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Kamei Korenori, © Tsuwano-cho Board of Education
Tottori Prefectural Government
Tottori-shi, Tottori-ken, Japan
At the start of the Edo period, the famous local general Kamei Korenori (1557-1612) encouraged farmers to make sedge hats for extra income during the agricultural slack season. This is how Shikano sedge hats are believed to have started.
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- Title: Kamei Korenori, © Tsuwano-cho Board of Education
- Subject Keywords: sugegasa, hats, Tottori Prefecture, sedge
- Rights: © Tsuwano-cho Board of Education
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