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Machiya
Ito Yuki
Japan
Yame, Fukuoka, Japan. Once a year, a three-storey, two-floor stage is assembled in a shrine for only 2 weeks, and a automata -karakuri- puppet show is performed. There are no drawings for the building, but the techniques have been passed down from generation to generation by craftsmen. After the festival, the stage is dismantled without a trace.
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