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One, Fifteen, Ten, Hundred, and Thousand Were Represented Using Straw: "Straw Calculation," a Method Used to Convey Poll Tax to Illiterate People, Is on Display at the Miyako Island Museum, Dating Back 140 Years.
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[Miyako Island] The Miyako Island City Museum's 46th special exhibition, "Warazan and San," is currently being held at the museum until September 13th. The exhibition introduces the history of "warazan," a method of counting using straw during the Ryukyu Kingdom era, which was also related to the poll tax and fell out of use with the abolition of the tax. Fourteen original items collected by researcher Yasutada Tashiro between 1886 and 1887 are …
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