By Air
Approximately 1 hour 10 minutes from Kagoshima Airport.
Approximately 20 minutes from Amami Oshima.
Check schedules and availability with the airline.
Map & Access
Venues and Access
Discover six exhibition venues across Kikai Island.
Venues
Six Venues
01Sugira BeachShoyo MiyaoExhibition hours: 18:00-21:00 (3 hours)02Kikai Underground Dam TunnelJukan TateisiExhibition hours: 10:00-16:00 (6 hours; subject to facility closing time)03Onotsu Kamiya Community CenterYuna YagiExhibition hours: 10:00-18:00 (8 hours)04Kikai Institute for Coral Reef SciencesAtsuko Yamazaki (Kikai Institute for Coral Reef Sciences)Exhibition hours: 10:00-18:00 (8 hours)05Sango LodgeIslanders + SceNE Project (RIHN), Nako ShigesadaExhibition hours: 10:00-19:00 (9 hours)06Tebaru-banta ViewpointMicroatoll Overlooking the IslandExhibition hours: All day
01 / Coast
Sugira Beach
An outdoor beach cinema where moving images meet the sea, accompanied by waves and wind.
- Exhibition hours
- 18:00-21:00 (3 hours)
Reception and parking information will be announced.
Find the venue on Google Maps The liminal blink
02 / Underground
Kikai Underground Dam Tunnel
An underground sound environment of resonant voices, ocean sounds, and geological time.
- Exhibition hours
- 10:00-16:00 (6 hours; subject to facility closing time)
Reception and parking information will be announced.
Find the venue on Google Maps Five Fathom Down
03 / Community
Onotsu Kamiya Community Center
An installation exploring light, wind, and water in a community building extending over the ocean.
- Exhibition hours
- 10:00-18:00 (8 hours)
Reception and parking information will be announced.
Find the venue on Google Maps When the Island Was Sea
04 / Research Institute
Kikai Institute for Coral Reef Sciences
Research and artistic practice meet to make coral-related geological processes visible.
- Exhibition hours
- 10:00-18:00 (8 hours)
Reception and parking information will be announced.
Find the venue on Google Maps c_cycle of coral
05 / Place of Memory
Sango Lodge
A photo exhibition and MR work tracing islanders' collective memories and the memory of a banyan tree.
- Exhibition hours
- 10:00-19:00 (9 hours)
Reception and parking information will be announced.
Find the venue on Google Maps 100 Views of Coral Day: A Day in Kikaijima Captured by 200 Eyes Yuran Yuran Tree: Banyan of Light
06 / Landscape
Tebaru-banta Viewpoint
Overlooking the island's terraces, discover the processes through which coral and islands form.
- Exhibition hours
- All day
Reception and parking information will be announced.
Find the venue on Google Maps Microatoll Overlooking the Island
Getting to Kikaijima
Getting to Kikai Island
By Ferry
Ferries connect Kikai Island with Kagoshima and Amami Oshima. Sailing days and journey times vary by route.
Travel information from the Kikai Island tourism association
Around the Island
Getting Around the Island
For rental cars, taxis, and buses, consult the island tourism association. Details of biennale shuttle buses and suggested visiting routes will be announced.
Kikaijima Navi Island bus informationBefore Your Visit
Before Your Visit
Please arrange flights, accommodation, and island transport in advance. Schedule changes and venue updates will be posted on the Schedule and News page.
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