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Kurashiki Hanpu (sailcloth) was founded in 2003 in Kurashiki City, Okayama, Japan. Thick, plain-woven fabric that weighs eight ounces or more per square meter is called sailcloth. It is a natural material produced originally for sailboat sails in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, since the late Edo Period. With the changing times, sailcloth has been used in various products in our daily lives. As it excels in durability and breathability, it gains patina the longer it is used. Above all, its beautiful texture with tightly packed weave cannot be expressed in any other textile.