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Design Museum Japan
The History of a Traditional Fabric
Season 1
Episode 5
Kaiki" is a thin, brightly colored silk fabric. Shibata discovers how threads are arranged to produce a layered effect that resembles a digital image.
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Fishing boats in the herring industry feature swirling decorations.
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Nishimonai Bon Odori Festival has continued for over 700 years.
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Thread for traditional "shina" fabric takes a year to make.
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To make a "dantsu" carpet, everything from yarn-making to weaving is done by hand.
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In a coastal district, boat builders used their skills to make houses.
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Tokoname, a pottery town with over 900 years of history, create functional beauty.
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Nagazumi visits a town with a great number of trowel reliefs.
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For 400 years, a group of stonemasons have been building walls using natural stone.
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Hara visits a Japanese propeller maker with a 30% global market share.