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Keta Jinja
One of the shrines claiming to be first of Etchu Province, said to have been invited from Keta Taisha in Noto.
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Takaoka Daibutsu
A bronze Great Buddha cast with the techniques of Takaoka copperware. The local industry, given form.
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Zuiryuji Sanmon
The gate, Buddha hall and lecture hall are all National Treasures, laid out in strict symmetry.
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Takaoka Sekino Jinja
The shrine of the Takaoka Mikurumayama festival, which is UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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Amaharashi Coast
Across the water, the 3,000-metre peaks of the Tateyama range stand in a row.
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Takaoka Art Museum
Collecting around metalwork, as befits a casting town - and working the border between craft and sculpture.
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Takaoka Bronze Casting
Ninety percent of Japan's bronzeware; begun when the Kaga domain summoned seven casters, now casting contemporary design.
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Takaoka Lacquerware
Known for aogai - shell shaved paper-thin and inlaid, shifting through the spectrum as the light moves.
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Kanayamachi District
The casters' quarter, its lattice fronts unbroken and its pavements inlaid with the town's own bronze.
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Yamachosuji District
Rebuilt in fireproof earthen construction after a great fire, its black plaster fronts hung with cast bronze signs.
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Takaoka Mikurumayama Festival
Floats that gather the town's metalwork, lacquer and textiles into single objects; UNESCO Intangible Heritage.
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Etchu Fukuoka Sedge Hats
Most of Japan's sedge hats are made here, from growing the sedge to the final stitch.
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Takaoka Butsudan
Woodworker, carver, metalsmith, lacquerer and gilder each take a part - the town's whole craft in one object.