Yuki Tsumugi Textiles is produced principally in the reaches of the Kinugawa River that straddles the Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures. The Japanese name Yuki tsumugi comes from the name of a feudal lord during the Kamakura period (1185-1333), Yuki…

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Murayama Oshima Tsumugi is a silk textile produced in the region surrounding Musashi murayama in western Tokyo. This craft is produced from hand-spun threads pulled from dupioni silk and has kasuri patterns* woven with both warp and weft patterns.…

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Tama Textiles (called Tama Ori in Japanese) is a woven silk fabric produced around Hachioji, Tokyo. Since ancient times, Tama Ori has been well-known under the name of Hachioji woven fabric. The following five different types of woven fabric are…

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Honba Island Silk (called Honba Kihachijo in Japanese) is produced on Hachijojima Island in Tokyo. The name of this craft derives from a silk fabric with stripe and check patterns mainly dyed in bright yellow called kihachi. Patterns mainly dyed i…

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