Yellow Pumpkin
20 min by bike · Sculpture
Yayoi Kusama's polka-dotted yellow pumpkin sits at the end of an old pier on Naoshima's south shore — the island's most photographed piece of art, framed by the Seto Inland Sea.
Benesse House
ベネッセハウス
Rate
¥75,000 – ¥128,000 per person
Per person, per night, with dinner and breakfast — derived by halving a two-person total rather than quoted directly, so treat it as an indication rather than a price.
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A museum and a hotel in one since 1992; its Oval wing stands on the hill above and is reached only by monorail from the museum.
Against the 161
- Size
- 65 rooms— Just over the median of 26; the 161 run 1 to 508
- Award
- 2 MICHELIN Keys
- Type
- Resort— 9 of 161
- Where
- Kagawa— 4 of 161
The catalogue’s own axis
- 3 Keys7 stays
- 2 Keys20 stays
- 1 Key99 stays
- Relais & Châteaux10 stays
- The Ryokan Collection46 stays
2 MICHELIN Keys — 20 of the 161 stays here.
For scale: the smallest stay in this catalogue is ANABUKI-TEI at 1 rooms, the largest The Okura Tokyo at 508.
Nearby
Benesse House Museum
20 min by bike · Museum
Chichu Art Museum
25 min by bike · Museum
Art House Project
10 min by bike · Art houses
Miyanoura Port
right by the pier · Port
Naoshima Coast
5 min on foot · Coast
Photos: © ブルーノ・プラス (CC BY 4.0) · © 663highland (CC BY 2.5) · © 松岡明芳 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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2 KEYS
2 MICHELIN Keys
The MICHELIN Guide's distinction for hotels — a Key, not a star — for the places its inspectors judge among the most special to stay.
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The rate shown is per person and includes dinner and breakfast.
How many rooms does Benesse House have?
Benesse House has 65 rooms.
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