"In the past, up in the northern region of Japan, bags were hand woven with mountain grape vines. In a similar fashion, this basket is hand woven by farmers during their off season with Indonesian rattan and pinewood in the southern part of china in Guangxi. It is a quiet, inland town, with no airport. Even with a days work, only 3 can be made. We decided not to add anything to the bag other than treating the surface and adding a plate to reinforce the strength. Normally we don't get…