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Ojiya chijimi
Ojiya chijimi has been produced in the Ojiya district of Niigata Prefecture for about 300 years. It is a summer fabric for kimono characterized by a crimp produced by a special process of twisting the weft threads. Recently, Ojiya chijimi has been massproduced, substituting ramie yarn for hand-spun linen. Very little of the fabric is now made in the traditional way.