A unique bamboo fence called Numazu-gaki is found in Numazu City and its vicinity, Shizuoka Prefecture.

As Numazu City faces Suruga Bay, a high wind from the bay constantly blows against the buildings and cultivated fields particularly near the coast.  The locals have built a fence made of bamboo to prevent the high wind with sand since the 17th century.  This fence is called Numazu-gaki.  Numazu-gaki is made of thin local bamboos, 1 centimeter in diameter, growing nearby Mt. Hakone.  They tie up more than 10 thin bamboos into a long panel to weave a bigger panel of Numazu-gaki as shown in the photo.  This unique fence is depicted in a Ukiyo-e by Ando Hiroshige, a great master woodblock print artist in the Edo period.  However, this traditional fence has been replaced with one with new construction materials, hence the number of the fence making specialists has been decreased.  Numazu City, accordingly, started to tackle the training of bamboo fence craftsmen.  Numazu-gaki’s lifetime is about 20 years and the new craftsmen are now engaged in remaking work of the fence. 

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