<History of the Bingo coverings>
The manufacture of Bingo tatami coverings in Hiroshima started between 1532 - 57 when the
people of Sanna village (present Numakuma town in Numakuma district) started to grow rush on
rice paddies and weave it. In 1600 Shinemon Hasegawa used short rush, inventing other forms
of coverings along the way, exerted himself for the mass production of tatami coverings. At
that time the feudal lord of Hiroshima called Fukushima sent his retainers into neighboring
regions in an attempt to spread the knowledge about and the technique of manufacture of these
tatami coverings. Later, the feudal lords of Bingo Mizuno, Matsudaira and Abe designated the
Bingo covering a regional special product of this region and promoted its protection. The
quality control they exerted quickly led the use of this covering by the military government
(Bakufu) in their places and mansions where it became the brand of choice and with the years
became famous.
Today this production area is still Japan's No. 1 and retains not only its reputation, but
also keeps its rank unchallenged.
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