The Hirota Tsumugi Blog

Every fabrics Hirota Tsumugi supplies holds a profound story from unkown Japanese
traditional or historic backgrounds to astonishingly meticulous craftsmanship.
At Hirota Tsumugi we thrive on exchanging these unrevealed stories. The Blog offers an oppotunity
to discover and introduece the Japanese Kimono fabric culture and craftsmanship futher.
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- 2025.02.05
- Summer Shiozawa and Akagi Tsumugi Silks | New Arrivals | Latest Fabric Collection, January 25′
- Summer Kimono silks are mostly woven by using hard-twisted raw silk threads, so that the texture results in being dry and see-through, which enables a comfortable summer Kimono wearing with well-ventilation.
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- 2025.01.13
- Handspun Obi Shizen-fu fabrics from Nigata, Shi-fu, Ramie and Kudzu | New Arrivals | Latest Fabric Collection, January 25′
- ■ Kudzu-fu 8-Sun Obi fabric, Natural and Indigo-dyed colors Made in: Nigata prefecture Material: Handspun Kudzu 100%
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- 2025.01.07
- AKASHI CHIJIMI Silk, The touch feels like “Cicada’s wings”
- Akashi Chijimi textile technique was originally started in Akashi, Hyogo prefecture, more than 400 years ago.
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- 2024.08.07
- Holiday Closure Notice Aug 2023
- Dear important customers, Please note that we will close at as following dates, due to national and summer holidays. from 10th to 18th August We will fully return to our regular opening hours the week starting 19 August 2024
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- 2023.08.20
- Hirota Tsumugi Textile Exhibition September 2023
- Hirota Tsumugi textile display September 2023 Date : September 1 (Fri) and 4 (Mon) 2023 (9am – 17pm)
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- 2023.08.03
- Holiday Closure Notice Aug 2023
- Dear important customers, Please note that we will close at as following dates, due to national and summer holidays. from 11th to 20th August We will fully return to our regular opening hours the week starting 21 August 2023.  
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- 2023.05.22
- Hirota Tsumugi Textile Exhibition June 2023
- Hirota Tsumugi textile display June 2023 Date : June 1 (Thu) and 2 (Fri) 2023 (9am – 17pm)
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- 2023.05.10
- Ryukyu Kasuri | New Arrivals | Latest Fabric Collection, 20 March 23′
- ::: Ryukyu Kasuri ::: Made in : Haebaru-cho, Okinawa Material: Silk 100%
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- 2023.05.05
- Woodblock Printed Chintz by Masahumi Kageyama | New Arrivals | Latest Fabric Collection, 10 May 23′
- Masahumi Kageyama is a dye artist who specializes in a very rare technique of wood printed chintz. He dyed 2 pieces of obi silk fabric for us.
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- 2023.04.26
- Hirota Tsumugi Textile Exhibition May 2023
- Hirota Tsumugi textile display May 2023 Date : May 2 (Tue) and 8 (Mon) 2023 (9am – 17pm)
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