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Mage-Wappa, the traditional craftwork from Akita prefecture

The craftwork, Mage-Wappa, has started its history in the Nara period (A.D. 710 to 794). It is said that a woodcutter bent a cedar wood and made a container sewn with cherry tree bark. In Odate city of Akita prefecture, the production of Mage-Wappa started about 400 years ago, and Mage-Wappa produced in Odate city was designated as a national traditional craft in 1980. Mage-Wappa is made through the process of boiling Akita-sugi, bending, binding, and sewing. The well-grounded Akita-sugi becomes amazingly smooth, durable and clean products.