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Mar 13, 2020 Local News
Kurume Kasuri Masks Now on Sale
As mask shortages continue amid COVID-19 expansion, a local textile maker has come up with a creative response to the challenge. Rooring Factory Shop, which produces clothes and ot...
START: Mar 21, 2020 END: Mar 22, 2020 Event
23rd Kurume Kasuri Ai, Ai, Deai (Indigo, Love, Encounter) Festival
Kurume Kasuri Ai, Ai, Deai (Indigo, Love, Encounter) Festival is returning for its 23rd edition. This is one of Japan’s largest...
Dec 17, 2019 Now Reports
Kurume Kasuri – Old Becomes New!
Textiles are an integral part of Japanese history and culture. From ancient times, people have learned to spin yarn out of plants such as hemp, wisteria, kudzu (a Japanese herb), k...
START: Nov 9, 2019 END: Nov 10, 2019 Event
Chikugo Village Kasuri Open House
Kurume kasuri is a designated important intangible cultural asset of Japan and the Chikugo area in Fukuoka Prefecture is a major producing area of this textile. Twice a year, in Ju...
Oct 16, 2019 Local News
Guam-themed Kurume Kasuri Shown to Governor
Kimono producer Yoshimasa Takakura, visited Fukuoka Governor Hiroshi Ogawa on October 4 to show a Guam-themed kimono made of Kurume...
START: Nov 10, 2019 END: Nov 10, 2019 Event
Kurume Kasuri Discovery Tour Nov. 2019
The annual Kurume Kasuri Discovery Tour by Fukuoka Now will take place during the Chikugo Village Kasuri Open House event which takes place in the area where Kurume kasuri originat...
START: Sep 7, 2019 END: Sep 8, 2019 Event
Hirokawa Kasuri Festival
Ten Hirokawa workshops and studios will come together to show the beauty and appeal of Kurume kasuri, made with traditional techniques handed down from Edo to the present Reiwa era...
START: Jun 1, 2019 END: Jun 2, 2019 Event
Public Viewing of Kurume Kasuri Studios
Seven Kurume kasuri studios in Chikugo will be open for viewing to the public to raise awareness about traditional handicrafts. Join dyeing workshops and studio tours and browse di...
Mar 27, 2019 Now Reports
Kurume Kasuri Ai, Ai, Deai (Indigo, Love, Encounter) Festival 2019 – REPORT
Twenty four manufacturers and wholesalers set up stalls offering a variety of Kurume kasuri products on sale at bargain prices. Thousands of fans of this traditional textile browse...
Feb 27, 2019 Now Reports
Kurume Kasuri – A Textile to Treasure
Kurume Kasuri is a traditional textile from the Chikugo region that has been handed down over the generations. It is currently produced in Kurume City, Hirokawa Town (in Yame Distr...
