What was the staple textile material used prior to the Meiji era hemp or cotton? I keep reading that cotton wasn't indigenous to Japan but then again neither was silk and they'd been cultivating, harvesting and spinning silk since the 3rd century.
Hemp or Cotton
What was the staple textile material used prior to the Meiji era hemp or cotton? I keep reading that cotton wasn't indigenous to Japan but then again neither was silk and they'd been cultivating, harvesting and spinning silk since the 3rd century.
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