Hemp mosquito net - Asagaya

Japanese: 麻蚊帳 - あさがや
Hemp mosquito net - Asagaya

…Onmyoji would choose auspicious days to hang mosquitoes in April (old calendar), when they first appeared, and would then choose an auspicious day at the end of August. During the Sengoku period, hemp mosquito nets appeared. From this time on, mosquito nets also became more commercialized, and by the beginning of the Edo period, Nara and Omihachiman had developed into hemp mosquito net production centers. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "hemp mosquito nets" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…蚊が出はじめる4月(旧暦)に陰陽師が吉日をえらんでつりはじめ,8月末の吉日をえらんではずした。戦国期になると麻蚊帳が出てくる。このころからは蚊帳も商品化が進み,江戸時代の初めにかけて奈良や近江八幡が麻蚊帳の産地として発展してきた。…

※「麻蚊帳」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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