The cultural landscape of the Ojika island group has been designated as an Important Cultural Landscape by the Japanese national government. Much of the landscape remains as it has done for centuries, and so does the warmth and the kindness of the people who live there.
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The beauty of Ojika
The cultural landscape of the Ojika island group has been designated as an Important Cultural Landscape by the Japanese national government. Much of the landscape remains as it has done for centuries, and so does the warmth and the kindness of the people who live there.
笛吹・大浦地区に残る古い町並み（撮影：竹口進也）
小値賀の漁師さんや農家さんなどの一般家庭に泊まる民泊体験（提供：おぢかアイランドツーリズム）
江戸時代から続く民家で日本に数少なくなった活版印刷を続ける「晋弘舎印刷所」の活版印刷機（提供：竹口進也）
活版印刷に使う活字（撮影：竹口進也）
（文章：河村規子）
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当時使われた井戸には、今も水が湧き出ている。 -
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