WakayamaContemporary ArtShirahama
Coastal Rock Forms of Shirahama
Sandstone planed flat by waves, and an islet pierced by a round hole the setting sun drops through.
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WakayamaContemporary ArtWakayama
Kishu Tokugawa Furnishings
Furnishings made for one of the three Tokugawa houses; the wedding sets were designed as a single coordinated suite.
Koya
Sculptors of Koyasan
Many images here were carved for the mountain by the capital's leading sculptors, so the workshops can be traced.
WakayamaArchitectureGobō
Gobo Temple Town
A town grown around a temple, its grid plan still legible in the streets.
WakayamaArchitectureKushimoto
Kushimoto Coast
One of Japan's earliest stone lighthouses, by Richard Brunton, standing on the cliffs of Kashinozaki at the eastern end of Kii Oshima.
Wakayama
Kilns of Kishu
Several kilns nurtured by the Kishu domain survive, among them a celadon imitation made for the lord's own use.
WakayamaContemporary ArtKozagawa
Ichimai-iwa of Kozagawa
A single rock face eight hundred metres wide standing over the river - among the largest monoliths in Japan and a National Natural Monument.
WakayamaArt & CraftsHashimoto
Pile Fabrics of Koyaguchi
Cotton raised into a pile until it reads as fur; most of Japan's pile fabric is woven in this valley.
Kainan
Lacquer Wholesalers of Kuroe
The warehouses of the lacquer wholesalers survive, showing how making and distribution worked as one.
WakayamaArt & CraftsShingu
Kumano Picture Preaching
Nuns walked all Japan explaining a painted mandala of heaven and hell - pictures used as the instrument of preaching.
WakayamaArchitectureWakayama
Tomogashima Fortifications
Meiji brick gun batteries left on an island, now overgrown - engineering become ruin landscape.
Koya
Ritual Implements of Koyasan
Metal implements for esoteric ritual - made to be used, yet every form is a symbol.
Wakayama
Kishu Lacquerware
Kishu lacquerware from Kuroe, Kainan. Begun in the Muromachi period, it is a production area that has supplied everyday lacquerware in volume.
Wakayama
Kishu Lacquerware Traditional Industry Hall Uruwashi-kan
Uruwashi-kan in Kainan. It exhibits Kishu lacquerware, and visitors can try maki-e.
Wakayama
Kishu Koya Kumiko Work
Kumiko work from Koya. Thin pieces of wood are fitted together to form patterns.
Wakayama
Sanji Paper Papermaking Culture
Sanji paper from Kozagawa. Washi paper made by hand.
Wakayama
Village Blacksmithing and Kishu Forged Blades
The village blacksmiths of Kishu. They forge sickles and hatchets used in farming and forestry.
Wakayama
Kishu Temari Balls
Temari from Kishu. Silk thread is wound, and patterns handed down in the castle town of Wakayama are stitched.
Wakayama
Shuro Palm Brooms
Shuro brooms from Kainan. They are made by bundling the fibers of the shuro palm. It is said that the more one sweeps, the more the floor shines.
Wakayama
Kishu Shuro Palm Rope
Shuro rope from Kainan. The fibers of the shuro palm are twisted into rope.
Wakayama
Kainan Household Goods Industry
Household goods from Kainan. Spreading out from the processing of shuro palm, it became a production area for brushes and cleaning goods.
Wakayama
Koyaguchi Pile Fabrics
Pile fabrics from Koyaguchi, Hashimoto. Yarn is raised in loops to create a nap. It produces most of Japan's output.