ToyamaArt & CraftsNanto
Inami Woodcarving
Taught by Kyoto carvers who came to rebuild the temple; the street is still lined with workshops using 200 kinds of chisel.
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Johana Float Festival
Lacquered and carved floats followed by small music pavilions; UNESCO Intangible Heritage.
ToyamaArt & CraftsKamiichi
Oiwasan Nissekiji
The main image is carved straight into a boulder; the hall was built around the rock, so image and terrain are one.
ToyamaArt & CraftsImizu
Shinminato Float Festival
Floats dressed in flowers by day are re-hung with lanterns at night - one object with two forms in a day.
ToyamaArt & CraftsTakaoka
Takaoka Great Buddha
Cast over thirty years by the town's own founders - a great bronze made entirely with local technique.
ToyamaArchitectureNanto
Inami Streets
Carving studios line the temple approach, and even the shop signs are carved - the whole town a display.
Takaoka
Takaoka Butsudan
Woodworker, carver, metalsmith, lacquerer and gilder each take a part - the town's whole craft in one object.
ToyamaArt & CraftsHimi
Lion Dances of Himi
Over a hundred lion dances survive in one city, each hamlet's carved head differing enough to trace its lineage.