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Imabari Towels
Yarn is bleached before weaving so it keeps its loft, in water soft enough to make that possible.
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EhimeArt & Crafts
EhimeArt & CraftsImabari
Kikuma Roof Tiles
Seven and a half centuries of tile-making, smoked at the end until silver; its demon tiles are the tiler's sculpture.
EhimeArt & CraftsImabari
Sakurai Lacquerware
Sold from boats that carried bowls as far as Kyushu; built for durability rather than display.
EhimeArt & Crafts
EhimeArt & CraftsMatsuyama
Iyo Kasuri
Said to have been invented by a farmer's daughter, and by the Meiji era the most produced kasuri in Japan.
Matsuyama
Himedaruma Dolls
A daruma modelled as a woman rather than a monk - rare in Japan, and still painted by hand.
Shikokuchūō
Iyo Mizuhiki
A paper district that also twists the ceremonial cords, each knot carrying its own meaning.
Uchiko
Coopers of Ehime
Coopering kept alive by the wax and sake trades, its skill concentrated in splitting the bamboo hoops.