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The village grows the plants, strips the fibre, splits it, spins and weaves - two hundred stems for a single bolt of cloth.
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Basho-fu (Ryukyuan: Basaa) is cloth, or textile, woven using fibres taken from the itobasho (Musa liukiuensis), a perennial plant of the banana family. It is also called shosha or shofu. Because it is thin, light and crisp to the touch, it does not cling to the skin and gives a cool feel even in the hot, humid Nansei Islands and mainland Japan summers when people sweat easily. For this reason it has been used for a wide range of items, including kimono, mosquito nets and floor cushions. In Japan it is a traditional textile of Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami Islands.
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Founded / opened：13th century Highlights / collection：Fibre from itobasho, 200 banana plants per roll of cloth, National Important Intangible Cultural Property Genre：Textiles and dyeing
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