The Missing Post Office
A small island "post office" where letters without destinations find a home
What do you do with a letter that you can't send?
A letter to a deceased love one,
to the person you used to be,
to someone you've never met...
The Missing Post Office welcomes them all.
To someone, somewhere, someday.
The Missing Post Office (formerly Awashima Post Office) accepts letters with unknown destinations.
Letters sent care of the Missing Post Office are placed in the Drifting Mailbox, where they remain adrift until the day they reach the unknown recipient for whom they are meant.
Past, present, or future.
An object, an event, or a person.
Any addressee is welcome.
May a letter addressed to someone, somewhere, someday drift ashore for the person who arrives here one day.
【The Missing Post Office】
The Missing Post Office is an art project housed in a former post office building that is more than 60 years old.
Created by contemporary artist KUBOTA Saya, the project was launched as part of the 2013 Setouchi Triennale.
Inside, visitors can browse postcards and letters from across Japan, each carrying thoughts and feelings that someone wished to send to another person.
Please note that this project is an artwork and has no affiliation with Japan Post Co., Ltd.
- 特徴
- Sea & Islands Activities
- Address
- 1317-2 Awashima, Takuma-cho, Mitoyo, Kagawa (香川県三豊市詫間町粟島1317‐2)
- Hours
- Every Saturday, 1:00 PM–4:00 PM
* May be subject to irregular closures
* Operator may not be present - Website
- https://missing-post-office.net/
- Additional
Information - Admission: ￥500
Capacity: Up to 20 visitors
Transit Info: 15 minutes by Awashima Ferry from Suda Port to Awashima Port, then a 5-minute walk from the port
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How to submit a Letter to the Missing Post Office
If you agree to the following conditions, please affix postage to a postcard and send it to the Missing Post Office.
１）Submitted letters cannot be returned.
２）Copyright of submitted letters will be transferred to the Missing Post Office (creator: KUBOTA Saya).
３）A return address is not required.
Mailing Address:
[Name of Recipient]
C/O The Missing Post Office
1317-2 Awashima, Takuma-cho, Mitoyo, Kagawa 769-1108
JAPAN
You may also submit your letter in person.
During opening hours, please hand your letter to staff at the counter. Outside opening hours, please place it in the mailbox located to the left of the entrance.
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The Missing Post Office is an artwork created by KUBOTA Saya. Photographs by Yoshinobu MOTODA