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1. Produced in Yamatotakada City, Nara Prefeture.

2. Characteristics: Cotton fabric with indigo colored splash patterns produced by wood plate dyeing.

3. Uses: Mainly for menﾕs clothes.

4. History: Production started in the 1750ﾕs when a man in this district imitating "Echigo Jofu" in Niigata Prefecture, invented dyeing splash patterns on white cotton fabric. It continued till the end of the Meiji Period but has been discontinued.