TOKYO (AFP) - At a century-old workshop in a quiet Tokyo neighbourhood, craftsman Yuichi Hirose brushes dye across meticulously hand-cut stencils laid on fabric, using a traditional technique to ...
At a century-old workshop in a quiet Tokyo neighbourhood, craftsman Yuichi Hirose brushes dye across meticulously hand-cut stencils laid on fabric, using a traditional technique to produce ...
TOKYO: Yasutaka Komiya, an 84-year-old craftsman, sits on a woven tatami mat floor flicking through piles of exquisitely decorated rainbow-hued silk. ''I started learning how to dye kimono fabrics in ...
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KYOTO >> Maria Kawahara, a kimono designer, believes that the traditional garment can be worn more freely — with a belt, for instance, if one doesn’t have an obi, or even with boots or high heels ...
As more and more local women reserve the traditional kimono only for special occasions, the industry has declined. But, change is around the corner. At a century-old workshop in a quiet Tokyo ...
The small Japanese island of Amami Oshima is famous for producing a type of silk: Oshima Tsumugi. More than 500 people on the island are involved in producing this unique fabric, which is known for ...
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Tokyo — At a century-old workshop in a quiet Tokyo neighbourhood, craftsman Yuichi Hirose brushes dye across meticulously hand-cut stencils laid on fabric, using a traditional technique to produce ...