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Materials of Japan
Materials rooted in Japan, arranged by kind. Each entry links to the stories that feature it.
Wood and bamboo
Hinoki (Japanese cypress)
檜
2
Kiri (paulownia)
桐
Sugi (Japanese cedar)
杉
Take (bamboo)
竹
Earth, stone and charcoal
Shikkui (lime plaster)
漆喰
Sumi (charcoal)
炭
1
Paper
Washi (Japanese paper)
和紙
Cloth, thread and dye
Ai (indigo)
藍
Asa (hemp and ramie)
麻
Kinu (silk)
絹
Lacquer and ornament
Kinpaku (gold leaf)
金箔
Urushi (lacquer)
漆