Torachiku (Torafudake, Toratake) Tiger Bamboo
The culm of toradake appears coated with white powder. Heating and wiping the harvested bamboo yield a beautiful spotted, tiger-like coat. This bamboo is native only to Kochi prefecture in a few select groves in the Awa region of Susaki, a city in Kochi.
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