The National Yarn Factory was established in Tomioka, Gumma in 1872. It is the Japanese first full-scale machine spinning factory. Joshu Tomioka Seishijo no Zu by Hasegawa Chikuyo, 1876 (Tomioka City art Museum, Ichiro Fukuzawa memory Museum... Read More | Share it now!
The Peak production of cocoons in Japan was around 1930.The rural areas of northern and western Tokyo became influential production areas. Agrarian society played a critical role in the economic transformation of Meiji(1868-192) Japan. It was a... Read More | Share it now!
The textile technique which became the foundation of Meisen is stripes and ikat. In the 16th century, striped fabrics flowed into Japan through trade with China, India and Southeast Asia, and became popular in the Edo period. Meisen Kimono.The... Read More | Share it now!
During the “modern” period, women’s clothes changed from kimonos to western clothes. After the 1960s, kimonos were produced for formal luxury goods. Meisen is Art Nouveau, when it is positioned in Japanese art history. Umberto Eco... Read More | Share it now!
I have traveled to the countryside of the northwestern part of Hiroshima to participate in the festival called “Hanataue”. It is a traditional event registered as UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage, in which people pray for good... Read More | Share it now!