About This Print

Kuroki captures the colors of terraced rice fields and a blazing sunset in this semi-abstract rendering of the town of Takachiho in the Nishiusuki District of Miyazaki Prefecture located about 40km west from his birthplace of Nobeoka. Surrounded by the Kyūshū Mountains, Takachiho is located in a forest-enclosed environment where flat land is rare.

Takachiho has been known since ancient times as a sacred ground where the gods descended to earth. The area is also famous for yokagura, sacred dance rituals reenacting the legends, which are performed in the fall and early winter.