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2.What is “Dezukuri”? Form of “Dezukuri”Distribution of “Dezukuri”Stage of “Dezukuri”A Year of “Dezukuri”
Self-Supporting “Dezukuri” Life
The year of permanent “Dezukuri” begins with timber transportation in February.
They start preparation for slash-and-burn agriculture as soon as snow melts, engage in silk raising and charcoal making in summer, and make folk crafts in winter as side jobs. Seasonal “Dezukuri” workers leave their village after snow melts in May and come down from the mountain in November before the snow comes.

In the “Dezukuri” life, most of the food and living utensils are prepared by themselves except seasonings, rice and straws that cannot be self-supplied in the mountains. This makes them busy all year round. Saving food to pass the winter, shoveling snow off roofs and other routine work is shared by adults and children.
table: A year of “Dezukuri”
■ A year of “Dezukuri”

photo:“Haru-kiyama” photo: Weaving
“Haru-kiyama” timber transportation utilizing the snow
is a charming sight in spring that marks the coming of a new
season for the “Dezukuri” life		 Spinning, weaving and dyeing of daily clothes is all done by hand, using home-made hemp yarn.
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