Five-colored thread, made in Taiwan 2.5mm width, 8m (2 bags of 4m each) 1200 yen Sold in Chinese and Taiwanese markets. ★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, 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 goshiki tanzaku (strips of paper) of the Tanabata song, the hanging curtains of the sumo ring, the hanging curtains of shrines and temples, and the streamer of carp streamers, etc.