香川県·特産品
Marugame Uchiwa (Hand Fans)
Marugame Uchiwa provides relief from the summer heat. Marugame City in Kagawa Prefecture is a major production center, accounting for about 90% of the fans made within Japan. Its history dates back to the Edo period. When pilgrimages to Konpira became a boom, vermilion-colored 'shibu' (tannin-dyed) fans featuring the Marukin seal became extremely popular as souvenirs for pilgrims. Eventually, as the Marugame Clan encouraged fan making as a side job for lower-ranking samurai, it grew into a representative industry of Marugame. It is said that the geographical advantage of being able to source materials from nearby areas—bamboo from Iyo and Japanese paper from Tosa—played a significant role. In 1997, it was designated as a National Traditional Craft. Please experience for yourself the coolness handcrafted from a single piece of bamboo.
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