Scraping and folding the bast greatly facilitates the eventual width of the cloth produced which can be up to 10 times the natural width of the bast.

The first stage of processing siapo is to remove the bark and bast from the slender tree.

The bast is carefully beaten and folded to create an ever widening cloth that can be up to a metre in width at the large end of the tree.

The element is recognized as one of the main elements of cultural and social identity for the regions in which it is crafted and played. The bearers and practitioners are mostly farmers including men as crafters and players and women as players, and recently a number of them are young researchers of both genders. Its traditional knowledge of crafting and playing is informally transmitted through generations by the master-student method. This element is seen in local, oral and written literature (including local poems, proverbs, chants and lullabies) which constitute a part of nature, history, and background of the bearers. As this element is shared by a number of communities, groups and individuals, it brings mutual respect and understanding amongst the communities concerned.\nDotār is a folkloric plucked-string musical instrument that has been played in social and cultural events/spaces such as weddings, parties, celebrations, ritual ceremonies etc. Dotār has a bowl which is pear-shaped and made of dried wood of dead mulberry tree and its neck is made of apricot or walnut wood. It has two strings traditionally made of silk which been replaced with metal wires nowadays. Some believe that one string is male and functions as accord and the other is female which plays the main melody.\nThe crafters also repect nature as they use dead and dried wood for making Dotār.\nIt is not in opposition toward the national and international instruments like Universal Human Rights Declaration, sustainable development , etc.

Hosokawa Paper is the technique of paper screening that has been transmitted in Hosokawa village in the foot of Mount Kouya in Wakayama prefecture and passed on to Musashinokuni near Edo (current Tokyo) and became major production area in Edo period. This kozo paper with smooth surface has been often used for cadaster, record note, and accounting ledger.\n01: Steaming kozo tree (paper mulberry)

As a result of monopoly by Tsuwano and Hamada Domain promoting paper production in Edo period, Sekishu-banshi became widely well known. After the Meiji period, Shimane prefecture promoted the paper as key products and rated even higher. Sekishu-banshi is made out from locally grown Kozo(paper mulberry) and used for such as record paper, block printing paper, sliding door paper, and underlay paper.\n01:The process of peeling kozo tree's outer bark, conducted by the member of Sekishu-Banshi Craftsmmen’s Association

From ancient times the cradle has been used in Central Asia as a specially designed swinging pad for babies to sleep. It is mainly made of mulberry, willow and other woods. The cradle is made in length about 1 meter and a height from 50 cm to 60 cm for usage of babies since birth till 1–1.5 yearsnof age.The tradition of cradle making is transmitted from master to apprentice traditions. Usually this profssion passes from father to child. The cradle is constituted to be sacred and people always strive to preserve it.

From ancient times the cradle has been used in Central Asia as a specially designed swinging pad for babies to sleep. It is mainly made of mulberry, willow and other woods. The cradle is made in length about 1 meter and a height from 50 cm to 60 cm for usage of babies since birth till 1–1.5 yearsnof age.The tradition of cradle making is transmitted from master to apprentice traditions. Usually this profssion passes from father to child. The cradle is constituted to be sacred and people always strive to preserve it.

From ancient times the cradle has been used in Central Asia as a specially designed swinging pad for babies to sleep. It is mainly made of mulberry, willow and other woods. The cradle is made in length about 1 meter and a height from 50 cm to 60 cm for usage of babies since birth till 1–1.5 yearsnof age.The tradition of cradle making is transmitted from master to apprentice traditions. Usually this profssion passes from father to child. The cradle is constituted to be sacred and people always strive to preserve it.

From ancient times the cradle has been used in Central Asia as a specially designed swinging pad for babies to sleep. It is mainly made of mulberry, willow and other woods. The cradle is made in length about 1 meter and a height from 50 cm to 60 cm for usage of babies since birth till 1–1.5 yearsnof age.The tradition of cradle making is transmitted from master to apprentice traditions. Usually this profssion passes from father to child. The cradle is constituted to be sacred and people always strive to preserve it.