匠の技 (takumi no waza)

artisanal techniques

集落 (shuuraku)

a local community / communities

先住民 (senjyuumin)

indigenous people

干支 (eto)、十二支(juuni-shi)

zodiac animal(s)

the animal symbols in the 12-year cycle of the traditional East Asian calendar

モザイク細工を施した (mozaiku moyou wo hodokoshita)、市松模様の (ichimatsu-moyou no)

tessellated

Checkered in little squares.