The National Yarn Factory was established in Tomioka, Gumma in 1872. It is the Japanese first full-scale machine spinning factory. The Meiji state had begun to put in place the infrastructure of a capitalist industrial economy by the early 1880s. Then,... 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 vital... 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. Ikat’s technology... 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 commented... Read More | Share it now!
April is the beginning of a new fiscal year for Japanese, the season for the entrance ceremony of schools and companies. For that reason, the cherry blossoms or sakura that bloom this month are special trees for many people. However, there are not many... Read More | Share it now!