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# Naoshima
- URL: https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/naoshima/
- Published: 2018-05-03T18:52:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-04T14:22:30.000Z
- Description: Photography is not allowed at the various pavilions and museums at Naoshima. The island itself is quite nice as well though.
- Author: Ivar Hagendoorn
- Tags: Photography

I had been looking forward to visiting Naoshima and Teshima. Unfortunately, when I was there most pavilions at Teshima were closed. On top of that photography was not allowed at the pavilions and museums to preserve the sanctity of the sites. While I find this understandable it is still a shame. Naoshima itself is quite nice as well though. It is interesting to get a taste of rural Japan. Unfortunately, it was overcast most of the day.

![Naoshima](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/10/naoshima-3.jpg)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/10/naoshima-2.jpg)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/10/naoshima-4.jpg)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/10/naoshima-6.jpg)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2022/12/naoshima-1.jpg)

A glimpse of the "real" Japan in Naoshima

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