This video introduces the process of making a holy bamboo blinds for Kamigamo Shrine - World Heritage

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339 Kamigamo Motoyama, Kita-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto-fu

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▶What is the Misu??
Since ancient times, the "Misu" curtain has been used as a "boundary" between the gods and the human world. With the development of architectural styles, they were also used as partitions between residences.

The word "Sudare" (traditional Japanese blinds)appears in numerous references in The Pillow Book and The Tale of Genji (The Tale of Genji), which depict scenes in which a bamboo blind is used to decorate a room according to the seasonal changes in atmosphere. Also, scenes in which men and women of the Heian nobility observe the opposite sex through a bamboo blind.

Bamboo, the main material used for the "Sudare," has been considered a spiritual plant since ancient times as it is believed to possess mysterious spiritual powers such as amazing growth, vitality, and the ability to ward off evil spirits. Because of this, the use of bamboo for the masses was prohibited until the Edo period (1603-1867), and even the craftsmen who made them were strictly distinguished from each other.

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【Chapter】
00:00 Introduction
00:13 Cutting the bamboo
02:15 Cutting the Nishijin textile
05:30 Making the crease
07:00 Making the decoration
14:46 Make it one
22:34 Place the MISU
26:14 Finish