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Kirin Lion Dance
A lion head with a single horn, found only in this corner of Japan and recognised as national heritage.
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TottoriContemporary ArtYurihama
Lake Togo and its Villages
A lake whose bed produces hot water, with a torii standing in the shallows.
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TottoriContemporary ArtKurayoshi
Pear Trellises of Tottori
Pears trained flat overhead, so each orchard becomes a green ceiling with shade beneath.
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Tottori Castle Ruins
A spherical stone bulge was added to hold a failing wall - the only such structure in Japan, engineering turned into form.
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Shikano Castle Town
A castle town of grid streets and running water channels, its lattice fronts still in place.
TottoriContemporary ArtHino
Iron Sand Workings of Hino
Hills washed away to extract iron sand left stepped terrain - proof that ironmaking reshaped the land itself.
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Inshu Papermaking Workshops
Winter paper is made in freezing water; the speed and angle of the shaking mould decide how even the sheet will be.
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Red-Tiled Streets
Glazed Sekishu tiles resist snow and salt, and their red is what gives this coast's towns their colour.
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Heian Buddhas of Tottori
Single-block Heian images survive in mountain temples here, a record of how the provinces carved.
TottoriArchitectureMisasa
Pilgrim Path of Mt Mitoku
The path to the cliff hall is climbed by chain and tree root - the visit itself designed as an ordeal.
Hino
Thatched Houses of Nichinan
Thatched houses in the Chugoku mountains, their eaves pulled deep against snow and cold.
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Mt Senjo and its Rock Carvings
Columnar rock standing like a folding screen, with Buddhas cut into the face.
Nanbu
Countryside of Nanbu
Farmland below Mt Daisen, where the placement of windbreak woods and terraces follows terrain and weather.
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Stonemasons of Tottori
Lanterns and guardian lions supplied to shrines across the region, each quarry's masons cutting differently.
Sakaiminato
Yokai as Local Form
One cartoonist's drawings remade an entire town's appearance - form tied directly to a local economy.
Tottori
Dune Farming and Windbreaks
Belts of black pine planted to stop the sand moving - human lines now defining the dunes' own edges.
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Sajidani-banashi Washi Workshop
A washi workshop in Saji. The technique is handed down in the community.
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Tottori Takumi Craft Shop
The Takumi Craft Shop in Tottori. It continues as a shop dealing in folk craft goods.
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Inshu Nakai Kiln
Nakai Kiln in Tottori. Following the tradition of Ushinoto ware, it fires vessels with divided glazes.