1.0KANSAI Tourism -welcome to KANSAI, Japan-https://kouiki.kansai.or.jp/enyoshidamitsukihttps://kouiki.kansai.or.jp/en/author/yoshida/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="IvR7WqcWhC"><a href="https://kouiki.kansai.or.jp/en/article/kyo-kumihimo/">Kyo Kumihimo</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kouiki.kansai.or.jp/en/article/kyo-kumihimo/embed/#?secret=IvR7WqcWhC" width="600" height="338" title="“Kyo Kumihimo” — KANSAI Tourism -welcome to KANSAI, Japan-" data-secret="IvR7WqcWhC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://kouiki.kansai.or.jp/main/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/073_01.jpg560360Kyo Kumihimo originated in the Heian period and has been used for more than 1,000 years. The technique of braid making for practical use was developed in the Kamakura period (1185-1333). Today, Kyo braid has various uses such as for shrines and temples, dress ornaments, armors and helmets, or for the Japanese sword. There are as many as 3,500 ways of braiding according to how it is used.