{"id":223,"date":"2019-04-05T12:16:16","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T03:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/?page_id=223"},"modified":"2019-04-05T12:31:24","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T03:31:24","slug":"process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/en\/process\/","title":{"rendered":"Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"p1\" id=\"p1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pageSubTit\">\n<h2 class=\"vdlB\">The traditional manufacturing method which is based on handwork<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pageSubTitTxt\">The Sugihara paper is a high-quality Japanese paper carefully crafted using the traditional hand-made method.<br \/>\nThis process which consumes a lot of time and effort will be described below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"processList\">\n<ul class=\"dB\">\n<li class=\"dBlock fadeIn\">\n<div class=\"processListMain dB\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/processIllust1.jpg\" alt=\"\u548c\u7d19\u306e\u539f\u6599\u696e(\u3053\u3046\u305e)\u306e\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"processListInfo_en\">\n<h3 class=\"vdlB\">01.<span>[Kouzo] (Paper mulberry)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"processListInfo_enTxt\">Mulberry &#8220;kouzo&#8221;, the raw material for the Japanese paper, is grown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"processLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/process1.jpg\">\u2192 Look at a picture<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dBlock fadeIn\">\n<div class=\"processListMain dB\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/processIllust2.jpg\" alt=\"\u696e\u5208\u308a\u306e\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"processListInfo_en\">\n<h3 class=\"vdlB\">02.<span>[Kouzo-gari] Mulberry cutting<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"processListInfo_enTxt\">Mulberry which has grown 2 to 3 m in one year is harvested. (December to January)<\/p>\n<p class=\"processLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/process2.jpg\">\u2192 Look at a picture<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dBlock fadeIn\">\n<div class=\"processListMain dB\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/processIllust3.jpg\" alt=\"\u76ae\u306f\u304e\u306e\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"processListInfo_en\">\n<h3 class=\"vdlB\">03.<span>[Kawahagi] Peeling<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"processListInfo_enTxt\">Peeling the steamed mulberry bark while it is hot. (January to February)<\/p>\n<p class=\"processLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/process3.jpg\">\u2192 Look at a picture<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dBlock fadeIn\">\n<div class=\"processListMain dB\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/processIllust4.jpg\" alt=\"\u9ed2\u76ae\u53d6\u308a\u306e\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"processListInfo_en\">\n<h3 class=\"vdlB\">04.<span> [Kurokawa-tori] Getting rid of black bark<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"processListInfo_enTxt\">Scraping the outer black bark with a knife to turn it into white bark.  (January to March)<\/p>\n<p class=\"processLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/process4.jpg\">\u2192 Look at a picture<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dBlock fadeIn\">\n<div class=\"processListMain dB\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/processIllust5.jpg\" alt=\"\u5ddd\u3055\u3089\u3057\u306e\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"processListInfo_en\">\n<h3 class=\"vdlB\">05.<span>[Kawasarashi] Soaking in the river<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"processListInfo_enTxt\">Soaking the white bark in the Sugihara river for one night and whitening it with cold water, sunlight, snow and other elements of nature. (January to March)<\/p>\n<p class=\"processLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/process5.jpg\">\u2192 Look at a picture<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dBlock fadeIn\">\n<div class=\"processListMain dB\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/processIllust6.jpg\" alt=\"\u304d\u305a\u53d6\u308a\u306e\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"processListInfo_en\">\n<h3 class=\"vdlB\">06.<span>[Kizutori] Removing bad fibers<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"processListInfo_enTxt\">Saving only the beautiful fibers by removing defects such as scratches and worm holes from the white bark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"processLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/process6.jpg\">\u2192 Look at a picture<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dBlock fadeIn\">\n<div class=\"processListMain dB\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/processIllust7.jpg\" alt=\"\u91dc\u305f\u304d\u306e\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"processListInfo_en\">\n<h3 class=\"vdlB\">07.<span>[Kamataki] Boiling in cauldron<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"processListInfo_enTxt\">Boiling the white bark in alkaline water to soften the fibers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"processLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/process7.jpg\">\u2192 Look at a picture<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dBlock fadeIn\">\n<div class=\"processListMain dB\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/processIllust8.jpg\" alt=\"\u3061\u308a\u53d6\u308a\u306e\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"processListInfo_en\">\n<h3 class=\"vdlB\">08.<span>[Chiritori] Removal of impurities<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"processListInfo_enTxt\">The boiled white bark is washed in clean water to remove impurities and inclusions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"processLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/process8.jpg\">\u2192 Look at a picture<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dBlock fadeIn\">\n<div class=\"processListMain dB\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/processIllust9.jpg\" alt=\"\u7d19\u305f\u305f\u304d\u306e\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"processListInfo_en\">\n<h3 class=\"vdlB\">09.<span>[Kami-tataki] Paper beating<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"processListInfo_enTxt\">Beating the bark to loosen its fibers. The finely crushed white bark is called the &#8220;paper stock.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"processLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/process9.jpg\">\u2192 Look at a picture<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dBlock fadeIn\">\n<div class=\"processListMain dB\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/processIllust10.jpg\" alt=\"\u7d19\u6f09\u304d\u306e\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"processListInfo_en\">\n<h3 class=\"vdlB\">10.<span>[Kami-suki] Paper sheet forming<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"processListInfo_enTxt\">Combining the \u201cpaper stock\u201d and neri (the mucilage extracted from the root of sunset hibiscus plants) in a water-filled mold, making sheets one by one by shaking the suketa (the papermaking sieve-like screen or deckle)  and stacking the wet sheets one on top of one another. The pile of stacked wet paper sheets is called the \u201cpaper bed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"processLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/process10.jpg\">\u2192 Look at a picture<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dBlock fadeIn\">\n<div class=\"processListMain dB\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/processIllust11.jpg\" alt=\"\u7d19\u5e72\u3057\u306e\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"processListInfo_en\">\n<h3 class=\"vdlB\">11.<span> [Kamihoshi] Paper drying<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"processListInfo_enTxt\">Peeling the compressed paper sheets off one by one and attach them on the drying board or an iron plate for drying.<\/p>\n<p class=\"processLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/process11.jpg\">\u2192 Look at a picture<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dBlock fadeIn\">\n<div class=\"processListMain dB\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/processIllust12.jpg\" alt=\"\u691c\u54c1\u306e\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"processListInfo_en\">\n<h3 class=\"vdlB\">12.<span>[Kenpin] Inspection<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"processListInfo_enTxt\">Finally, visually inspecting the sheets one by one and arranging them for delivery or placing them at the storefront.<\/p>\n<p class=\"processLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/process12.jpg\">\u2192 Look at a picture<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a name=\"p2\" id=\"p2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pageSubTit\">\n<h2 class=\"vdlB\">How to Grow \u201cmulberry\u201d used as the Raw Material<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pageSubTitTxt\">We would like to introduce how to grow mulberry which is the raw material for the Japanese paper.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"processKouzo\">\n<div class=\"processKouzoMain fadeIn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/processKouzo.jpg\" alt=\"\u696e\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"processKouzoTxt\">In Taka-cho, we are promoting cultivation of mulberry trees to support the production of the Sugihara paper.<br \/>\nThe locally grown mulberry is particularly suitable as the raw material as its fibers have white color.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kouzoList dB\">\n<div class=\"kouzoListL dBlock\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3 class=\"vdlB\">01.<span>Planting<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"kouzoListTxt\">From late November to late March      Planting of trees into well-drained loam.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3 class=\"vdlB\">02.<span>Fertilizing<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"kouzoListTxt\">Adding fertilizer or lime 20 days before germination in March-April.<br \/>\nAdding chemical fertilizers immediately after the rainy season.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3 class=\"vdlB\">03.<span>Pruning<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"kouzoListTxt\">In the first year from planting, one or two main branches are left, and starting from the next year, two or three more branches from the branches left in the previous year are left.<br \/>\nWhen the trees mature, they will have more than 10 branches per tree.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3 class=\"vdlB\">04.<span>Trimming side sprouts<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"kouzoListTxt\">Sprouts coming out of the middle of the abovementioned branches shall be removed from June to September. Then you will have good quality bark.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3 class=\"vdlB\">05.<span>Cultivating, weeding, laying straw<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"kouzoListTxt\">It is appropriate to conduct it from April to September.<br \/>\nStraw (grass) is important for preventing drying in the summer.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3 class=\"vdlB\">06.<span>Harvesting<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"kouzoListTxt\">December-January<br \/>\nUsing a sharp sickle, two shoots at the root of the main branches are left and the rest are cut.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kouzoListR dBlock\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/processKouzo1.jpg\" alt=\"\u696e\u306e\u5b9a\u690d\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/sugihara\/assets\/images\/processKouzo2.jpg\" alt=\"\u696e\u306e\u6574\u679d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The traditional manufacturing method which is based on handwork The Sugihara paper is a high-quality Japanese  &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/en\/process\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Process&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"104","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-223","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","en-US"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":231,"href":"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/223\/revisions\/231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sugiharagami.takacho.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}