Aki cotton

Japanese: 安芸木綿 - あきもめん
Aki cotton

…The Sanyo Road runs through the country, and there are 13 stations: Shinra, Nashiwa, Tsuu, Kamutsuki, Yu, Oyama, Arayama, Aki, Tomobe, Omachi, Hera, Ono, and Okuda. These stations were covered with white tiles for the passage of foreign envoys, but repairs were neglected in the early 9th century. In the Engishiki, the items of taxation and tribute of Aki Province were mostly fine thread and high-quality silk fabrics, and salt was also designated as taxation and tribute. The cotton shown in the middle man crop is Aki cotton, which was mainly produced in the province. Aki Province is also famous for building large ships for overseas envoys. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Aki Cotton" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…国内には山陽道が通り,真良(しんら),梨葉(なしわ),都宇(つう),鹿附(かむつき),木綿(ゆう),大山,荒山,安芸,伴部(とも),大町,種篦(へら),濃唹(おおの),遠管(おくだ)の13駅があり,これらの駅館は外国使節の通行のため瓦ぶき白壁ぬりであったが,9世紀初期には修理もおろそかになった。《延喜式》段階の安芸国の調庸品目では,調で上糸や高級絹織物が多く,また塩が調・庸に定められ,中男作物にみえる木綿は当国が主産地であった安芸木綿である。また安芸国は海外遣使のための大船の建造でも有名である。…

※「安芸木綿」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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