A castle town becomes, entirely, a museum. In Okayama City, a city-based art festival is held once every three years. The venues are downtown, near Okayama Castle and Korakuen Garden, in shopping arcades, empty buildings, and public spaces; within the everyday scenery, contemporary art appears. What marks it is that each edition is overseen by a world-renowned artist, whose philosophy runs through the whole festival, so that every edition wears a completely different face. Some will find it difficult; not every work is easy. But time spent facing what you do not understand is not bad either. Its walkable scale is a virtue too: gaze at the garden in Korakuen, look up at the castle, then go straight to see contemporary art. An old town and the cutting edge of expression coexist in this regional city. Why Okayama? Go, and you will see.