Mi (winnowing baskets) are common, indispensable tools for winnowing rice and other grains.
Made of natural materials such as wood and bamboo, they display a wealth of skills and wisdom in the process of distinguishing, collecting and processing plants and weaving them into shape. They also exhibit a surprising diversity of shapes that reflect the vegetation of each region where they are made.
Reports and Videos
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- Mi Winnowing baskets: Wisdom and Technique in Weaving Nature 2024 *Only in Japanese
- The Shape of Mi Winnowing Baskets : Japanese Wisdom for Living with Nature 2021
- Mi, Reports on the Mi Summit 2017 2018 *Only in Japanese
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Northeastern region
- Omogishi-mi（Ichinohe town, Iwate）
- Oedara-mi（Akita city, Akita）
- Ohta-mi（Nihonmatsu city, Fukushima）
- Mi made from tree bark（Showa village, Fukushima）
the Chubu region
- Kawayanagi-mi（Gotenba city, Shizuoka）
- Togakushi-mi (Nagano city, Nagano) NEW!
- Ronden Kumanashi-mi（Himi city, Toyama）
- Sugaike-mi（Hakui city, Ishikawa）
the Kanto region
- Ichikai-mi（Ichikai town, Tochigi）
- Kizumi-mi（Sosa city, Chiba）
- Shed for Mi making in Yamakita(Ashigara-mi/ Yamakita town, Kanagawa)
the Kinki region
- Osose-mi（Yamazoe village, Nara）
- Kun naka-mi（Gojyo city, Nara）
- Ise-mi（Kameyama city, Mie）
- Tatsu-mi of Hojyo (Old type)（Kasai city, Hyogo）
- Ajiro-mi of Hojyo (New type)（Kasai city, Hyogo）
- Kanba-mi（Tanba city, Hyogo）
Western Honsyu
- Mawashi-mi of Awa (New type)（Tokushima city, Tokushima）
- Kiri-mi of Awa（Old type)（Yoshinogawa City, Tokushima）
This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 18H03481 and JP 20K01235.