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The asa-no-ha hemp leaf is one of Japan's iconic motifs incorporated into international design worldwide. Hemp kimono fabric with...

Hemp fabrics formed a mainstay of traditional Japanese clothing culture from the most functional of work clothing to the ritual attire of...

Traditional Japanese sumo wrestling has its roots in early agricultural rites and today is rich with Shinto symbolism. A yokozuna grand...

Hemp also forms a part of ritual practice apart from Shinto shrines in public festivals and home worship. A single strand of hemp rope...

Traditionally hemp bast strips were twisted into shinto ceremonial ropes including the shimenawa rope often stretched across the iconic...