August Picture of the Month

This month's picture shows buildings in Arimatsu, in the south east of Nagoya.
Arimatsu is famous for its 'shibori' style of dyeing. It is about 25 minutes by
car from the university.



The sign on the building has the place name 'Arimatsu' and symbolizes
the colours of dyeing.

Although not all the buildings in the area are so historic, there are efforts
to preserve the atmosphere. A wall was being 'renewed' in 'wattle and daub'
style techniques, as shown below:


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