Naoshima New Museum of Art will open its winter rotation on December 12, 2026 with "Currents without Anchors," a joint exhibition by Kei Imazu and Bagus Pandega. The museum is closed from November 24 to the opening, and online tickets for December 12 onward go on sale October 9.
For stays from April 1, 2027, guests at Benesse House on Naoshima will be able to enter eligible art facilities on the island without buying tickets or booking online in advance. The eligible facilities and details will be announced around January 2027.
PASONA HARBOR STAGE, an offshore art stage on the east coast of Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture, is selling plans that pair a performance ticket with a meal at one of the five restaurants at the neighboring THE PASONA. The original ballet "Libris no Hon" runs on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from September 5 to October 31.
A whole-house rental inn named "Sumu" opened on October 1, 2026 on Naoshima, Kagawa, in a renovated 50-year-old house. It sleeps up to 15 guests, has a hinoki sauna and a tea room, and stays begin on October 8.
Haimurubushi, a resort on Okinawa's Kohama Island, is running an autumn wellness promotion from September 1 to November 30, 2026, with a private night sauna and stargazing pool session, floating sound baths, and SUP and mangrove kayak tours, alongside seasonal Yaeyama dining that includes a September spiny lobster fair, an October tomahawk steak and awamori tasting, and a November wagyu tasting course.
Kurima Resort Seawood Hotel on Miyako Island's Kurima Island is hosting 88 Constellations Illumination 2026 from September 19 to 27, recreating all 88 constellations as lanterns above its water terrace, with a nightly stargazing talk from MIYAKO GALAXY-DOME's star navigators starting at 7:30 PM.