Taka

Taka lies in the valleys of northern Harima, a district later associated with the cotton cloth known as Banshū-ori. Its origins are traced to 1792, when Hida Yasubē, a carpenter from Hieshō village, brought weaving techniques back from Kyoto's Nishijin district. Weaving spread through the surrounding countryside, making cotton cloth an important occupation in Taka. The craft joined the skills of rural households to the textile traditions of the capital.