Asayo Tae, Resurrecting Hemp Fabric: The History of the Sacred Plant, Cannabis [Part 1] | PHOTO(1/14)

The tax system "soyocho" from the Asuka period to the Heian period. Cho refers to textile products, and there were two types: chokin (silk products) and chofu (textile products made from hemp, ramie, and kudzu)./ Photo by Kazan Yamamoto (c) FASHION HEADLINE

Shinichiro Yoshida, Director of the Early Modern Azabu Research Institute/ Photo by Kazan Yamamoto (c) FASHION HEADLINE

Azabu in Minato Ward, now known as an upscale residential area, was once an area where hemp grew abundantly, and the name is said to have come from the fact that cloth was woven from hemp./ Photo by Kazan Yamamoto (c) FASHION HEADLINE

A kimono from the Edo period made of Omi hemp cloth with ramie used only for the kasuri pattern./ Photo by Kazan Yamamoto (c) FASHION HEADLINE

Those made in the Edo period were made from ramie, but after around 1879, "Nara Sarashi (Nambu brand)" made from hemp was produced. One of these Nara Sarashi/ Photo by Kazan Yamamoto (c) FASHION HEADLINE

Echigo Chijimi, a striped ramie fabric, has a crisp texture. Made in the Edo period./ Photo by Kazan Yamamoto (c) FASHION HEADLINE

A mailing cloth worn under armor. The warp is woven with hemp and the weft with ramie. From the Edo period./ Photo by Kazan Yamamoto (c) FASHION HEADLINE

A travel kimono made of indigo-dyed cotton. The inside is made of hemp cloth. According to "Kinsei Fuzokushi (Moritsu Manko)," the decorative pattern on the collar suggests that it dates to before the Tenpo era./ Photo by Kazan Yamamoto (c) FASHION HEADLINE

Ramie cloth "Uchishiki". The kimono was donated to the family temple as a memorial for the deceased daughter, and was taken out and used at each memorial service. Traces of incense and soup remain. Made in the late Edo period./ Photo by Kazan Yamamoto (c) FASHION HEADLINE