Museum Reservations

Below is information about how to pre-order admission tickets for the various sites at Benesse Art Site Naoshima.

We recommend that you carefully refer to this information before your visit, to ensure a smooth and pleasant experience once you are here.

  • If you are looking for information about our opening hours, closed days, please refer to the Open Days Calendar page.
  • If you are looking for information about entrance fees or contact information, please refer to the facility list.
  • If you are looking for information about how to get here, please refer to the access page.

For Individual Visitors

In order to prevent the further spread of the new coronavirus infections, as well as ensuring an optimal viewing environment at the museum, we implement a reservation system in following art facilities.

Reservation necessary

  • Naoshima
    Chichu Art Museum
     
    In order to alleviate congestion on the island and museum entry waiting times, as well as ensuring an optimal viewing environment at the museum, we sell Chichu Art Museum Online Tickets.
    Reservations
  • Naoshima
    Hiroshi Sugimoto Gallery:
    Time Corridors
    In order to ensure an optimal viewing environment, online tickets are available from 11:00am to 2:00pm every 30 minutes.
    Reservations
  • Naoshima
    Art House Project
    "Kinza"
    Art House Project "Kinza" is an artwork accessible by reservation only. Can only be seen by appointment, and only one person within 15 minutes may enter at a time to view it.
    Reservations
  • Teshima
    Teshima Art Museum
    In order to museum entry waiting times, as well as ensuring an optimal viewing environment at the museum, we sell Teshima Art Museum Online Tickets.
    Reservations

No reservation necessary

  • Benesse House Museum
  • Lee Ufan Museum
  • Art House Project
  • ANDO MUSEUM
  • Naoshima Bath "I♥︎湯"
  • Miyanoura Gallery 6
  • The Naoshima Plan "The Water"
  • Les Archives du Cœur
  • Teshima Yokoo House
  • Teshima 8 Million Lab
  • Needle factory
  • Storm House
  • Tom Na H-iu
  • La forêt des murmures
  • Inujima Seirensho Art Museum
  • Inujima "Art House Project"
  • Inujima Life Garden
  • MECON

For Groups

To ensure a smooth experience, it is recommended that you book in advance for some of the art facilities at Benesse Art Site Naoshima.

Reservation necessary for groups

  • Naoshima
    Chichu Art Museum
    Lee Ufan Museum
    Benesse House Museum
    Art House Project
    ANDO MUSEUM
    We request groups of over 9 people to give us advance notice so that their visit will go smoothly. Please note that we will not be able to give a definite guarantee of the date and time of admission.
    Reservations
  • Teshima
    Teshima Art Museum
    Les Archives du Cœur
    Teshima Yokoo House/Needle factory
    In Teshima, we kindly ask you to reserve in advance for groups consisting of 9 or more people in order to enter the museum smoothly.
    Reservations
  • Inujima
    Inujima Seirensho Art Museum
    Inujima "Art House Project"
    Inujima Life Garden
    In Inujima, we kindly ask you to reserve in advance for groups consisting of 9 or more people in order to enter the museum smoothly.
    Reservations

Not available for groups

  • Naoshima Bath "I♥︎湯"
    Not available for group viewing. This is an actual public bath. Please divide your group into smaller groups before entering.
  • Miyanoura Gallery 6
    Not available for group viewing. Due to limited interior space, please divide your group into smaller groups before entering.

No reservation necessary for groups

  • Storm House
  • La forêt des murmures
  • MECON

Other Information about Admission Tickets

Museum Link Pass

This pass is a discount system linking three museums: the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, and Benesse Art Site Naoshima in Kagawa and Okayama. You can obtain the pass free at any of the museums, and have it stamped. When you visit the second museum, the entrance fee is discounted. If you visit the third museum within a certain period of time, you will receive a special gift. For more information, please visit here.

Annual Passport

An annual passport, allowing an unlimited number of visits, is available for both the Chichu Art Museum in Naoshima (JPY 10,500), and the Lee Ufan Museum in Naoshima (JPY 5,250). Annual passports for each facility are available at each museum's Ticket Center.

Setouchi Triennale Passport

During the Setouchi Triennale, you can visit some of the art facilities within Benesse Art Site Naoshima using the Setouchi Triennale Passport. For further information about schedules and the art facilities, please visit the Setouchi Triennale website.