Yaeyama minsa is a fabric produced in the town of Taketomi, Yaeyama district and the city of Ishigaki, Okinawa prefecture. The origin of this craft is not clear but it is thought that the kasuri belt was brought to Okinawa from Afghanistan via China. This cloth has a ribbed texture with stripes and kasuri patterns woven with cotton threads that have been dyed with indigo for both the warp and weft.