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Miyakonojo
Miyakonojo Bows
Bamboo and sumac laminated with hide glue through over two hundred steps; most Japanese bamboo bows are made here.
MiyazakiArt & CraftsTakanabe
Takanabe Daishi
One man began carving in his sixties and spent thirty years cutting 700 stone figures over a burial ground - untrained, and overwhelming in number.
Miyazaki
Sadowara Clay Dolls
Clay dolls counted among the sources of the Kyushu tradition, still made from Edo-period moulds.
MiyazakiContemporary ArtAya
Aya Evergreen Forest
A primeval forest saved when the mayor refused a felling plan; a suspension bridge now crosses its canopy.
MiyazakiMuseumsAya
Aya Craft Centre
A town that paired forest protection with taking in craftspeople; woodworkers and weavers have gathered here.
MiyazakiArchitectureShiiba
Shiiba Village
Where slash-and-burn farming survived longest in Japan; its long houses string every room in a single line along the slope.
MiyazakiArchitectureShiiba
Tsurutomi House
Rooms strung in one line, a plan some read as descended from Heian palace layout, preserved deep in the mountains.
MiyazakiContemporary ArtNichinan
Nichinan Coast
Wave-cut ridges running along the coast, the tilt of the strata showing directly as pattern.
MiyazakiContemporary Art
MiyazakiMuseumsMiyazaki
Ikime Burial Mounds
Large keyhole tombs on a plateau above the river, laid out so the mounds can be climbed and their shape felt.
MiyazakiArchitectureNobeoka
Naito Family Garden, Nobeoka
The Nobeoka lords' garden, its pond fed from the town's water and framed by the hills behind.
Takachiho
Kagura Masks of Hyuga
Each hamlet has its own carver, so the same character wears a different face; broken masks are recut and the line renews.
Gokase
Terraces of Gokase
Stone-walled paddies cut into the Kyushu range, their contour lines running in tiers across the slope.
Hinokage
Stone Terraces of Hinokage
Houses and fields alike stand on stacked stone; the masonry is the condition of the village's existence.
MiyazakiContemporary ArtMorotsuka
Forestry of Morotsuka
Logs stacked for growing shiitake fill the woods; mixing conifer and broadleaf shows on the mountain as pattern.
Takachiho
Terraces of Takachiho
Terraces filling a valley named in the founding myths - story and farmland lying on the same ground.
MiyazakiArchitectureMiyazaki
Miyazaki Jingu and the Peace Tower
Nearby stands a 37-metre tower built in 1940 from stones gathered across Japan and overseas - a monument with a contested history.
Aya
Weaving and Dyeing of Miyazaki
Studios in Aya dye with plants from the protected forest - conservation and dye supply tied together.
Hyuga
Stonework of Hyuga
Soft tuff quarried for lanterns and walls; its workability is why stone culture is dense in this province.
MiyazakiArchitectureNobeoka
Industrial Landscape of Nobeoka
A company town grown on chemicals, its chimneys and tanks built into the view of the river and the streets.
Nichinan
Stone Walls of Obi
Walls of finely cut stone laid without gaps - unusually high masonry for southern Kyushu.
Hyuga
Shipping of Mimitsu
Planks from broken-up ships were reused as fencing - material recycling showing directly on the street.
MiyazakiMuseumsSaito
Haniwa of Saitobaru
A house-shaped haniwa with smaller structures attached - a three-dimensional record of ancient building.