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Tour Itinerary

  • 09:30 ベネッセハウス パーク ロビー【集合】
  • 「黄色いかぼちゃ」を見学
  • 10:02 ベネッセハウス パーク バス停
  • ベネッセハウス無料送迎バスにて
  • 10:09 地中美術館 バス停
  • 10:30~11:30 地中美術館
  • 11:40 地中美術館 バス停
  • ベネッセハウス無料送迎バスにて
  • 11:42 李禹煥美術館 バス停
  • 11:45~12:15 李禹煥美術館・ヴァレーギャラリー
  • 12:17 李禹煥美術館 バス停
  • ベネッセハウス無料送迎バスにて
  • 12:19 ベネッセハウス ミュージアム バス停
  • 12:20~14:20 ベネッセハウス ミュージアムおよび屋外アート作品(美術館カフェでの昼食を含む)
  • 14:29 ベネッセハウス ミュージアム バス停
  • ベネッセハウス無料送迎バスにて
  • 14:32 ベネッセハウス パーク バス停
  • 14:37 本村 バス停
  • 徒歩
  • 14:50~15:30 直島新美術館
  • 家プロジェクトの各所を外観から見学
  • 16:05 本村 バス停【解散】

Tour Itinerary in Detail

Over the course of the day the route took in ベネッセハウス パーク ロビー【集合】 at 09:30, ベネッセハウス パーク バス停 at 10:02, 地中美術館 バス停 at 10:09, 地中美術館 at 10:30, 地中美術館 バス停 at 11:40, 李禹煥美術館 バス停 at 11:42, 李禹煥美術館・ヴァレーギャラリー at 11:45, 李禹煥美術館 バス停 at 12:17, ベネッセハウス ミュージアム バス停 at 12:19, ベネッセハウス ミュージアムおよび屋外アート作品(美術館カフェでの昼食を含む) at 12:20, ベネッセハウス ミュージアム バス停 at 14:29, ベネッセハウス パーク バス停 at 14:32, 本村 バス停 at 14:37, 直島新美術館 at 14:50 and 本村 バス停【解散】 at 16:05.

Title: What's a Private Art Tour of Naoshima Like? A Licensed Guide's Report

The guests were a group visiting Japan. They were staying during March and traveling a route that covered Tokyo, Yufuin, Naoshima, Kyoto, and back to Tokyo. Since one member of the group needed to avoid stairs, we skipped the Lee Ufan Museum and the Naoshima New Museum, and I guided the rest of the group there. The guests were consistently in good spirits throughout the tour. Everyone was very pleasant, and it was a joy to guide them. They appeared to thoroughly enjoy the art, nature, and architecture of Naoshima.

Hello. My name is Hisao Kaji. I was born in 1945. I was raised in Takamatsu City from 3 years old. So, I have been living in Takamatsu for around 75 years. I believe I know Takamatsu City and the Kagawa prefecture area very well. If you come to Takamatsu, Kagawa I think you can enjoy your tour with me. I started a Government Licensed Guide in 2019. So, I have been a licensed guide for about 5 years. My favorite destinations are Naoshima, Teshima, Ritsurin Garden, the top of Mt. Yashima and so on. I always show you an itinerary about one month before your tour date, and I will accept any questions, other favorite places you want to visit. Communicating with you, I would like to accommodate your request for your tour. I always listen to NPR on the internet to know how the world is moving and improve my English. I like conversation based upon it with my life. I stayed in the USA for 8 months for a Power Systems Engineering Course conducted by General Electric in New York State when I was 28 years old. I sometimes talk about my memory of those days with the guests. I am very happy to guide tourists because I can see the guests become happy and enjoy themselves when I am guiding better. Nothing is more wonderful than that. I welcome your visit to Takamatsu City and Kagawa Prefecture. I believe you will have a pleasant time through my guide.

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