings for the 2002 Bond novelThe Man with the Red TattoobyRaymond Benson.[4]It is also known as the island that the fictional locations ofSummer Pocketsare based on.
The museums and beauty of the island draw many tourists, whose visits help support the local economy. However, it isMitsubishi Materials,loosely affiliated with other Japanese companies of theMitsubishiname, that dominates industry on the island, as Naoshima has been the site of massive refining by Mitsubishi since 1917.
BenesseCorporation (one of the largest education companies in Japan and based inOkayama) has directed the creation and operation of the island's museums and other projects since the late 1980s.
Town of Naoshima and nearby islands[edit]
Naoshima was made avillagein 1890, and upgraded to a town in 1954.[1]The town is part ofKagawa District.[5]Naoshima is the sister town ofTimmins,Ontario,Canada.
As of 2010, only three of the town's 27 islands are inhabited: Naoshima, Byōbujima, and Mukaejima.[6]Ishima is also inhabited, but only in the northern portion which belongs to Okayama Prefecture.
Ishima[edit]
The second-largest island of the town, Ishima, lying northeast of Naoshima, is divided between Kagawa Prefecture in the south andOkayama Prefecturein the north. The only inhabitants are in a small settlement on the north coast, belonging to Okayama.
Ishima was divided after fishing-related disputes in theEdo period.[7]In 2011, 87% of the island was burned in a forest fire, though the northern settlement was spared.[8]
Byōbujima[edit]
Byōbujima is a minor island north of Naoshima, close to Okayama Prefecture, with a population 19 as of 2015.[update][9]
Mukaejima[edit]
Mukaejima is a minor island northwest of Naoshima with a population 15 as of 2015.[update][9]
References[edit]
- ^ab"Introduction of Naoshima Town"(in Japanese). Japan: Naoshima Town. March 3, 2016.Retrieved5 April2021.
- ^"Kagawa Prefecture Population Statistics (September 1, 2020)"(in Japanese). Kagawa Prefectural Government. 1 September 2020.Retrieved5 April2021.
- ^"Areas of Prefectures, Towns, etc".Geospatial Information Authority of Japan(in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism. January 1, 2021. p. 64.Retrieved5 April2021.
- ^Clements, Jonathan (15 October 2012)."From Naoshima With Love".The Official Schoolgirl Milky Crisis Blog.Retrieved30 October2012.
- ^"Postal codes: Kagawa Prefecture"(in Japanese). Japan Post.Retrieved5 April2021.
- ^"Hương xuyên huyện rời đảo chấn hưng kế hoạch [Island Promotion Plan, Kagawa Prefecture]"(PDF)(in Japanese). Kagawa Prefecture. December 2017.
- ^"Photo gallery: disputed borders".Mainichi Shimbun(in Japanese). December 2008. p. 5.Retrieved5 April2021.
- ^"Lại hộ nội hải の thạch đảo, 87%を thiêu thất…ようやく trấn hỏa".YOMIURI ONLINE.Đọc bán tin tức xã. 2011-08-12.Retrieved2011-08-12.
- ^ab"Island Population Statistics"(in Japanese). Kagawa Prefecture.Retrieved5 April2021.
External links[edit]
Media related toNaoshima, Kagawaat Wikimedia Commons- Official website(in Japanese)
- Benesse Art Site Naoshima(in English)
- I Love Setouchi- Setouchi Brand
- Japon – Noashima, l’île mystérieuse(in French)
Naoshimatravel guide from Wikivoyage
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