Mugi
Fishing Villages of Mugi
Houses ringed with stone against wind and wave, the whole hamlet built almost as one structure.
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Naka
Forestry of Naka
Cedar planted on precipitous slopes and hauled out by sledge; its tight rings go into buildings and barrels.
Ishii
Indigo Fields of Ishii
Indigo planted where the river floods and enriches the soil - a crop chosen to turn disaster into profit.
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Blue Stone of Awa
A greenish schist that splits into flat slabs, shipped nationwide for gardens and stone monuments.
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Buddhist Images of Awa
Heian and Kamakura images survive along the pilgrim route - the pilgrimage itself acting as their protection.
Miyoshi
Festival Floats of Awa
Indigo money paid for the floats; the carving and embroidery record the merchants' wealth.
Naruto
Salt Making of Naruto
Salt fields once covered this shore; their divisions remain in the land, an industry that stood beside indigo.
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Hachisuka Family Furnishings
The furnishings of a domain enriched by its indigo monopoly - the economy visible in the lacquer.
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The Yoshino River
Stretches were deliberately left unbanked to let floods pass - villages and fields laid out on the assumption of inundation.
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Townhouses of Tokushima
A town laid out along its rivers, with landing stages behind the storehouses.
Mima
Umbrellas and Lanterns of Mima
Umbrellas and lanterns of bamboo and paper, some covered in indigo-dyed sheets.
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Butsudan of Awa
Indigo-rich farming villages could afford altars, and so a whole trade grew to supply them.
Kamiyama
Satoyama of Kamiyama
Artist residencies opened the door to migrants and satellite offices - cultural policy that changed a village's demography.
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Oboke Gorge
The river cut down through crystalline schist; the layered rock faces repeat like a drawn pattern.
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Awa Kokubunji Garden
Blue schist set upright in ranks - an unusually forceful dry garden of the Momoyama period.
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Awa Jurobe Yashiki
The house behind a famous puppet play, now performing it daily so the handling can be watched at close range.
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The Shikoku Pilgrimage
Eighty-eight temples over 1,400 kilometres, with stone markers turning the distance itself into structure.
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Awa Shoai Shijira Weave
Awa Shoai Shijira-ori from Tokushima. The tension of the warp threads is varied to create an uneven surface on the cloth, reducing the area that touches the skin.
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Waza no Yakata
Waza no Yakata in Kamiita. Visitors can try indigo dyeing and wasanbon sugar making.
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Aizumi Town History Museum Ai no Yakata
Ai no Yakata in Aizumi. It uses the residence of an indigo merchant and presents the process of making sukumo.
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Furusho Dye Works
Furusho Dye Works in Tokushima. It dyes shijira-ori with natural indigo.
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Hon Aizome Yano Workshop
The Yano workshop in Tokushima. It dyes with natural indigo.