First Place Crafts - Ichiizaiku

…Even after the Meiji period, Takayama was the political center with the prefectural office and other facilities located there, but in 1934 the Takayama Main Line was completed and industry developed rapidly, and with the forest resources of the surrounding mountains, woodworking such as furniture and fittings became popular. In addition, the 300-year-old tradition of Shunkei lacquerware, Ichii craftsmanship that is descended from Hida no Takumi, and sake brewing are also thriving. In the city area that developed on both banks of the Miyagawa River, you can see the old castle town streets such as the town houses of Kami-Ninomachi and Kami-San-No-machi, which are designated as important traditional architecture preservation areas by the country, and there are many old shrines and temples such as the Kokubunji Pagoda ruins, which are national historic sites, the Takayama Jinya ruins, the town houses of Kusakabe Family Residence, Yoshijima Family Residence, and Matsumoto Family Residence, which are important cultural properties, and the Kokubunji Main Hall, Hie Shrine, Shorenji Temple, and Daiouji Temple, which were built in the Muromachi period. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Ichii-zaiku" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…明治以後も高山県庁などが置かれ政治の中心であったが，1934年に高山本線が全通して産業が急速に発展し，周辺山地の森林資源を背景に家具，建具などの木工業が盛んになった。また300年の伝統をもつ春慶塗，飛驒工（ひだのたくみ）の流れをくむという一位細工，酒造業も盛んである。宮川の両岸に発達した市街地には，国の重要伝統建築物保存区域に指定された上二之町，上三之町の町屋など城下町の古い町並みがみられ，国史跡の国分寺塔跡，高山陣屋跡，重要文化財の町家建築日下部（くさかべ）家住宅，吉島家住宅，松本家住宅，また室町時代建造の国分寺本堂，日枝神社，照蓮寺，大雄寺などの古社寺も多い。…

※「一位細工」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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