Unique Traditional Bamboo Handicraft from Shizuoka
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
by Kusuyama
Beautiful and unique traditional bamboo handicraft of Shizuoka. It is said to have its origin around 1620 when Shizuoka was called “Suruga” For manufacturing, the bark of the bamboo is removed and then cut into sticks. Then, bamboo sticks are cut along its grain and split into strings of 0.8 mm thick. These strings are