"Sankou" is a pure Japanese silk with a graceful luster and supple texture.

A field of mulberry trees, which provide food for silkworms. Because mulberry trees grow in mountainous areas that are not particularly fertile, many farmers in Gunma and Nagano specialized in sericulture./ (c) FASHION HEADLINE

In the past, there was only one silkworm season (the period for raising silkworms), but now, depending on the region, there are five silkworm seasons: spring silkworm season, summer silkworm season, early autumn silkworm season, late autumn silkworm seaso/ (c) FASHION HEADLINE

The mature silkworms, having reached the fifth stage, are placed in a mabushi (a device with a frame for making cocoons) to make cocoons. Silkworms are counted as one or two, just like livestock such as cows and horses./ (c) FASHION HEADLINE