It is believed that Urushikaki (collection of lacquer by tapping lacquer trees) was already implemented in the beginning of the Nara period, and in the Meiji period, as many as 500 people were engaged in Urushikaki in Fukuchiyama and the surrounding area.
奈良時代初期には既に漆掻き（漆の採取）が行われていたとされ、明治時代には福知山とその周辺の地域において漆掻きをする人が500人近くも居たといわれている。