1.5 - 2.5 hours
Available languages: English
Start: FamilyMart Asty Ogaki Store / Yoro Tenmeihanshinchi
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Step into one of Japan’s most extraordinary artistic experiences with a guided tour of the Yōrō Site of Reversible Destiny, a vast open-air artwork located in Yōrō, Gifu Prefecture. Created by internationally renowned artists Arakawa Shūsaku and Madeline Gins, this experimental park was designed not simply as a space to look at but as a work to enter, to feel, and to experience with every step.
Unlike paintings or sculptures contained within frames or pedestals, the Site of Reversible Destiny is a place where art merges with life, where visitors become participants rather than spectators, and where each movement brings new sensations and questions about perception, balance, and the human relationship to the environment.
The grounds are filled with undulating hills, sudden drops, tilted structures, disorienting pathways, and vividly colored buildings, all of which are meant to challenge the body and mind, forcing you to confront your own assumptions about space, movement, and even destiny itself. Walking here is at once playful and profound; you may laugh at the strangeness of a sloping floor while simultaneously realizing how fragile and flexible human orientation can be.
Because the site is itself an artwork, it cannot truly be conveyed in photographs—images flatten what is, in reality, a three-dimensional and multisensory environment. Pictures show colorful shapes and unusual landscapes, but they cannot capture the disorientation of walking on a tilted plane, the thrill of climbing a steep artificial hill, or the surreal sensation of stepping inside a house where the floor, walls, and ceiling seem to contradict gravity.
During the guided visit, you will not only explore the grounds but also learn from your guide about the philosophy behind the work and the intentions of its creators, discovering how the artists sought to reframe the way we perceive our own existence.
Choose from two tour options: a 1.5-hour experience meeting directly at the site for those already nearby, or a 2.5-hour tour departing from Ōgaki Station, which includes convenient travel arrangements to and from the station for visitors coming from farther afield.
Unlike paintings or sculptures contained within frames or pedestals, the Site of Reversible Destiny is a place where art merges with life, where visitors become participants rather than spectators, and where each movement brings new sensations and questions about perception, balance, and the human relationship to the environment.
The grounds are filled with undulating hills, sudden drops, tilted structures, disorienting pathways, and vividly colored buildings, all of which are meant to challenge the body and mind, forcing you to confront your own assumptions about space, movement, and even destiny itself. Walking here is at once playful and profound; you may laugh at the strangeness of a sloping floor while simultaneously realizing how fragile and flexible human orientation can be.
Because the site is itself an artwork, it cannot truly be conveyed in photographs—images flatten what is, in reality, a three-dimensional and multisensory environment. Pictures show colorful shapes and unusual landscapes, but they cannot capture the disorientation of walking on a tilted plane, the thrill of climbing a steep artificial hill, or the surreal sensation of stepping inside a house where the floor, walls, and ceiling seem to contradict gravity.
During the guided visit, you will not only explore the grounds but also learn from your guide about the philosophy behind the work and the intentions of its creators, discovering how the artists sought to reframe the way we perceive our own existence.
Choose from two tour options: a 1.5-hour experience meeting directly at the site for those already nearby, or a 2.5-hour tour departing from Ōgaki Station, which includes convenient travel arrangements to and from the station for visitors coming from farther afield.
