VENUES

Spread out across the hills on the northern end of central Tsuyama, Green Hills Tsuyama is a park with abundant greenery and a panoramic view of the Chugoku Mountains. It is well known in the area as a spot for rest and relaxation, with cafes, walkways, flower gardens, and more dotting its spacious grounds that cover 25 hectares. Making the most of this expanse, many performance based art projects will be held here.

The town of Nagi is located at the southern foot of the spectacular Mount Nagi, part of the Chugoku Mountains. The town offers an excellent view of this majestic mountain as it evolves with the nature around it through each season. Recently, it has also come to be known as a "miracle town" in the fight against declining birth rates after achieving a national high fertility rate of 2.95 in 2019, due to the town's comprehensive support for new residents and parents. The Nagi Museum of Contemporary Art can also be found here, a facility designed by the world renowned architect Arata Isozaki. In this public facility, the building itself has been combined together with the artwork in a semi-permanent symbiosis, creating the world's first experiential art museum. In addition, as a traditional performing art passed down from the Edo Period and carefully preserved by the community, Yokozen Kabuki performances are held here four times every year.
Behind this "miracle town" is a unique awareness shared by the whole community. While incorporating this awareness, artists will shed a new light on the museums and traditional arts that symbolize the community's shared vision.

Against the backdrop of the Chugoku Mountains, the town of Kagamino is blessed with a rich natural environment from the surrounding forests. Extending for a length of three kilometers along the Yoshii River with its crystal clear waters, Okutsu Valley is known for its breath-taking colors in autumn, when the true beauty of this magnificent gorge can be seen. Walking along the valley, visitors encounter changes in the space and lighting around them, producing a variety of expressions in the water and trees around them. Rather than attempting to add artwork to this scene, the artists have proposed methods to convey its natural beauty even more vividly.

The city of Maniwa is situated nearly right in the center of northern Okayama Prefecture. Maniwa's Hiruzen region, a grand expanse of pastureland on gently sloping highlands, is known as one of the foremost locations in Japan for raising Jersey cattle.
The GREENable HIRUZEN facility was established as a central hub for promoting sustainable values by sharing information on local tourism and culture. Visitors are able to experience sustainable living firsthand while enjoying museums, shops, activities, as well as the symbol of the area, the "Kazenoha" pavilion designed by noted architect Kengo Kuma. The city also houses a wood biomass power plant fueled by timber scraps that would originally be left unused in the forests. This plant is used to help power city facilities, local elementary and middle schools, and more.
Works on the theme of forest resources, sustainability, and sharing will be displayed here.

The city of Niimi lies near the headwaters of the Class A designated Takahashi River on the northwestern edge of Okayama Prefecture. Along with an abundance of crystal-clear water and greenery, Niimi has several limestone caves within the karst plateau that spreads out over the city's south. The Makido and Ikurado caves are particularly well known. Makido Cave is a 450 meter-long limestone cave that acquired its name (lit. "wonderful cave") when the poet couple Tekkan and Akiko Yosano praised it as being "ki ni michita do" ("a cave full of wonder"). The 1,200 meter length and 90 meters of elevation difference in the Ikurado Cave are full of a variety of oddly and remarkably shaped rock formations. Along with a 50 meter waterfall that drops out of a crevasse in the stone ceiling above, visitors can experience the sheer power and magnificence of nature.
These beautiful natural formations born over eons have been illuminated in a rich assortment of hues to create a sprawling fantasy world. Artists will connect the ancient past with the modern day through audio and video installations.