かざぐるま Kazaguruma Kazaguruma (pinwheels)
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The area along the Tenryu River in Shizuoka Pref. had suffered from flood every year since the ancient times, and had a hard time in flood prevention works. A bamboo basket which contained a large stone was used to build a bank to prevent water. In the meantime, the craftsmen who made these baskets started to make a bamboo pinwheel for their children. A bamboo stick with a length of about 30 cm is split into strips with a width of 5 mm. Then the bark side of the strip is ripped off so that the strip has a thickness of about 0.4 mm. When the 4 of these thin strips are woven into a small basket, the 8 ends of the strips will come out of the basket. Finally the tip of the strips that stick out of the basket are spread in 8 directions, on which a square piece of washi paper is glued to make a bamboo pinwheel.
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