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Olympic Kimono Project Including Kurume Kasuri and Hakata Ori Now Online
A thirteen-minute online video, featuring 213 sets of kimono and obi designed using imagery of countries and regions worldwide is now online. Developed by a Tokyo-based project own...
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Kurume Kasuri Shop Opens in Tenjin
On March 19, Okamoto Shoten opened Giemon Live Factory a new shop inside the VIORO shopping building in Tenjin. Visitors can learn more about Kurume kasuri, see traditional weaving...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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