Miyazaki
Modern Architecture of Miyazaki
Large resort buildings from the bubble years, left as the built record of a period's thinking.
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Kojima and the Coastal Terraces
The island where monkeys were first seen washing sweet potatoes - the first record of culture transmitted among animals.
Tsuno
Farmland of Tsuno
Vineyards terraced down a slope toward the sea - farming shaping terrain into steps.
Miyakonojo
Miyakonojo Shimazu Residence
A branch of the Shimazu house, its 1930s mixing of Western and Japanese rooms largely intact.
Nobeoka
Buddhist Images of Miyazaki
The anti-Buddhist campaigns hit hard here, yet Heian images survive in the mountain temples.
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Coastal Pine Belt of Hitotsuba
Pines planted against blown sand form a straight belt along the coast - a drawn line holding the land.
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Aya Castle
The first castle in Japan rebuilt in real timber rather than concrete, and the precedent for those that followed.
Takachiho
Kagura Costume and Paper Cuts
Cut paper hung on four sides of the dancing floor, its patterns diagramming a whole cosmology.
Nobeoka
Ayu Weirs of the Gokase River
Bamboo weirs built across the river each autumn to catch sweetfish, then dismantled - a seasonal structure.
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Miyazaki Prefectural Office
Built in 1932 and still the working prefectural office - the fourth-oldest such building in Japan.
Hyuga
Citrus Terraces of Hyuga
Citrus terraced on stone; hyuganatsu was discovered by chance in Akae, Miyazaki City, and is a variety native to Miyazaki, now tied to the landscape that grows it.
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Miyakonojo Wooden Swords
The wooden swords of Miyakonojo. Oak and other woods are shaped into martial arts equipment. Production volume is the largest in Japan.
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Hyuga Kaya Go Boards and Shogi Boards
The kaya-wood go boards and shogi boards of Hyuga. Kaya with tight growth rings is sawn, dried and made into boards.
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Miyakonojo Traditional Crafts Hall
The traditional crafts hall of Miyakonojo. It exhibits the techniques of the great bow and the wooden sword.
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Miyazaki Handmade Washi
The handmade washi of Miyazaki. It is made from paper mulberry.
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Mimitsu Handmade Washi
The handmade washi of Mimitsu, Hyuga. The technique is handed down in the community.
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Takachiho Kagura Masks
The kagura masks of Takachiho. Masks are carved for the yokagura, which is danced through the night.
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Hinokage Kagura Masks
The kagura masks of Hinokage. They are carved alongside the culture of kagura.
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Noborizaru
The noborizaru of Nobeoka. A toy monkey that climbs a bamboo pole. It is put up for the Boys' Festival in May.
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Hisamine Uzuraguruma
The Hisamine uzuraguruma of Miyazaki. A toy carved from wood in the shape of a quail.