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Early-Shōwa village built for the film of Sakae Tsuboi’s novel, with a wooden school, a literary museum and a screening room. Nearby, the real Misaki school (1902–1971) can also be visited; 9 am to 5 pm, admission ¥850 to ¥1,000 depending on the season.
Official website24hitomi.or.jp→Museum opened in 1987 in an early-Taishō factory registered as a cultural property, tracing the history and making of soy sauce, produced on the island for about 400 years. Open 9 am to 4 pm (4.30 pm from 16 October to 30 November 2026), admission ¥500.
Official websitemarukin.moritakk.com→Hillside of about 2,000 olive trees facing the sea, on the site of Japan’s first successful olive cultivation, with a Greek windmill and a free museum. Setting of the film ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’, with broomsticks lent for photos; open 8.30 am to 5 pm.
Official websiteolive-pk.jp→About twenty works remain on view outdoors all year, such as Choi Jeong Hwa’s ‘Gift of the Sun’ in Tonoshō, Kenji Yanobe’s ‘Star Anger’ in Sakate and Ryue Nishizawa’s Fukita Pavilion. Indoor works only open on certain days (‘ART SETOUCHI’ calendar).
Official websitesetouchi-artfest.jp→Old Tonoshō district of narrow, winding alleys, best explored on foot. It is home to ‘Maze Town – Phantasmagoric Alleys’, an installation by the collective mé, open on certain days only, 11 am to 4 pm in October 2026.
Official websitetonosho-shokokai.com→