{"id":4861,"date":"2020-06-18T15:11:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T06:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localhost:10443\/en\/?p=4861"},"modified":"2020-06-18T15:14:18","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T06:14:18","slug":"mugiwara-zaiku-traditional-straw-craftof-kinosaki-onsen-with-vibrant-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tsumugu.yomiuri.co.jp\/en\/feature\/mugiwara-zaiku-traditional-straw-craftof-kinosaki-onsen-with-vibrant-colors\/","title":{"rendered":"Mugiwara zaiku: Traditional straw craft<br>of Kinosaki Onsen with vibrant colors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Mira Pomerantz \/ CIR for Toyooka, Hyogo Pref.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toyooka\u2019s Kinosaki Onsen is a traditional <em>onsen<\/em> town with seven public bathhouses that use natural spring waters. People from all over the world come to relax and enjoy the classic Japanese atmosphere in their <em>yukata<\/em> and <em>geta<\/em>. In Kinosaki, traditional Japanese culture can be found around every corner, including in the town\u2019s long withstanding straw craft. This straw craft, known as <em>mugiwara zaiku<\/em> in Japanese, is regarded as a unique traditional handicraft with its vibrant colors and intricate patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/34de962b459a29897d9ef15103f537a4-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4866\"\/><figcaption> Dyed straw <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is said that in mid-Edo period (around 1720), a craftsman named Hanhichi from the Inshu area (what is now Tottori Prefecture) came to stay in Kinosaki Onsen. To make money to pay for his lodging expenses, Hanhichi sold bamboo flutes and spinning tops decorated with colored straw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/99ffc84dfa184ee468ce308eac7ea0e8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4867\"\/><figcaption> Straw craft boxes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/75f16c54d66b50acd45753204572b2bb-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4871\"\/><figcaption>Straw craft paperweights <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After this, the straw craft was also used to decorate chests, boxes and wooden prayer plaques. After the Meiji era began, famous artists visited Kinosaki and drew sketches for the straw craft\u2019s designs, and thus straw craft gained popularity as an expensive, popular and unparalleled handicraft. Today, the straw is flattened, dyed and placed on paulownia boxes, colored paper, spinning tops and clay bells. Kinosaki Onsen is proud to be the only place in Japan which continues the traditional production of straw craft while preserving the original skills and techniques of the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This traditional craft\u2019s artistry can be broken down into several steps (See top photos), the time needed to complete one work depending on the complexity of the patterns and designs. First, the craftsman must make the glue, or <em>sokkui<\/em>. Boiled rice grains and a small amount of water are kneaded with a spatula to the appropriate thickness. Afterwards, straw scraping, or <em>mugiwara suri<\/em>, is performed by opening the cylindrical straw and flattening it so it can be applied to a flat surface. Then the craftsman takes the opened straw and cuts them (a process called <em>mugiwara dachi<\/em>) all to the same width, and lines them up to be pasted together as a base layer on the object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/76515b444d5b7a85c2e14cd705f9ddce-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4872\"\/><figcaption>Straw craft design<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/9f0c59a31a68465d34f3ce9f94430422-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4878\"\/><figcaption>Straw craft design<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With box-shaped works, next comes bordering, or <em>heritori<\/em>. The edges are trimmed to increase the strength of the corners and to make the border more prominent. After pasting the straw to the edges, a tool called a <em>kebiki<\/em> is used to fix the borders so that they are all the same width. The craftsman then lines up the cut straw next to each other to cover the box without making any gaps. In order to vary the colors and patterns, matching is taken under careful consideration when selecting and pasting the straw (a process called <em>jibari<\/em>). Afterwards, the craftsman adds designs and patterns, a practice called <em>moyoire<\/em>. They then draw a rough sketch on a piece of handmade <em>washi<\/em> paper and trace it onto the box with a pointed tool. The areas containing the traced design are cut out from the base layer of straw on the box. The craftsman cuts colored straw with a cutting knife to fit inside the design and sets it to make the desired pattern. This makes the surface smooth and creates an inlay. The very last step is finishing\/polishing (<em>shiage<\/em>). In order to stabilize the attached straw, it is pressed down strongly before the excess glue is wiped off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/c57b85280141c6f2978562d2544d214e-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4873\"\/><figcaption> Dyed straw in bundles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visitors to Kinosaki Onsen can try making\ntheir own straw craft items such as fans, keychains, and small boxes at a workshop\nin the Kinosaki Straw Craft Museum. There guests can also see the entire\nprocess in a subtitled video and view famous straw works. Because of straw\ncraft, one can see there\u2019s more to Kinosaki Onsen than what\u2019s in the town\u2019s\nname.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/15ec3b38785f33bdbe26f10de81fd47a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4877\"\/><figcaption>Straw craft pendants (Photo courtesy of Mira Pomerantz) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/e72504ec4d814c58c823d631a2886489-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4874\"\/><figcaption>Handmade straw craft pattern (Photo courtesy of Mira Pomerantz)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align:right\">(Photos courtesy of  Toyooka city unless otherwise indicated)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align:right\">   (Cooperation: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clair.or.jp\/e\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">CLAIR<\/a>)  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"writer-profile\">\n  <div class=\"profile\">\n    <div class=\"pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/64d35eb44f1e460a288ef37a37e73c0d-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"txt\">\n        <p>Profile<\/p>\n        <p class=\"name\">Mira Pomerantz<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"profile-txt\">Mira is from Cherry Hill, N.J. She is currently a second year Coordinator for International Relations (CIR) in Toyooka, Hyogo Pref. She works at Toyooka Tourism Innovation, a destination marketing organization (DMO) that promotes Kinosaki Onsen and its surrounding areas to overseas tourists. She helps manage their tourism website visitkinosaki.com, as well as help promote the area through press releases and social media posts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mira Pomerantz \/ CIR for Toyooka, Hyogo Pref. 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