However, 98% of lacquer has been replaced by goods made in and imported from the People's Republic of China at present, and only a few lacquer production areas remain in Japan; thus their tradition and history are being handed down on a smaller scale.
しかし現在では漆の98%が中華人民共和国産の輸入品へと移り変わり、日本国内の漆の産地はほんのわずかしか残されていないものの、福知山ではその伝統と歴史が細々と受け継がれている。