Kirishima Open-Air Museum
霧島アートの森
An outdoor art museum at about 700 meters elevation in the Kirishima mountains, with more than twenty works by artists including Yayoi Kusama scattered across the forest and meadows.
Kirishima Open-Air Museum is a prefectural outdoor art museum run by Kagoshima Prefecture. Across a grounds of about 13 hectares, it displays more than twenty sculptures and installations created for the site by domestic and international artists, including Yayoi Kusama, Antony Gormley, and Cai Guo-Qiang. Kusama's giant red-and-white polka-dot tulip, 'I Am Here, But Nowhere,' is a popular photo spot. Indoor galleries also host special exhibitions. Admission starts at about 320 yen (special exhibitions cost extra). Hours are 9:00 to 17:00, and the museum is closed on Mondays. It is about 30 minutes by car from Kagoshima Airport. Public transport is limited, so driving is recommended.
Opening hours
09:00–17:00 (closed Mondays)
Nearby sights
- Kirishima Onsen Village & Maruo Falls
- Ebino Plateau
- Lake Onami
- Mount Karakuni
- Kirishima Shinwa-no-Sato Park
- Shiohitashi Onsen Ryoma Park
- Inukai Falls
- Kirishima-jingu Shrine