Red Pumpkin
赤かぼちゃ
Yayoi Kusama's large installation on the pier at Miyanoura Port. This red pumpkin covered in black dots can be entered, and it is the first sight to greet you on arriving at Naoshima.
Red Pumpkin is a work Yayoi Kusama created for Naoshima in 2006. About 4 meters tall, its red surface is covered in black dots, and round openings let visitors walk inside and look out at the sky and the harbor. Together with the yellow pumpkin by the sea at Benesse House, one red and one yellow, it is one of Naoshima's two most popular photo spots. Admission is free and it is open all day. It stands beside the ferry terminal at Miyanoura Port, about a 1-minute walk from the landing, and nearby is the Naoshima Pavilion designed by Sou Fujimoto. At peak times, expect a queue for photos.
Opening hours
Open all day
Nearby sights
- Naoshima Bath "I Love Yu"
- Chichu Art Museum
- Lee Ufan Museum
- Benesse House Museum
- Art House Project (Honmura)
- Naoshima Yellow Pumpkin
- Teshima Yokoo House
- Ogijima