Oshima is one of the meeting places of the international art festival in Setouchi.
This island was the island that isolated a leper for prejudice and discrimination in old days…
However, at present , all of this island becomes the national sanatorium for persons who recovered Hansen’s disease.
This island is a place which reconsider the sad history and shift my attention to a bright future…
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1.Information for visitors
↓The route to Takamatsu Port is here.↓
An application is necessary by all means to go to Ooshima.
In addition, you act with a tour guide by all means in Ooshima. (However, there is free time for approximately 20 minutes.)
★During the holding period of the art festival
・The numbered ticket is distributed at Takamatsu Port traveler terminal building.
You go to Oshima by a special boat. (The passage fare is free of charge.)
★Outside the holding period of the art festival
It is opened only on the second Saturday and the second Sunday.
Please refer to the following contact information.
・The application for guided tour
Phone number:+81-87-813-1741
Mail:info＠koebi.jp
When you want to visit the hospital, please refer to the following contact information.
2.About Oshima
All of this island becomes the national sanatorium for persons who recovered Hansen’s disease.
There are three kind of facilities which are not seen in the other islands so that the visually impaired person is easy to live in Oshima.
・A loudspeaker is installed in the crossing, and music plays.
・A handrail is installed in the sidewalk.
・A white line is pulled on a road.
This is a charnel to put a bone of the deceased person in this island.
It is a memorial service monument.
It is a monument made for a requiem named “Kazeno-mai”.
This is a stand of the stone which were used to perform an autopsy and a surgical operation.
There were the following institutions for a person isolated because of the Hansen’s disease in this island.
The place that reproduced a Japanese garden in Kyoto.
A church for Christians. (There is also a temple and the Shinto shrine.)
Buddhist statues which is in imitation of “88 places of Shikoku hallowed ground”.
I think that this island is a place which reconsider the sad history and shift my attention to a bright future…
3.Art works of Oshima
There is a lot of art works which I do not introduce here. Please try to go this island, and watch all art work!
*Because there is an art work that photography is not possible, please be careful.
All artwork is very splendid.
The particularly recommended artwork is “No.115” personally.
- [No.114:森の小径(田島征三:日本)]
[No.114:Forest Path(Seizo Tashima:Japan)] - [No.115:青空水族館(田島征三:日本)]*おススメです！
[No.115:Blue Sky Aquarium(Seizo Tashima:Japan)]*My favorite!! - [No.116:{つながりの家}大島資料室・北海道書庫(やさしい美術プロジェクト:日本)]
[No.116:{Tsunagari no Ie}Library(Art for the Hospital Project ,Yasashii Bijutsu:Japan)] - [No.117:{つながりの家}GALLERY15「海のこだま」(やさしい美術プロジェクト:日本)]
[No.117:{Tsunagari no Ie}GALLERY15″Sea Echo”(Art for the Hospital Project ,Yasashii Bijutsu:Japan)] - [No.118:{つながりの家}カフェ・シヨル(やさしい美術プロジェクト:日本)]
[No.118:{Tsunagari no Ie}cafe SHIYORU(Art for the Hospital Project ,Yasashii Bijutsu:Japan)]
[No.114:森の小径(田島征三:日本)]
[No.114:Forest Path(Seizo Tashima:Japan)]
[No.115:青空水族館(田島征三:日本)]*おススメです！
[No.115:Blue Sky Aquarium(Seizo Tashima:Japan)]*My favorite!!
[No.116:{つながりの家}大島資料室・北海道書庫(やさしい美術プロジェクト:日本)]
[No.116:{Tsunagari no Ie}Library(Art for the Hospital Project ,Yasashii Bijutsu:Japan)]
[No.117:{つながりの家}GALLERY15「海のこだま」(やさしい美術プロジェクト:日本)]
[No.117:{Tsunagari no Ie}GALLERY15″Sea Echo”(Art for the Hospital Project ,Yasashii Bijutsu:Japan)]
[No.118:{つながりの家}カフェ・シヨル(やさしい美術プロジェクト:日本)]
[No.118:{Tsunagari no Ie}cafe SHIYORU(Art for the Hospital Project ,Yasashii Bijutsu:Japan)]
土曜日と日曜日は店内で飲食が可能です。
引用(citation):http://setouchi-artfest.jp/artworks-artists/artworks/oshima/61.html
How did you like it?
Oshima is the valuable island that can know the history of the Hansen’s disease as well as a work of art.
Because it is easy to go to this island for the period of the art festival, please try to go by all means!!
Have a nice trip! XD
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