It took 120 years, between 1625 and 1745, to develop the definitive layout of Ritsurin-koen Garden! It would be difficult to enumerate all the assets of this Japanese garden: it is a true work of open-air art, occupying 16ha (75ha if you include Mt S..

The Shikoku-mura open-air museum lies at the foot of the plateau of Yashima, east of Takamatsu. It manages to summarise the whole of the architectural heritage of Shikoku island, with popular art (Kabuki theatre), traditional activities (mills etc) a..

The artist Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) wanted this garden museum to be a place for artistic expression and research, and saw it as an extension of his New York museum. Isamu Noguchi was a polymorphous creator and made numerous statues, including bronze..