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Japanese paper mache

Washi paper mache, a traditional Japanese method, is used to create colorful and cute dolls such as the 12 Zodiac series and the ``Shishiodori'', a local performing art from southern Iwate Prefecture. It has been handed down in the Hanamaki region since ancient times as a toy that brings good luck to a wealthy family, and it is also gaining popularity as a Hanamaki souvenir.

homespun

Homespun is a textile that has been handed down to farmers in Scotland, England. Homespun means "spinning yarn at home." Homespun was introduced to various parts of Japan at the end of the Meiji period, but it gradually became obsolete due to various factors such as regional characteristics and lack of successors, and currently only remains in Morioka City and Hanamaki City. The carefully selected wool is dyed, spun, and woven by hand, creating a light yet warm product.

Narushima Washi

It is said that the production of washi paper began in Towa Town before the first year of Kanbun, and during the feudal period, it was used as official paper for the Nanbu domain. Until just after the end of the war, several houses in the Narushima area were producing washi paper, but with the spread of mass-produced Western paper, the demand for washi declined, and now it is only produced at the Washi Crafts Museum. Narushima washi paper is made by hand, one by one, using mulberry and mitsumata as raw materials, and is well known as Japan's northernmost washi paper.