There are a variety of cultures in Niigata prefecture. One of the cultures is a traditional craft, for example, hemp fabrics, chest of drawers made of paulownia, cutlery and Buddhist altar.
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| Echigo upper fabric |
Echigo upper fabric is a typical hemp fabric of
Niigata prefecture. It is designated as an important intangible cultural asset
of Japan and registered in the intangible cultural heritage of UNESCO. There is
a characteristic steps called Yukizarashi
in the process of Echigo upper fabric. Cloth which is woven is spread on top of
the white snow in a sunny day. By doing this, dirt which stuck in the middle of
production and the original color of the raw material is removed, and the cloth
becomes pure white, and pattern of the cloth will be vivid. This principle is
that ozone with a bleaching action occurs when snow is melted by the heat of
sun and the cloth is bleached by the ozone. Moreover, it is possible to remove
the dirt which stuck when using the Echigo upper fabric that was completed by Yukizarashi. So the cloths that became a
product and extended to the hand of man sometimes come back again in order to be
cleaned. A hemp fabric called Ojiyachijimi
is also famous and designated as an important intangible cultural asset of
Japan and registered in the intangible cultural heritage of UNESCO.
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| Yukizarashi |
Kamo city of Niigata prefecture is famous for chest
of drawers made of paulownia. The production of the chest of drawers made of
paulownia in Kamo city accounts for 70% of the national production. Paulownia
has several good points as a material for chest. Expansion and contraction due
to drying and moisture of the leaf of paulownia is small. So it is possible to
make a chest no gap and protect clothing from moisture. And thermal
conductivity of the plate of paulownia is the smallest in the wood. Thanks
to this, it can be protected clothes from heat when fire occurs. Moreover, plate
of paulownia contains a large amount of tannin, Pauronin and sesamin, and these substances
protect from insect damage to clothes. Growth of paulownia tree is early
compared to other trees, and the chest which was produced is used for many
years. So the chest of drawers made of paulownia is also good for the global
environment.
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| Chest of drawers made of paulownia |
In this way, there are various traditional craft in
Niigata prefecture, but there are a lot of good things in addition to the traditional
craft.
I used the following website.
http://www.chuokai-niigata.or.jp/kiritansu/ja/index.html
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