Yuki tsumugi, silk fabric production technique

UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 2010 URL: Description: Yukitsumugi is a Japanese silkweaving technique found principally in Yuki City and Oyama City, along the Kinu River, north of Tokyo. The region boasts a warm climate and fertile lands, which are ideal for the growth of mulberry trees and sericulture. The Yukitsumugi technique is employed to produce pongee silk (also called raw silk) a light and warm material