Weave　(p. 51 )

1. Produced in Sanbokucho Iwafunegun, Niigata Prefecture.

2. Characteristics: Fabrics woven with bark fiber of "Shinanoki " (Tilia japonica.) They are older than those of cotton and hemp. No dyes are used and the color is natural and yellowish brown. Although tough and stiff, the fabric is strong, light and dry.

3. Uses: Working clothes, undergarments, mosquito nets and rope.

4. History: The history of this fabric is old and said to have been woven in many parts of Japan since a thousand years ago. Since the development of modern weaving techniques in the Meiji Restoration (1868) there are now, only a few mountain villages where this fabric is woven manually.