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1 Produced in Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture.

2. Characteristics: Thick cotton fabric with Kasuri designs, dyed in indigo. Designs are usually of the hand drum and the folding fan.

3 Uses: clothing

4. History: Before the Meiji Era, fabrics were only for private use. In the middle Meiji Era, production of Kasuri started on the basis of the technique of "Kurayoshi Gasuri" but it declined in the Showa Era. In 1952, Hiroshi Sugihara, a local weaver, revived the technique of weaving for private use. It was named "Sakushu (Okayama Prefecture) Kasuri" when it was first marketed.