The Ikkanbari technique, originally a method of repairing broken baskets by pasting washi paper and reinforcing it with persimmon tannin or lacquer, has been passed down to the present day. It's a craft born from the Japanese tradition of cherishing tools and equipment.

While some Ikkanbari pieces today use imported bamboo or even non-bamboo materials, there are authentic Ikkanbari pieces that are made using only domestically sourced bamboo.
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A small makeshift altar to Inari Ōkami in a bamboo forest on the eastern slope of Inariyama (away from the Fushimi Inari-Taisha 伏見稲荷大社 crowds).

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