There are many unique art galleries in the heart of Takamatsu.
Why not admire works of art in the town after visiting the Setouchi Triennale of island arts?

Below is a list of art galleries that can be reached from Takamatsu Station or Takamatsu Port by foot or public transport in under 30 minutes.
*Please check their official websites for their business hours.

CENTER/SANUKI

This gallery is run by DEGICO, a creative agency.

They host private exhibitions and art fairs hoping to enliven the community through art.

They often stock accessible pop artwork and objects suitable for daily use.

This gallery is a place that has exhibits and is also a place that connects artists to the community. They offer design solutions and recommend artists to companies planning to use art to improve their company branding and product value.
They actively engage with artists to broaden their knowledge about art. Designs that originated in this gallery can be seen everywhere, both in and outside Kagawa.

The gallery also runs café STAND CENTER on its premises, allowing you to admire works of art while holding a special drink in your hand.

*Admission is free but there is a one drink minimum

N cafe&gallery

This café and gallery is run by its owner, Mr. Jiro Noguchi, who is also a potter, and eight other artists.

He unearths talented unknown artists and holds exhibitions once or twice a month because he believes he should do something that no one else does. The gallery has become a hub for artists because new artists are attracted to the good-natured owner/operator artists often gather here.

The artists also develop the café menu and prepare food.

The café is decorated casually with works of art.

Make Merry creator office & gallery

The owner, Ms. Mieko Ito, started to run a gallery consisting of box-size display shelves for rent in 2006. There were about 70 regular artists who used the space to sell their art. In 2020, she opened Make Merry creators office and gallery in its current location.
She makes the most of the connections she has established to hold exhibitions.
She named her gallery Make Merry in the hope that her gallery will make visitors happy. The works of art displayed at her gallery should make you smile.
Ms. Ito worked with artists and developed souvenirs and merchandize aimed at children so that she can support young artists. Souvenirs are sold at Takamatsu Airport and souvenir shops in Kagawa. With international customers in mind, merchandise is available on its online store.

E to Hon Hitsujigumo

This is a gallery/bookshop with a prominent sign outside featuring two anthropomorphic rabbits. Its owner, Ms. Chiemi Fukui, majored Japanese painting at Tokyo University of the Arts. After graduation, she returned to Kagawa and opened Hitsujigumo in the Minamishinmachi shopping street.
The first floor is a bookshop that primarily stocks books of paintings and illustrations.
Take the back stairs to visit the gallery on the second floor, where the works of Ms. Fukui and others that moved her are on display.
She carefully creates a welcoming atmosphere to encourage people who have not studied art to walk in easily. The illustration art prints in soft shades that hang between the books, some featuring Bakemono Usagi, a Hitsujigumo character, should soothe your heart.

She says: "I care about the people who are comforted by cute objects or even consider them lifesavers."
Whether you like pictures or books, you can immerse yourself in her worldview.

design laboratory ao

This gallery is on the second floor of the building in Kitahama Alley, an old warehouse street near the sea.
It was established by a design agency Dream Network Activity (D.N.A). They hoped to do something exciting with craftspeople in the Setouchi area whom they met while offering design and branding solutions to local companies.
This place is more than just a gallery. They display lacquerware, pottery, illustration art prints, clothes or even organize art fairs by inviting many different craftspeople. When they hold exhibitions, they make sure they have fun while also exchanging ideas with artists.

salon blue, a café on the fifth floor of the same building, is decorated inside with the works of these artists. The works complement each other, creating a unique atmosphere.

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Town's Schule 963

Town's Schule 963 is a lifestyle shop that sells quality household items, unique clothes and accessories, traditional handicrafts, handmade equipment and produce from Kagawa and other regions of Shikoku.
The gallery is behind the shop and there is a café to allow people who come here to shop and dine to casually drop in.

They hold exhibitions by carefully selecting artists from their perspective of a lifestyle shop. Examples of exhibition themes include "desirable everyday household items" and "items to enjoy in your home." Only works that elevate viewers' lives and minds are chosen.

They also organize speaking events to complement exhibitions to share amusing behind-the-scene stories and give visitors opportunities to talk to artists, because they hope to enrich visitors' viewing experience of works of art.