In Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, the work of "Kanzarashi" is being carried out in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, where the fabrics for costumes, which are indispensable for festivals in the Hida region in northern Gifu Prefecture, are exposed to the cold winter air to create colorful finishes.
At the dyeing shop of Masaki Yuzuhara of Takayama City, which is the only dyeing shop in the Hida region that dyes festival costumes, the dyed fabrics are put into cold air for spring festivals such as the "Takayama Spring Festival" at this time. We will perform "cold weather" to expose and finish vividly.
On the 9th, Mr. Yuzuhara and employees tied a cloth with a length of about 12 meters dyed with "dragon" and "phoenix" with a rope, and put a bamboo string of about 40 cm so that it would not be twisted or wrinkled. I hooked it on the dough.
It was cold in the morning, and the fabric was swaying in the cold wind while the accumulated snow was shining.
According to Mr. Yuzuhara, the festivals have been canceled one after another due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and orders have been reduced to about one-tenth of those before the spread of the infection.
Mr. Yuzuhara said, "It would be great if the spring festival was held and the costumes were put on the sleeves."
The work of "cold weather" is scheduled to be done until the middle of next month while watching the weather.