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In Nara ten companies make 700,000 ink sticks a year: 95% of Japan's total.
Ten companies still active in Nara together produce about 700,000 sticks of sumi, the solid ink for calligraphy, every year: on their own they cover 95% of Japan's national demand.
Nara is the centre of Japanese production of sumi ink for calligraphy: the ten companies still active in the city together cover 95% of national demand, with about 700,000 sticks a year.
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