Kijōka-bashōfu
Regional Japanese production method of producing cloth from the Japanese fibre banana plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kijōka-bashōfu (喜如嘉の芭蕉布) is the Japanese craft of making cloth from the bashō or Japanese fibre banana as practiced in Kijōka in Ogimi, Okinawa. Like linen, hemp, ramie and other long vegetable fibres, it does not stick to the skin in hot weather; as such it is suitable for the climate of Okinawa.[1] Kijōka-bashōfu is recognized as one of the Important Intangible Cultural Properties of Japan.