Population 72 (2005) Area 54 ha | Elevation 36 m | |
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Similar Inujima Art Project, Ogijima, Megijima, Chichu Art Museum, Shōdoshima | ||
Inujima art project
Inujima (犬島, [inu͍dʑima], lit. "Dog Island") is a Japanese island in the Seto Inland Sea, located near the coast of Okayama Prefecture. It is part of Higashi-ku, Okayama.
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- Inujima art project
- Map of Inujima Higashi Ward Okayama Okayama Prefecture 704 8153 Japan
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- Access from mainland
- Industrial heritage
- Inujima Art Project
- Population data
- Film locations
- References
Map of Inujima, Higashi Ward, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture 704-8153, Japan
As of 2005, Inujima has a population of 72.
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Access from mainland
A ferry service operates between Hōden and Inujima.
Industrial heritage
A copper refinery was opened on the island in 1909, but this closed in 1919. The brick-built refinery remained largely undemolished, and from 2008, it formed the centrepiece of a large-scale art project designed to stimulate tourism to the island.
Inujima Art Project
The Inujima Art Project (犬島アートプロジェクト) is a rehabilitation project covering the entire island by the Naoshima Fukutake Art Museum Foundation, a project of Benesse Corporation. It opened to the public in April 2008. The first phase of the project was to turn the old seirensho refinery into a model of contemporary architecture and art to recycle the Japanese industrial heritage. It was the coordinated efforts of the architect Hiroshi Sambuichi and Yukinori Yanagi who collaborated with the architect in his artwork, and the Faculty of Environmental Science and Technology at Okayama University.
Population data
The population of the island has changed over the years as follows.