Five-colored thread, made in Taiwan 1.8mm width, 5m Sold in Chinese and Taiwanese markets. 1.8mm width, 5m for 650 yen If you purchase 10m (2 packs of 5m), the price will be changed to 1300 yen. ★Goshiki (five colors) originates from the ancient Chinese theory of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. The theory of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements states that all things are composed of "two energies of Yin and Yang" and the five elements of "wood, fire, earth, metal, and water." It is said that the world revolves around the elements of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. ★Five colors are used in the tanzaku (strips of paper) for the Tanabata song, the hanging banners in sumo wrestling rings, the hanging banners in shrines and temples, and the streamers of carp streamers, etc.