Omi Jofu includes two distinct styles and weaving techniques: Kibira and Kasuri. Omi Jofu’s Kibira style is a plain weave woven by handlooms using ramie and teumi hemp, handspun yarn. Kibira utilizes jibata, a handloom that connects to the weaver's waist; jibata is an extremely rare loom, scarcely used today, even in traditionally weaving areas of Japan. Omi Jofu’s Kasuri is a handwoven fabric using ramie threads that have been colored using combs and a paper stencil dying technique. This creates a kasuri pattern in the fabric when woven together. Omi Jofu comes from Shiga prefecture; the area is east of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan, where the high humidity and abundance of clean water led to the development of ramie fabrics in this region.