Inami Machi, Toyama Ken
Inami town is well-known for its skilled wood carvers and sculptors. Inami is a small town near Zuisen-ji, a Buddhist temple. After the great fire damage, the temple’s wooden pavilions were reconstructed in the middle of the 18th century under the supervision of Maekawa Sanshiro, a master wood sculptor from Kyoto. The many carpenters artisans and apprentices who worked with Sanshiro settled in Inami and continued to polish their skills there. Inami has become the Japanese capital of wood carving. (2022 September)
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