Ready...

This Dakekamba is ready to help someone who wants to send a message in the old-fashion way.

Dakekamba or Erman's Birch (Betula ermanii), at Kumanoyu, Shiga Kogen.

Letters

I heard today, from the Shiga Kogen's guide, that in the old times, people use to write letters using the peelings of Dakekamba's bark [Dakekamba or Erman's Birch (Betula ermanii)], which peels naturally.